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minnesotaindependent.com - 1/6/2009
News. Politics. Media. » Coleman as RNC chairman?
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The state canvassing board is expected to name Al Franken the winner of the U.S. Senate contest when it convenes this afternoon. This milestone, however, will almost certainly not mark the final chapter in the never-ending recount. Norm Coleman’s campaign has stated that it will contest ...

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politico.com - 1/6/2009
Reid: Coleman will "never ever serve"
— politico.com — January 05, 2009 Categories: Minnesota Reid: Coleman will "never ever serve" Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid offered the toughest language he has ever used in arguing that Norm Coleman s career in the Senate is finished. Norm Coleman will never ever ... (more) Reid: Coleman will "never ever serve"

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powerlineblog.com - 1/7/2009
Overtime in the Minnesota Senate election
— powerlineblog.com — The media coverage of the events related to Minnesota's Senate election and subsequent recount has been so poor that it is difficult to determine what happened. The erosion of Senator Coleman's approximately 700 vote lead over Al Franken on November ... (more) Overtime in the Minnesota Senate election

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Franken Declared Winner in Minnesota Senate Race
abcnews.go.com - 1/5/2009
Franken Declared Winner in Minnesota Senate Race
— abcnews.go.com — Two months after Minnesota voters went to the polls, Democrat Al Franken has been declared the winner of the U.S. Senate race, but his opponent, Republican incumbent Norm Coleman, is ready to challenge the results in court. Franken, the comedian and ... (more) Franken Declared Winner in Minnesota Senate Race

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Norm Coleman's Lawsuit Could Harm Image
Politics Daily — ... Even if he were to lose, Coleman's future could be bright -- assuming he goes out gracefully. Some have already floated the idea that Coleman could serve as RNC chairman. Right now, the legal-wrangling does not seem to have created any sort of public backlash, but his team should be closely monitoring public opinion. ...

Franken-Coleman Recount Update: The Knaak-Trimble Retirement Fund
Firedoglake — ... The eventual reward for blowing a few million more of your dough on Fritz Knaak and Tony Trimble and their staffs?  Uncertain at this point, though Coleman's name has come up as a possible Republican National Committee chair -- which is somewhat laughable, as Norm doesn't give orders, he takes them.  If he became RNC chair, he'd be the figurehead for some other group, though who that group would be is unknown right now -- Norm's original patrons, the Bush/Rove/Cheney crew, are all in the process of being scapegoated for Republican failures and thus run out of town.  Still, I ...

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Coleman Sues Over Senate Recount Result — NYT > Politics 1/6/2009
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Coleman files suit over Minnesota election results — CNN Political Ticker 1/6/2009
Republican Sen. Norm Coleman has instructed his lawyers to move forward with the lawsuit contesting the decision to certify results of the Minnesota recount. (CNN) — Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman has officially filed a lawsuit to contest the ...
Coleman sues over Minnesota Senate recount result (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/7/2009
AP - Republican Norm Coleman filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Democrat Al Franken's apparent recount victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race, delaying a resolution of the contest for weeks or months.