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Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman vowed today to continue his fight to regain his seat by filing an election contest in Ramsey County District Court ( pdf and big pdf ). The Republican positioned the legal move as part of an electoral process that he acknowledged is “messy and inconvenient,” ...
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"
MN-Sen: Minnesotans Oppose Coleman Lawsuit, Favor Seating Franken
dailykos.com — More great news for Norm Coleman, from our new Research 2000 poll conducted on Thursday and Friday... for Daily Kos (MOE 4%): Do you favor or oppose Norm Coleman's legal challenge to Al Franken's victory? FAVOR: 34% OPPOSE: 47% NOT SURE: 19%  ... (more) MN-Sen: Minnesotans Oppose Coleman Lawsuit, Favor ...
Coleman's Lawsuit: This Whole Election Stinks -- And I Won
Coleman's Lawsuit: This Whole Election Stinks -- And I Won
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — I've been reading through the lawsuit that Norm Coleman has filed against the result of the Minnesota... Senate race, and it's a marvelous thing. The complaint ignores the existence of counter-evidence, employs one maneuver when it is self-benefiting ... (more) Coleman's Lawsuit: This Whole Election Stinks -- And I Won
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Franken-Coleman Recount Update: The Knaak-Trimble Retirement Fund
Firedoglake — ... of his November 5th statement that, were he behind in the vote count (as Franken was at the time), he would concede.  Walter Mondale has urged him to concede.  The editorial staff of the Worthington Daily Globe, which endorsed Coleman, congratulated Franken on his win and subtly rebuked Coleman for being a jerk and not conceding.  Even Arne Carlson, a former Republican governor, has all but begged Norm to concede. So what does Norm do?  He files an election contest: ...

Local Minn. ABC Affiliate Hypes Poll Stating Coleman Should 'Concede'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... it commissioned as showing that almost half of Minnesotans want the former senator to concede the state’s ongoing Senate contest to challenger Al Franken. But that’s not quite what the survey results really say. It’s true that 49 percent of respondents said they disagree with Coleman’s decision to challenge the recount results. But when asked directly what they thought should happen next, only 44 percent said Coleman should ...

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