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Senate recount: It's unlikely Coleman will win in court
Senate recount: It's unlikely Coleman will win in court By Eric Black | Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 Norm Coleman's statement announcing that he would contest the election result struck the right tone. But it seems unlikely that the courts will agree to reconsider all the votes that ...
Reid: Coleman will "never ever serve"
politico.com — 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 ... (more) Reid: Coleman will "never ever serve"
Coleman's Lawsuit: This Whole Election Stinks -- And I Won
Coleman's Lawsuit: This Whole Election Stinks -- And I Won
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — I've been reading through the lawsuit that Norm Coleman has filed against the result of the Minnesota Senate race, and it's a marvelous thing. The complaint ignores the existence of counter-evidence, employs one maneuver when it is self-benefiting ... (more) Coleman's Lawsuit: This Whole Election Stinks -- And I Won
Overtime in the Minnesota Senate election
powerlineblog.com — The media coverage of the events related to Minnesota's Senate election and subsequent recount has been so poor that it is difficult to determine what happened. The erosion of Senator Coleman's approximately 700 vote lead over Al Franken on November ... (more) Overtime in the Minnesota Senate election
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'Daily Voting News' For January 7, 2009
The BRAD BLOG — ... MN: Coleman Challenges Senate Recount in Minnesota http://blogs.wsj.com/was...te-recount-in-minnesota/ MN: Opinion - Act III, the contest http://www.twincities.com/opinion/ci_11388091 MN: Coleman sues in Minnesota U.S. Senate race; Again, we wait http://www.twincities.com/ci_11390092 MN: Columnist - Senate recount: It's unlikely Coleman will win in court http://www.minnpost.com/...oleman_will_win_in_court MN: Endless Vote ...

Coleman Unlikely to Prevail in Court
Taegan Goddard's Political WireMinnPost looks at Sen. Norm Coleman's (R-MN) court filing challenging the recount in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race and concludes "the chance that the courts will reverse the result seem slim. It seems unlikely that the courts will agree to reconsider all the votes that Coleman is raising, and some of those involve issues that might add to Franken's lead." "The petition has an almost generic quality. Think of every imaginable way that a vote for Coleman that should have been counted was rejected, add every way that a ballot given to Franken should have been ...

Going through the motions
Firedoglake — ... While Dick Cheney is forced to drive the Lark Jesse Helm's bequeathed him to the House and preside over the tally of the electoral college, in Minnesota the anti-climatic drama plays out in a manner befitting Norm Coleman. Doing the least possible to accomplish as little as possible in as annoying a way as possible being the only possible possibility. ...

Going through the Motions
Rising Hegemon — While Dick Cheney is forced to drive the Lark Jesse Helm's bequeathed him to the House and preside over the tally of the electoral college, in Minnesota the anti-climatic drama plays out in a manner befitting Norm Coleman. (Norm, with this wife a rarely seen, female Ann Coulter impersonator) Doing the least possible to accomplish as little as possible in as annoying a way as possible being the only possible possibility. The petition has an almost generic quality. Think of every imaginable way ...

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