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Minnesota Senate Race Goes to Recount
The Associated Press "is uncalling the Minnesota Senate race." Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN)  finished ahead of Al Franken (D) "early Wednesday in the final vote count, but his 571-vote margin falls within the state's mandatory recount law. That law requires a recount any time the margin between ...
Coleman vs. Franken: Recount looms
Coleman vs. Franken: Recount looms
startribune.com — One of the most bitter U.S. Senate races in Minnesota history continued to grind on early this morning, with Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and DFL challenger Al Franken locked in a race that remained too close to call. With 98 percent of the returns ... (more) Coleman vs. Franken: Recount looms
What's Happening In Minnesota?
powerlineblog.com — When the polls closed Tuesday evening, Minnesota's Secretary of State's office showed that Norm Coleman had a 725-vote win in his closely contested race against Al Franken. By the next morning, however, Coleman's victory was already shrinking. As ... (more) What's Happening In Minnesota?
SOS in Minnesota
spectator.org — As Democrats nationwide try to make the climb to a filibuster-proof 60 seats in the Senate by pursuing recounts, an outspoken ACORN ally presides over the tallying of votes in the still-unresolved Minnesota Senate race. The fact that Mark ... (more) SOS in Minnesota
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Paper Calls Oregon Race for the Democrat
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... Sen. Norm Coleman’s razor thin margin over Al Franken up north triggered an automatic recount, while Georgia’s Saxby Chambliss will probably have to face rival Jim Martin in a ...

Paper Calls Oregon Race for the Democrat
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... Sen. Norm Coleman’s razor-thin margin over Al Franken up north triggered an automatic recount, while Georgia’s Saxby Chambliss will probably have to face rival Jim Martin in a ...

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miamiherald.com 12/24/2008 — At a recent hearing over the Senate vote recount in his state, Justice Paul Anderson of the Minnesota Supreme Court apparently took umbrage when an attorney suggested that the prolonged dispute was turning into a debacle along the lines of the Florida ...
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