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Minnesota Recount Almost Over -- But Coleman Could Keep A Franken Win Bottled Up For Weeks

Talking Points Memo found this 12/31/2008 on tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com

Al Franken could be declared the winner of the Minnesota recount as soon as Monday, but due to the peculiarities of Minnesota election law, Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) could keep the seat bottled up in the courts for weeks or even months before a decisive resolution to the race, making it harder ...