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startribune.com - 1/4/2009

Recount is done; Franken up by 225

— startribune.com — The focus turns to the state Supreme Court, which is considering a request from Coleman's camp on... adding more absentee ballots. (more) Recount is done; Franken up by 225

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Al Franken

Norm Coleman

Washington, D.C

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thehill.com - 1/2/2009

Cornyn promises filibuster on Franken seating

— thehill.com — Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) threatened Friday to filibuster any attempt to seat Democratic Minnesota Senate candidate Al... Franken next week. The newly minted National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chairman said he had not whipped votes in the ... (more) Cornyn promises filibuster on Franken seating

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Al Franken

Norm Coleman

John Cornyn

Republican National Committee

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/31/2008

Minnesota Recount Almost Over -- But Coleman Could Keep A Franken Win Bottled Up For Weeks

— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Al Franken could be declared the winner of the Minnesota recount as soon as Monday, but due... to the peculiarities of Minnesota election law, Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) could keep the seat bottled up in the courts for weeks or even months before a ... (more) Minnesota Recount Almost Over -- But Coleman Could Keep ...

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Al Franken

Norm Coleman

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Breaking: Franken And Coleman Actually Agree To Count Ballots!
TPM Election Central — ... In a very good sign for Al Franken, 255 absentees were sent out from heavily-Democratic Hennepin County (Minneapolis) alone, and the number of vetoes from the two campaigns were nearly tied there. So expect this particular load of votes to break for Franken, with the remaining question being how the ballots from all the other places work out. ...

Minnesota Recount: Absentee ballots opened today
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... The Senate race between Norm Coleman and Al Franken will reach its natural conclusion today with the opening of as many as 2,000 absentee ballots mistakenly rejected on Election Night … or not.  Franken currently leads by 48 votes after the manual recount, but both sides have already promised to contest the results in court if their opponent prevails.  In this case, neither side agrees on how many ballot envelopes to open: To count or not to count — that’s the question in the U.S. Senate recount, as the state Supreme Court ponders whether to let the final stage of ballot ...