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Minnesota Recount: Board prepared to declare Franken the winner; Update: Alert the media
hotair.com - 1/6/2009
Minnesota Recount: Board prepared to declare Franken the winner; Update: Alert the media
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Panel to declare Franken winner of Senate race
cnn.com - 1/5/2009
Panel to declare Franken winner of Senate race
— cnn.com — A board will say Al Franken won the U.S. Senate race by 225 votes, Minnesota's secretary of state says. (more) Panel to declare Franken winner of Senate race

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Franken: "Proud to Stand Before You as the Next Senator from Minnesota" (video)
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— youtube.com — Al Franken declares victory in Minnesota Senate race, January 5, 2009 (more) Franken: "Proud to Stand Before You as the Next ...

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Franken Declared Winner in Minnesota Senate Race
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Franken Declared Winner in Minnesota Senate Race
— abcnews.go.com — Two months after Minnesota voters went to the polls, Democrat Al Franken has been declared the winner of the U.S. Senate race, but his opponent, Republican incumbent Norm Coleman, is ready to challenge the results in court. Franken, the comedian and ... (more) Franken Declared Winner in Minnesota Senate Race

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The Uncertainty Principle
Wizbang — ... live on government disability payments, didn't graduate from high school, or are unemployed, it is almost a sure bet that a Democrat (or a Democrat-allied) election worker will try to register you to vote. Why go to so much trouble to register this segment of the population? After all, it can be argued that they are probably the least likely to have informed opinions on major issues, and they are probably the most likely to have trouble filling out a ballot properly. I'll let Captain Ed Morrisey explain, vis a vis the Minnesota recount: In the end, a dead heat winds up ...

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