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Result Is Still Uncertain After Minnesota Recount
nytimes.com - 12/6/2008
Result Is Still Uncertain After Minnesota Recount
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The hand recount in the Senate race between Norm Coleman and Al Franken was completed Friday, but who will be sent to Washington is still uncertain. >
huffingtonpost.com - 12/3/2008
Franken Ahead 22 Votes Now, Campaign Says
— huffingtonpost.com — Aides to Al Franken's senatorial campaign announced on Wednesday that, for the first time since the recount... began, they were actually ahead of Sen. Norm Coleman. Speaking on a conference call with reporters, Franken's chief counsel Marc Elias said ... (more) Franken Ahead 22 Votes Now, Campaign Says

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thehill.com - 12/3/2008
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— thehill.com — Minnesota Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken’s campaign said Wednesday that the comedian has taken the lead in... his race against Sen. Norm Coleman (R). Franken’s lawyer, Marc Elias, has been pressing for the media to focus on the campaign’s ... (more) TheHill.com

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rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com - 12/5/2008
Minnesota Senate: Gregoire Offers Recount Advice to Franken
— rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com — By Nathan L. Gonzales Al Franken certainly isn’t the first candidate to endure a long recount. Washington... Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) knows all about close races and recounts, and she recently offered her advice to the Democratic-Farmer-Labor nominee ... (more) Minnesota Senate: Gregoire Offers Recount Advice to Franken

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The Caucus:  The Saturday Word: Roads and Cars

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The Saturday Word: Roads and Cars
The Caucus — ... in a race to replace a retiring Republican in the Fourth Congressional District. The elections were delayed because the primaries were postponed due to Hurricane Gustav. The Senate Counting is all but done in Minnesota, but the victor is still unknown . It will only take one vote, however, to determine the next senator from New York – that of Gov. David A. Paterson – and ...

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Franken Wants 'Forensic Search' for Ballots — News
Democrat Al Franken's campaign called Thursday for Minnesota officials to engage in a "systematic, forensic search" for 133 ballots missing in a Minneapolis precinct favoring the Democrat, while maintaining they have a ten vote lead they expect to carry through the remainder of the recount. "We ...
NYT Guest Columnist: Franken Behind in MN? Declare It 'Statistical Tie' and Flip Coin for Winner — NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
In every recount of the senate election from Minnesota, incumbent senator Norm Coleman has consistently been ahead of challenger Al Franken by hundreds of votes. At this point it looks like it will be impossible for Franken to exceed Coleman's total in the recount of the few ballots remaining. ...