politico.com - 1/5/2009
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Blog: Sen. Chuck Schumer declared Sunday that Al Franken has won the Minnesota Senate recount against Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.)
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/5/2009
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In a statement given to Election Central, Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid has called upon Norm Coleman
to concede defeat in the Minnesota Senate race. Reid also reminded Coleman of his own calls early on in this process for Franken to concede and ...
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Reid To Coleman: It's Over. Concede.
reuters.com - 1/5/2009
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MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Democrat Al Franken will be
declared the winner of the tight U.S. Senate contest
in Minnesota, emerging from a ballot recount with a slim margin over Republican Norm Coleman, state officials said on Sunday. But Coleman, the ...
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Franken to be declared Senate victor in ...
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Schumer: Franken is the winner
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... lawsuit with the state Supreme Court requesting that over 600 absentee ballots be added to the count that it believes were unfairly rejected. ..................... But Schumer suggested he has little patience for a protracted legal challenge. With the Senate set to begin meeting on Tuesday to address the important issues facing the nation, it is crucial that Minnesotas seat not remain empty, and I hope this process will resolve itself as soon as possible, Schumer said. Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/0109/Schumer_Fr...
The Early Word: Obama's Week Ahead
The Caucus —
... to becoming the next senator from Minnesota over the weekend as his lead over incumbent Norm Coleman widened further in the final round of the recount. And although the State Canvassing Board has not certified the results, some top Democrats are already declaring that Mr. Franken has won the race. Meanwhile Roland W. Burris, the Senate appointee of Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich, ...
U.S. Senator-elect Al Franken roundup
Daily Kos —
... canvassing board declaring Franken's victory and analysts agreeing that Franken has won this election, the only question is when the Senate will seat Franken, and whether Norm Coleman will keep his word and concede now that he's lost, or whether he will subject the state of Minnesota to months of legal wrangling. Whatever Coleman ends up doing, Senators are now moving towards seating Senator-elect Franken sooner than later. On Sunday afternoon, Chuck Schumer joined Amy Klobuchar in calling for Franken to be seated at the swearing-in ceremony tomorrow. ...
Can Coleman Win?
Weekly Standard Blog —
Over the weekend, Al Franken's lead over Norm Coleman jumped to 225 votes after officials counted about 1,000 absentee ballots that had been wrongly rejected due to clerical errors. This afternoon, the Minnesota canvassing board certified that Franken is the winner. But, as the St. Paul Pioneer Press explained in an editorial last week--much to the chagrin of Senate Democrats like Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, and Amy Klobuchar--this doesn't mean the race is over:
We see this as a three-act drama. If, by ...
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