fivethirtyeight.com - 12/4/2008
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The latest drama in the Minnesota recount is taking place in the 1st Precinct of the 3rd Ward of the city of Minneapolis, where officials identified 133 fewer ballots in their re-count today than had been recorded on election day. As this particular precinct voted heavily for Franken, who nearly ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/3/2008
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com —
In a briefing going on right now with
reporters, Al Franken's lead recount lawyer Marc Elias made
a stunning announcement: According to the campaign's methodology of tracking the recount results, they believe Al Franken now leads Norm Coleman by a ...
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Franken Camp's Claim: We're Now Ahead!
twincities.com - 12/3/2008
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twincities.com —
What Maplewood giveth, Minneapolis taketh away. Elections officials
in Minnesota's largest city today discovered that one precinct
came up 133 ballots short of election day totals, resulting in a net loss for Democratic challenger Al Franken of 36 ...
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Minneapolis discovery costs Franken 36 votes
huffingtonpost.com - 12/3/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
Aides to Al Franken's senatorial campaign announced on
Wednesday that, for the first time since the recount
began, they were actually ahead of Sen. Norm Coleman. Speaking on a conference call with reporters, Franken's chief counsel Marc Elias said ...
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Franken Ahead 22 Votes Now, Campaign Says
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Franken Camp Calls For Investigation Of Missing Ballots
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