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hotair.com - 11/29/2008

Minnesota Recount: Franken’s Sore Loser Strategy

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The setback at the Canvassing Board has forced Al Franken to face the fact that he didn’t get enough valid votes to beat Norm Coleman in Minnesota’s Senate Race. With the rejection of his bid to get the panel to add in thousands of rejected absentee ballots, there seems little ...

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The Radio Equalizer: Brian Maloney:  Al Franken Not Likely To Give Up Until Securing Fishy 'Victory'

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briefingroom.thehill.com - 12/1/2008

Franken May Ask Senate to Intervene in Minn. Recount

— briefingroom.thehill.com — Democrat Al Franken's campaign said Monday that as many as 1,000 absentee ballots were improperly disqualified in Minnesota's Senate race, and that it may appeal to courts or the U.S. Senate to order those ballots counted. "Wherever the numbers stand ... (more) Franken May Ask Senate to Intervene in Minn. Recount

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/2/2008

New Signs That Recount Momentum May Be Swinging Back To Franken

— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — There are three big pieces of news just out now, from a Franken campaign press briefing, that could potentially signal a comeback for him in this long-running election vote-count: • Under the campaign's methodology , Franken narrowed the margin ... (more) New Signs That Recount Momentum May Be Swinging Back To ...

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thehill.com - 12/1/2008

Franken may seek Senate’s help to win race

— thehill.com — Al Franken’s (D) campaign may ask the Democratic-led Senate to intervene on his behalf to allow some disqualified absentee ballots to be counted in his quest to unseat Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.). Franken attorney Marc Elias made the case to reporters ... (more) Franken may seek Senate’s help to win race

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SATURDAY ROUNDUP
News — ... Damage Control - Daniel De Groot, Open Left [image] So, Just out of Curiosity… - Pejman Yousefzadeh, RedState [image] Another Call for Rangel to Step Down - A. Carptenter, Townhall.com [image] Freedom and Torture - Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish [image] More Ignorant Questions - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo [image] Bush through the Obama Prism - Victor Davis Hanson, The Corner [image] Franken's Sore Loser Strategy - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air [image] Pick Our Fights and Move ...

Al Franken Not Likely To Give Up Until Securing Fishy 'Victory'
The Radio Equalizer: Brian Maloney — ... Democratic challenger Al Franken will have no choice but to concede the race. But in a truly disturbing development, our friend Stuart has indicated he'll take his battle to the US Senate itself, where Democrats could simply hand him the seat. With Franken's bogus "uncounted ballots" theory to make his case, Harry Reid & Company could have an excuse to simply ignore election results favoring Coleman. Though much of the coverage of this anti-democratic scenario was buried over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and still ...