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npr.org - 6/25/2009
No Minnesota Senate Decision Today
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Thursday is the day when the Minnesota state Supreme Court usually releases its decisions. Well, its rulings came and went this morning, and there's nothing to report regarding the still unresolved Senate race between Norm Coleman (R) and Al Franken (D). Franken, as you all know, leads Coleman, ...
Coleman concedes Minnesota Senate race after court decision
cnn.com - 6/30/2009
Coleman concedes Minnesota Senate race after court decision
— cnn.com — Former Sen. Norm Coleman gave up his challenge to the November election results.... (more) Coleman concedes Minnesota Senate race after court decision

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 6/30/2009
Minnesota Supreme Court Rules On Coleman's Appeal: He Lost, Franken Won The Election
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — The Minnesota Supreme Court has handed down its much-expected ruling in the heavily-litigated Minnesota Senate race from... 2008 -- and it's a unanimous one -- deciding against Republican former Sen. Norm Coleman's appeal of his defeat in the election ... (more) Minnesota Supreme Court Rules On Coleman's Appeal: He ...

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reuters.com - 6/30/2009
Minnesota court rules Democrat Al Franken won Senate seat
— reuters.com — MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of a... tight U.S. Senate race over Republican Norm Coleman, which should give Democrats the 60-seat majority they need to overcome procedural ... (more) Minnesota court rules Democrat Al Franken won Senate seat

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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:  Still Waiting on Minnesota

Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines:  Still Waiting on Minnesota

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Still Waiting on Minnesota
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Ken Rudin: "Thursday is the day when the Minnesota state Supreme Court usually releases its decisions. Well, its rulings came and went this morning, and there's nothing to report regarding the still unresolved Senate race between Norm Coleman (R) and Al Franken (D)." A rumor said the decision was coming last week but nothing came of it.

Still Waiting on Minnesota
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — It’s been nearly 8 months since Minnesotans went to the polls and they still don’t know who one of their senators is. Norm Coleman still trails Al Franken by 312 votes and the case is now in the hands of Minnesota’s Supreme Court, if only it could be bothered to rule. NPR / Ken Rudin: Franken, as you all ...

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Senator Franken
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MN SUPREME COURT DECLARE FRANKEN WINNER OF U.S. SENATE RACE
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The Minnesota Senate Race Is Over -- Coleman Has Conceded Defeat To Franken
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 6/30/2009 — Who would have thought that something bizarre would happen when Al Franken ran for public office? In a press conference just now, former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) has conceded defeat to the Democratic comedian Franken in the 2008 Senate race -- nearly ...
Top Senate Dem Aide: We Are Prepared To Swear In Franken "As Early As Possible Next Week"
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 6/30/2009 — I just asked a top Senate Democratic aide what the expectation is over there for the Minnesota Senate race, and whether Norm Coleman will concede and/or Al Franken will be finally declared the winner now that the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled in ...
Cornyn welcomes Franken to Senate — News
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.), the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and one of the biggest supporters of Norm Coleman's legal battle, welcomed Al Franken to the Senate today but warned Democrats that their new supermajority will give them no excuses for failure. "I ...
Coleman Concedes Minnesota Senate Race — Real Clear Politics - TIME.com
Norm Coleman has conceded the Minnesota Senate race to Democratic challenger Al Franken, following the state Supreme Court's 5-0 ruling today that Franken won the race. "The state Supreme Court has...
The Al Franken Decade Begins — TalkLeft
So sez the Minnesota Supreme Court : – A unanimous Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Democrat Al Franken should be certified the winner of the state's long-running Senate race, paving the way for the former Saturday Night Live comedian to be seated after an almost eight-month ...
Minnesota Court Rules For Al Franken - What Say You, Bill O'Reilly? — News Hounds
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Minnesota Supreme Court: Franken won — Political Animal
MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT: FRANKEN WON.... In a unanimous ruling issued this afternoon, the Minnesota Supreme Court rejected former Sen. Norm Coleman's argument and agreed that Al Franken won the Senate race held last November. The courts finds that "Al Franken...
Al Franken Won. Coleman Lost. — BlondeSense
What a waste of time. Seven and half months.The Minnesota Supreme Court has handed down its much-expected ruling in the heavily-litigated Minnesota Senate race from 2008 -- and it's a unanimous one -- deciding against Republican former Sen. Norm Coleman's appeal of his defeat in the election ...
Minn. Supremes rule unanimously for Franken — Ben Smith's Blog
Perhaps the final blow to Norm Coleman. Manu Raju : The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously ruled Al Franken the winner of last November’s Senate race, putting the former “Saturday Night Live” star on the brink of becoming a United States senator and Democrats ...
Minnesota GOP doesn't tip Coleman's hand — News
It's hard to glean from this statement whether or not the Minnesota GOP knows whether Norm Coleman is going to file suit in federal court: "Today's ruling wrongly disenfranchised thousands of Minnesotans who deserve to have their votes counted. Alongside Senator Coleman, the Republican Party of ...
Court Rules for Franken — Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled unanimously in favor of Al Franken in the disputed U.S. Senate race, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Rick Hasen : "The bottom line is that the Court says that Franken is entitled to an election certificate, but there is no direct order to the state's ...
Minnesota Supreme Court: Al Franken Won — Oliver Willis
This isn’t news to anyone that isn’t Norm Coleman, but it’s good to have it in the record. Again . The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state’s long-running Senate race, paving the way for a ...
Labor groups quick to demand Franken be seated — News
Labor groups, anxious to gain another vote in the Senate for their top legislative priorities, were quick to praise Democrat Al Franken's tentative victory in the Minnesota Senate race. Among the bevy of releases commenting on the Minnesota Supreme Court's ruling on Tuesday rejecting former Sen. ...
Breaking: Al Franken Wins Senate Seat — Wizbang
Al Franken, better know as a famously un-funny man, has just been affirmed the winner in the Minnesota senate race.. I have no words......
Minnesota Decision: Al Franken Won, Supreme Court Says — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that Al Franken has won the state's Senate race. Norm Coleman can still appeal the decision; Franken has yet to be certified as senator. Get HuffPost Politics On Facebook and Twitter!
Minnesota Court Rules For Al Franken — Gateway Pundit
And, Al Franken makes it 60. The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in favor of Al Franken today. FOX News reported: The Minnesota Supreme Court has ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state's long-running Senate race. The high court rejected a legal challenge from ...
Breaking: Minnesota Supreme Court rules in favor of Al Franken — AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
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Ruling for Franken in Minnesota — Corrente
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MN Supreme Court Declares Franken The Winner In U.S. Senate Race — Will Pawlenty Certify Him? — Think Progress
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Minnesota Supreme Court Rules for Franken — The Moderate Voice
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Breaking news: Minnesota Supreme Court says it's Senator Franken — DownWithTyranny!
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Al Franken won: Minnesota Supreme Ct. — The Swamp
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Minn. court rules for Franken in Senate fight (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state's long-running Senate race, paving the way for a resolution in the seven-month fight over the seat.
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