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startribune.com - 4/1/2009
Senate recount trial: Judges' ruling is boon to Franken
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Absentee ballots to be counted will be far fewer than Coleman sought in effort to close the U.S. Senate gap.
startribune.com - 3/31/2009
Court to count up to 400 ballots in Senate recount trial
— startribune.com — The absentee ballots are far fewer than Norm Coleman sought and appear to include many that Al... Franken had identified as wrongly rejected. (more) Court to count up to 400 ballots in Senate recount trial

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politico.com - 4/1/2009
Franken puts Pawlenty in a jam
— politico.com — The legal fight between Al Franken and Norm Coleman heads to the desk of Gov. Tim Pawlenty.... (more) Franken puts Pawlenty in a jam

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mediamatters.org - 3/31/2009
Boehlert: Norm Coleman's a sore loser. Why won't the press say so?
— mediamatters.org — Any day now, a three-judge panel in Minnesota will rule on Norm Coleman's lawsuit to overturn the... results of the state's Senate election recount, which was completed in January. The complete hand recount concluded that the incumbent Republican ... (more) Boehlert: Norm Coleman's a sore loser. Why won't the ...

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth:  Newsflash (again): Norm Coleman cannot win in Minnesota

WTF Is It Now?!?:  Doing the people's business

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Newsflash (again): Norm Coleman cannot win in Minnesota
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — It's pretty clear that it's over in Minnesota for Norm Coleman. He's going to keep stringing out the recount through appeals and maybe a federal court case. But, he can't win. Minnesota deserves its second Senator and that's Al Franken. After yesterday's court ruling, Coleman should just concede: ...

Doing the people's business
WTF Is It Now?!? — Sore loserman, gpukes continue fucking over the people of Minnesota. Norm Coleman, November 2008: Franken should concede for the good of the taxpayer. I would if I were in his shoes. Norm Coleman, April 2009: After this election contest, I will appeal to the state ...

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Senate recount trial: Judges' ruling good news for Franken; Coleman side says appeal is now certain
minnpost.com 4/1/2009 — Senate recount trial: Judges' ruling good news for Franken; Coleman side says appeal is now certain Analysis by Jay Weiner | Tuesday, March 31, 2009 With only 400 votes to be reviewed, Al Franken's lead looks insurmountable, and Norm Coleman ...
A setback for Senator Coleman
powerlineblog.com 4/1/2009 — During the recount phase of Minnesota's Senate election, Senator Coleman lost his narrow lead to Al Franken. The tabulated vote following the election showed Senator Coleman with a lead of 215 votes out of nearly 3,000,000 votes cast. The narrow ...
Senator Franken, At Last?
truthdig.com 1/5/2009 — After recounting 2.4 million ballots, Minnesota officials are expected to name Al Franken the state’s next senator, winning by a mere 225 votes. Franken’s rival, Sen. Norm Coleman, will likely fight the decision in the state supreme ...
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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. "We're going to try to seat Al Franken," Senate Majority Leader Harry ...
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scsuscholars.com 1/22/2009 — Suppose you are an election official in a precinct. You are collecting ballots with a machine that measures people as they come through the door. At one point your machine breaks down. You replace the machine with a backup, but you fail to turn that ...
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article.nationalreview.com 4/8/2009 — Franken didn't steal the race Coleman gave it away.
Editors: Remember Count Every Vote?
article.nationalreview.com 2/4/2009 — D emocrats want to declare an end to the Minnesota Senate race, with Al Franken the winner and Norm Coleman the sore loser. In an appearance with Franken last week, Harry Reid averred: The race in Minnesota is over with. . . . There s no way the ...
Minnesota court gives Franken good news — CNN Political Ticker 3/31/2009
Franken holds a 225 vote lead over Coleman. (CNN) – A Minnesota court Tuesday ordered the review of 400 absentee ballots in that state's still-disputed Senate race, a number that falls far short of the 1,300 absentee ballots Republican Norm ...
Judges deal Coleman crippling blow in Minn. race (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 4/1/2009
AP - A special court on Tuesday ordered further review of 400 absentee ballots in the Minnesota Senate race, dealing a crippling blow to Republican Norm Coleman's legal challenge against Democrat Al Franken's lead.
Franken Wins Ruling in Minnesota Senate Race — NYT > Politics 4/1/2009
A three-judge panel ruled that only 400 absentee ballots — far fewer than Republican Senator Norm Coleman had sought — should be examined for possible counting.
Minnesota Judges Limit Recount in Senate Race — Wash Post Elections 4/1/2009
A three-judge state panel in Minnesota dealt Norm Coleman (R) a serious setback in his bid for reelection to the Senate, ruling yesterday that only 400 absentee ballots in his contest against entertainer Al Franken (D) may be reviewed and possibly ...
Downballot: A decisive ruling? — First Read 4/1/2009
MINNESOTA: The Star Tribune: "In a potentially decisive ruling, a panel of three judges today ordered up to 400 new absentee ballots opened and counted, far fewer than Republican Norm Coleman had sought in his effort to overcome a lead by DFLer Al ...