online.wsj.com - 4/18/2009
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Meanwhile, back in the Minnesota Senate recount, the three-judge panel reviewing the race has declared Democrat Al Franken the winner. Republican Norm Coleman intends to appeal to the state's Supreme Court, while Democrats and the press corps pressure him to surrender. We hope Mr. Coleman keeps ...
minnesota.publicradio.org - 4/20/2009
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minnesota.publicradio.org —
St. Paul, Minn. — Franken told Minnesota Public
Radio News he has selected Alana Petersen to serve...
as his State Director. Petersen has been working for DFL Congressman Jim Oberstar for the past five years. Franken said Petersen will have one of the ...
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MPR: Franken begins to hire senate staff
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 4/22/2009
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The Coleman campaign has now filed its reply
to the Franken camp's motion yesterday for an expedited...
appeal in the Minnesota election litigation -- arguing that while this case does necessitate a sped-up schedule, they need more time than Franken has ...
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Team Coleman Asks For Longer Timeline On Appeal Than ...
fivethirtyeight.com - 4/14/2009
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fivethirtyeight.com —
Norm Coleman's already-slim chances of prevailing in the
election contest in Minnesota have now entered Calista Flockhart...
territory today after a Minnesota panel ruled that Al Franken has in fact won the election. See Rick Hasen for a cogent legal ...
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Politics Done Right: Is Norm Coleman Getting His Money's ...
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In Minnesota, Some Absentee Ballots Count More Than Others
Say Anything —
... The Wall Street Journal thinks Norm Coleman should push in the seemingly never-ending tussle over absentee ballots in Minnesota. While I’m no fan of Coleman in general, it certainly seems as though he’s got a case. ...
The Journal's missing facts
Power Line —
... The Wall Street Journal carries another editorial ("Minnesota's missing votes") this morning on the recount in Minnestota's Senate election. It was the Journal's ...
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When Does 'Close' Become Too-Close-to-Call?
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
The Wall Street Journal's Editorial Board, whose previous coverage of the Minnesota recount has tended to reflect a lack of command of the facts and circumstances of the case, is now back for another round, this time pressing for a re-vote: Even after the recount and panel-findings, the 312-vote margin separating the two men equals about .01% of the 2.9 million votes cast. Even without any irregularities, this is as close to a "tie" as it gets. And there have been plenty of irregularities. By the end of the recount, the state was awash ...
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Downballot: Editorial boards weigh in —
First Read 4/16/2009
The Pioneer Press’ editorial page argues that Coleman is more than entitled to take his case to the Minnesota Supreme Court. “This is no longer a battle of politics and campaign issues, but one of law and the courts. And having come this far, we think ...
Downballot: Coleman says he can win —
First Read 4/17/2009
MINNESOTA: “Norm Coleman is hitting a different kind of campaign trail this week,” the Minneapolis Star Tribune says. “The former Republican senator is using a media blitz to convince Minnesotans weary of the recount process and frustrated that they ...
Downballot: The Supremes —
First Read 4/20/2009
MINNESOTA: The AP profiles the state Supreme Court, which is expected to receive Norm Coleman’s appeal sometime this week. “Five of the seven justices were put there by Republican governors. But Coleman's edge with the court, which is expected to ...
Franken begins hiring Senate staffers —
First Read 4/20/2009
From NBC's Mark MurrayEven though the Minnesota recount is still going on, Al Franken is now beginning to hire key staffers who would work in his Senate office.
Per a release, Franken announced that Alana Petersen -- who served as Democratic Rep. Jim ...
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