thehill.com - 6/29/2009
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Minnesota Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty said that he would consider certifying the Senate election of Democrat Al Franken if federal courts don't act speedily should lawyers for Norm Coleman file an appeal. On CNN's "State of the Union," Pawlenty said that he is awaiting a ruling "any day" from ...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 6/30/2009
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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 ...
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Minnesota Supreme Court Rules On Coleman's Appeal: He ...
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axisreason.blogspot.com - 6/29/2009
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Remember Joe the Plumber? On CNN’s State of
the Union this weekend, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, perhaps...
preparing for a 2012 presidential bid, invoked John the Farmer as he recited familiar Republican criticisms of a public health care option: The government is going to come right ...
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Pawlenty Injects “John the Farmer” into Health Care Debate
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Pawlenty may certify Franken if battle drags out
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... months, finally resolved. "I'm prepared to sign it as soon as they give the green light," Pawlenty said of state court guidance. "A federal court could stay or put a limit on or stop the effect of the state court ruling. If they chose, if they do that, I would certainly follow their direction. But if that doesn't happen promptly or drags out for any period of time, then we need to move ahead with signing this, particularly if I'm ordered to do that by the state court." Read more: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/pawlenty-may-certif...
Campaign Update: Parsing Pawlenty, fundraising fracases
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... to run a top candidate against Rep. Jim Marshall (D-Ga.). Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) appears to be moving in the direction of certifying Al Franken , but he also leaves some wiggle room. North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven (R) gives himself a loose ...
Breaking news: Minnesota Supreme Court says it's Senator Franken
DownWithTyranny! —
... Unfortunately, the ruling doesn't seem to include the death penalty for Norm Coleman for kidnapping the U.S. electoral system. Now the ball is in Governor Pawlenty's court, and he has indicated that he might actually be prepared to do his job. ...
Midyear snapshots of our glorious two-party system: (2) The R's in the wilderness (which they're gonna kill if their polluters don't get to it first)
DownWithTyranny! —
... It all seems to be enough to throw a scare into card-carrying wingnut loon Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who seems to be showing unexpected signs of sanity, indicating the other day that he might be prepared to sign Sen.-elect Al Franken's election certificate if the state's Supreme Court were to rule that way ( ...
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Supreme Court says Franken won
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Pawlenty, Ritchie sign election certificate for Franken
minnesotaindependent.com 7/1/2009 — Al Franken’s election certificate was signed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Secretary of State Mark Ritchie early Tuesday evening, only hours after the state’s high court turned down Norm Coleman’s appeal of Franken’s win.
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Bad News for Franken?
talkingpointsmemo.com 6/2/2009 — I hope I'm wrong. But Gov. Tim Pawlenty's (R) apparent decision not to seek reelection does not bode well for Al Franken's ability to get seated in the senate any time soon. That's because the most probable next step in the endless Franken-Coleman ...
Minnesota Supreme Court: Franken won
washingtonmonthly.com 7/1/2009 — 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 ...
Pawlenty: ‘A Few More Months’ to Resolve Franken-Coleman Standoff
washingtonindependent.com 4/7/2009 — Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) said today that he won’t validate a winner in the long-running Senate standoff between former Sen. Norm Coleman (R) and Al Franken ( DFL ) until “we get a proper result” — a process that will likely take “a few more ...
Dems put pressure on T-Paw, Coleman —
First Read 6/30/2009
From NBC's Mark MurrayNot surprisingly, Democrats are now putting pressure on Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty to certify Al Franken as the winner in Minnesota, and on Norm Coleman to bow out of the race.
Sen. Bob Menendez, chairman of the Democratic ...
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