twincities.com - 12/24/2008
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It is increasingly likely the new U.S. Senate will start work in 2009 with just one member from Minnesota. Unless something changes in the ongoing recount, there won't be a newly elected senator from the state in place in Washington. Republican Sen. Norm Coleman's term expires at noon Jan. 3. ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/24/2008
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com —
Norm Coleman just got a Christmas present from
the Minnesota Supreme Court: A giant lump of coal.
In a unanimous decision handed down just now, the state Supremes denied Coleman any relief in a lawsuit he was waging to deal with allegations of ...
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Minnesota Supremes Shoot Down Crucial Coleman Lawsuit, ...
startribune.com - 12/22/2008
politico.com - 12/23/2008
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politico.com —
Blog: For the first time since the Minnesota
Senate recount began, Sen. Norm Coleman briefly talked to
a Minneapolis TV station about the recount
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Coleman speaks!
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Minnesota Senate Update
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
... DFLer Al Franken is declared the winner by the time Congress convenes Jan. 6. Asked if Gov. Tim Pawlenty might move to fill the gap, spokesman Brian McClung said Pawlenty hadn't yet consulted with the state attorney general, but "our office has looked at this and it appears the governor only has the authority to appoint in the case of a permanent vacancy and this situation likely wouldn't apply." So when will voters begin to see something close to a conclusion in this election drama? St. Paul Pioneer-Press : Instead, their fate still will be in the hands of the Minnesota ...
'Daily Voting News' For December 24, 2008
The BRAD BLOG —
... maker http://www.baltimoreexam...local/122508emsVOTE.html
MN: Naming '08 Minn. Senate winner will take until '09 http://www.google.com/ho...fyHT4Av4jsVQgrQD958RFDG0
MN: State Supreme Court weighs possibility of doubled-counted votes in Franken-Coleman recount http://www.twincities.co...97581?source=most_viewed
MN: The Recount / Come January, Minnesota might be a senator short http://www.twincities.com/ci_11301470
MN: In Minnesota ...
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