minnesotaindependent.com - 7/1/2009
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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.
Read below what the document says, or see the full ...
online.wsj.com - 7/1/2009
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online.wsj.com —
The Minnesota Supreme Court yesterday declared Democrat Al
Franken the winner of last year's disputed Senate race,
and Republican incumbent Norm Coleman's gracious concession at least spares the state any further legal combat. The unfortunate lesson ...
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The 'Absentee' Senator
thinkprogress.org - 7/1/2009
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thinkprogress.org —
On the same day the Minnesota Supreme Court
declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of the state’s
U.S. Senate election, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) welcomed his newest colleague to the Senate by referring to him as a “ clown .” In the course ...
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Inhofe: No disrespect, but Franken’s a ‘clown.’
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 7/1/2009
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com —
Now that he has won his seat in
the United States Senate and will be sworn in
next week, Sen.-elect Al Franken (D-MN) has officially been assigned office space on Capitol Hill -- with some very special significance to it. A Senate staffer has sent ...
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Franken's New Capitol Hill Office Seals Final Victory ...
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Pawlenty, Ritchie sign election certificate for Franken
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... sign election certificate for Franken By Chris Steller 6/30/09 7:25 PM Al Frankens election certificate was signed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Secretary of State Mark Ritchie early Tuesday evening, only hours after the states high court turned down Norm Colemans appeal of Frankens win. Read below what the document says, or see the full document, seal and all, along with a cover letter, in this pdf. http://minnesotaindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2009... [image] Read more: http://minnesotaindependent.com/38279/pawlenty-ritchie-... [image]
Welcome Aboard, Senator Franken
Daily Kos —
... Yes, yes, I know that technically he's still just Senator-elect. So sue me. After eight months of waiting and watching as stacks of dollars were unnecessarily spent just to get to the inevitable piece of paper below, I'm calling him Senator Franken from now on. Treat it as a teensy bit of recompense for the fact he got chiseled out of six months of his six-year term by Republican intransigence. The certificate of election (courtesy of the Minnesota Independent) was accompanied by a cover letter (pdf). Here's what the ...
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