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MN Supremes To Coleman: Rejected!
hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com - 1/5/2009
MN Supremes To Coleman: Rejected!
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The MN Supreme Court rejected an appeal today by Sen. Norm Coleman 's campaign to count rejected absentee ballots from GOP-leaning areas, the latest blow to the incumbent's bid for re-election. The decision effectively allows the State Canvassing Board to certify the recount results, and at ...

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Daily Kos:  Minn. Supreme Court denies Coleman petition

startribune.com - 1/5/2009
Court rejects Coleman bid to consider rejected absentee ballots
— startribune.com — The ruling clears the way for election officials to certify results showing Democrat Al Franken in the lead. The Coleman campaign says it plans a post-recount legal challenge (more) Court rejects Coleman bid to consider rejected absentee ...

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/5/2009
Reid To Coleman: It's Over. Concede.
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — In a statement given to Election Central, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has called upon Norm Coleman to concede defeat in the Minnesota Senate race. Reid also reminded Coleman of his own calls early on in this process for Franken to concede and ... (more) Reid To Coleman: It's Over. Concede.

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reuters.com - 1/5/2009
Franken to be declared Senate victor in Minnesota | U.S.
— reuters.com — MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Democrat Al Franken will be declared the winner of the tight U.S. Senate contest in Minnesota, emerging from a ballot recount with a slim margin over Republican Norm Coleman, state officials said on Sunday. But Coleman, the ... (more) Franken to be declared Senate victor in ...

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Minn. Supreme Court denies Coleman petition
Daily Kos — Another legal avenue closed: MN Supremes To Coleman: Rejected! The MN Supreme Court rejected an appeal today by Sen. Norm Coleman's campaign to count rejected absentee ballots from GOP-leaning areas, the latest blow to the incumbent's bid for re-election. The decision effectively allows the State Canvassing Board to certify the recount results, and at this point, Democrat Al Franken holds an unofficial 225-vote lead. It's time for Coleman to pack it in. Al Franken is your U.S. Senator-elect from ...

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Franken is Winning, and Coleman Knows It
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Senator Franken, At Last?
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MN-Sen: Good morning for Franken
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/31/2008 — Al Franken could be declared the winner of the Minnesota recount as soon as Monday, but due to the peculiarities of Minnesota election law, Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) could keep the seat bottled up in the courts for weeks or even months before a ...
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Coleman court request denied — CNN Political Ticker 1/5/2009
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN) – In a move that leaves a post-election legal challenge the last remaining hope for Republican Sen. Norm Coleman, Minnesota's high court has denied his campaign's request to consider about 650 additional rejected ...
Franken wins Minnesota Senate seat in recount (Reuters) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/5/2009
Reuters - Democrat Al Franken beat Republican incumbent Norm Coleman to win the U.S. Senate seat from Minnesota, officials conducting a final recount said on Monday nearly two months after the November 4 election.
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