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The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Thursday that counties could count additional absentee ballots, which was a boost for Al Franken. >
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Don't look now, but it looks like Al
Franken may win the Minnesota Senate race. A series...
of developments in the last few days have given the very strong impression that Al is suddenly in a position to prevail -- and a resolution of the fight might ...
(more)
Franken The Likely Winner As Minnesota Recount Heads To ...
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The Caucus —
... . Now only two votes separate the two contenders, but many more ballots remain to be counted today. To make matter more complicated, the state Supreme Court ruled that counties could count certain absentee ballots that the Franken campaign argued were improperly rejected. The counties now have until the end of the month to submit revised figures to the secretary of state’s office, a move that is likely to further delay the outcome of the Senate contest.
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Report: Minnesota Senate race down to 5 votes —
CNN.com - Politics 12/19/2008
Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman's unofficial lead over Democrat Al Franken shrank to five votes as a Minnesota Canvassing Board continued analyzing ballots from the November 4 Senate election, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported Friday.
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From NBC's Carrie Dann The seemingly endless Minnesota recount, which could well be headed for a legal limbo that would drag into the New Year, has lawyers and reporters digging for answers about what, if anything, Senate Democrats could do to ...
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