politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/9/2008
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ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — Sen. Norm Coleman has failed in an attempt to block some absentee ballots from being counted in hisclose race with Democrat Al Franken.
A Ramsey County judge on Saturday denied the request because of lack of jurisdiction. The incumbent Republican had tried to block 32 ballots from heavily Democratic Hennepin County.
Coleman's [...]
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/10/2008
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fivethirtyeight.com —
Votes counted in Minnesota's senate race: 2,833,089 Votes
separating Norm Coleman and Al Franken: 221 Determining a...
candidate's odds of winning a recount is a function of three parameters. The first parameter is the margin separating the leading and ...
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Franken's Odds of Winning Recount May Be Long -- or Short
foxnews.com - 11/10/2008
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foxnews.com —
Monday, November 10, 2008 By John R. Lott
Jr. Minnesota is becoming to 2008 politics what Florida...
was in 2000 or Washington State in 2006 -- a real mess. The outcome will determine whether Democrats get 58 members of the U.S. Senate, giving them an ...
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Minnesota Ripe for Election Fraud - Opinion
powerlineblog.com - 11/7/2008
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powerlineblog.com —
When the polls closed Tuesday evening, Minnesota's Secretary
of State's office showed that Norm Coleman had a...
725-vote win in his closely contested race against Al Franken. By the next morning, however, Coleman's victory was already shrinking. As ...
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What's Happening In Minnesota?
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Franken's chances improve
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FRANKEN'S CHANCES IMPROVE.... Don't look now, but Al Franken may very well pull out a win in Minnesota. Norm Coleman isn't just getting nervous, he's getting litigious . In a move that could be seen as a benefit to Democrat Al Franken, a Minnesota judge Saturday denied a request from incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman's campaign to block certain uncounted absentee ballots from being counted in a race separated by -- at latest tally -- just over 200 votes in Coleman's favor. That slim margin has narrowed since the first tallies earlier in the week. In total, almost 3 ...
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What's happening in Minnesota? part 8
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Franken not conceding
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 11/5/2008 — The race for the Minnesota Senate is in a dead head.
(CNN) – Minnesota Senate challenger Al Franken is not conceding his race against incumbent GOP Sen. Norm Coleman.
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CNN Political Ticker 11/9/2008
Former President Clinton campaigned with Al Franken a week before Election Day.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN) — In a move that could be seen as a benefit to Democrat Al Franken, a Minnesota judge Saturday denied a request from incumbent ...
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