cqpolitics.com - 1/11/2009
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Senate Democratic leaders won’t shut the door on the possibility of seating Democrat Al Franken before the state of Minnesota issues a certificate declaring a winner in the race. Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday appeared to back away somewhat from his declaration earlier in the week that ...
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/12/2009
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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com —
Senate Democratic leaders today cleared the way for
Roland Burris to be seated as a senator from...
Illinois, after more than a weeklong spectacle surrounding the state’s corruption scandal and the questioning of Mr. Burris’s credentials. After Mr. ...
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Burris Cleared to Take Senate Seat
dailykos.com - 1/10/2009
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dailykos.com —
More great news for Norm Coleman, from our
new Research 2000 poll conducted on Thursday and Friday...
for Daily Kos (MOE 4%): Do you favor or oppose Norm Coleman's legal challenge to Al Franken's victory? FAVOR: 34% OPPOSE: 47% NOT SURE: 19% ...
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MN-Sen: Minnesotans Oppose Coleman Lawsuit, Favor ...
chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/12/2009
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chicagobreakingnews.com —
WASHINGTON--Roland Burris won his battle to succeed Barack
Obama as the junior senator from Illinois this afternoon...
as Senate Democrats dropped their objections and said he should be seated this week. The agreement came after Senat lawyers said Burris ...
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Senate Democrats agree to seat Burris this week
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Franken-Coleman Update: The Long Goodbye
Firedoglake —
... -- which is about the length of time that the Coleman contest is likely to exist. Meanwhile, Harry Reid may actually show a spine and dare John Cornyn to try to block the seating of Franken. (Yeah, right.) ...
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The Reaction —
... headlines: "Land mines ahead for Hillary." The headline exaggerates the danger that Clinton will encounter very difficult questions by the committee members. At the same time it looks as if Illinois senator designate, Roland "Burris may breeze into [the] Senate," without the involvement of the rules committee after all, and as he said, "without creating a scene." ProPublica headlined: "Senate Dems Cave, Burris to be Seated." It is not clear yet what will happen to Minnesota's Al Franken. Individuals will leave 2010 openings ...
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thehill.com 1/6/2009 — Senate leaders may swear Al Franken in this week, even as Sen. Norm Coleman’s (R-Minn.) campaign vowed to move forward with a challenge to the Democrat’s victory. A recount panel on Monday made Franken’s 225-vote win official, as expected, one day ...
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firedoglake.com 1/2/2009 — Over at Swampland, K-Tum has the inside scoop on how the Democrats plan to keep Burris from being sworn in:
The first thing the Senate leadership plans to do is to demand, under Rule 2 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a certificate ...
Coleman's Chances
corner.nationalreview.com 1/5/2009 — As has been discussed here, Sen. Norm Coleman now trails Al Franken by 225 votes in Minnesota. What options are left to the Coleman campaign, now that the Minnesota Supreme Court has denied his legal bid to include 654 absentee ballots in the recount ...
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politico.com 1/6/2009 — January 05, 2009 Categories: Minnesota Reid: Coleman will "never ever serve" Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid offered the toughest language he has ever used in arguing that Norm Coleman s career in the Senate is finished. Norm Coleman will never ever ...
Reid calls on Coleman to concede
thehill.com 1/6/2009 — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said that while Democrats will not seek to seat Democrat Al Franken today, Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) should concede the election. In his inaugural address to the 111th Congress, Reid referred to the ...
Franken: Senate "Going To Try" To Seat Him
huffingtonpost.com 1/22/2009 — WASHINGTON — It's no joke: Senate Democrats are moving toward letting comedian Al Franken join the chamber while Republican Norm Coleman's election lawsuit is pending.
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Reid To Coleman: It's Over. Concede.
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/5/2009 — 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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