thinkprogress.org - 1/5/2009
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The Minnesota State Canvassing board has certified results showing that Al Franken has won the Minnesota Senate recount, beating Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) by 225 votes. But the race is still “in limbo,” as the Board’s declaration “starts a seven-day clock for Coleman to ...
reuters.com - 1/6/2009
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reuters.com —
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
yielded to Republican threats and agreed on Monday not
to immediately seat fellow Democrat Al Franken, whose razor-close victory in Minnesota faces legal challenges. Senate Republicans had ...
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Senate Democrats put off plans to seat Franken
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reuters.com - 1/5/2009
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reuters.com —
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Democrat Al Franken will be
declared the winner of the tight U.S. Senate contest
in Minnesota, emerging from a ballot recount with a slim margin over Republican Norm Coleman, state officials said on Sunday. But Coleman, the ...
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Franken to be declared Senate victor in ...
startribune.com - 1/5/2009
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startribune.com —
The action concludes the recount, with Democrat Franken
ahead by 225 votes, but the Coleman campaign has
said it plans a legal challenge. In a brief appearance, Franken said he is "proud to stand before you as your next senator."
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Recount results certified with Franken on top
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Lot's of news today. Do me a favor and give me your thoughts on some of it. Some seriously great appointments , Al Franken is certified the winner , Leon Panetta has been appointed as DCI (I approve, even if DiFI does not). Most of all, I can't wait until we no longer have idiots speaking for us that just make us all look like fools.
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From NBC’s Domenico MontanaroAfter 62 days of counting and re-counting nearly three million ballots, the Minnesota State Canvassing Board today certified results showing Democrat Al Franken as the winner of the Minnesota Senate race.
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