startribune.com - 12/8/2008
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startribune.com —
The missing 133 ballots in a Minneapolis precinct
are going to stay missing - at least for...
now. City spokesman Matt Laible said today that officials had suspended the search for the ballots that began after they turned up missing in the waning ...
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Search for missing ballots called off
twincities.com - 12/11/2008
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twincities.com —
At least 358 Minnesotans did everything right on
their absentee ballots — they sent them in on...
time, signed them where they should have and were properly registered — but their votes were not counted. Those voters live in just 12 of the state's 87 ...
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In Senate recount, wrongly rejected votes seem more ...
powerlineblog.com - 12/9/2008
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powerlineblog.com —
The City of Minneapolis announced tonight that it
is giving up its search for the 133 "missing"...
ballots from a Dinkytown precinct near the University of Minnesota. Reactions to the announcement were counter-intuitive; the Al Franken campaign took it ...
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Minneapolis Gives Up On "Missing" Ballots
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Coleman Up by 238: Systematic, Forensic Search for "Missing Ballots" Called Off
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Coleman Up by 238: Systematic, Forensic Search for "Missing Ballots" Called Off I really want this one, mostly because I just can't bear the idea that Al Franken might not be lending his considerable talents to Saturday Night Live should he win. Posted by: Ace at ...
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Search Ends for Ballots in Minnesota —
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The City of Minneapolis has stopped searching for about 130 ballots that may be missing in the recount for a U.S. Senate seat leaving state officials to choose between two sets of tallies. >
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