dailykos.com - 11/14/2008
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First, a reminder of what Norm Coleman was saying the day after the election, when he was leading by 725 votes: "Yesterday the voters spoke. We prevailed," Coleman said Wednesday at a news conference. He noted Franken could opt to waive the recount. "It's up to him whether such a step is ...
powerlineblog.com - 11/18/2008
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powerlineblog.com —
Norm Coleman will be certified the winner of
the contest for Minnesota's Senate seat by the state
Canvassing Board today. Yesterday the Franken campaign asked the board not to certify the result until certain rejected absentee ballots are included in ...
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Coleman wins, Franken loses; recount begins tomorrow
twincities.com - 11/13/2008
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twincities.com —
Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman's campaign Saturday asked
a Ramsey County judge to stop the counting of
32 Minneapolis absentee ballots that were, according to the Coleman campaign, in a city election official's car Friday night. Ramsey County Chief ...
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Coleman campaign asks Ramsey County judge to halt count ...
nypost.com - 11/13/2008
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nypost.com —
Last updated: 4:12 pm November 13, 2008 Posted:
4:03 pm November 13, 2008 IF Al Franken wins
his Minnesota race, Democrats will get at least 58 US senators, giving them an effectively filibuster-proof majority. When Franken woke up on the day after ...
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FRANKEN 'FIXES' STALK SENATE RACE - New York Post
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11/14: Senators In The Spotlight
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... ' BarbinMD pushes back: "This is really pitiful. Republicans are in such a panic over the possibility that they will lose another senate seat when the legally-mandated recount in Minnesota is completed, they are doing everything they can to taint the results before the process even begins. The desperate moves began the day after the election when [MN Sen.] Norm Coleman declared himself the winner and laughably suggested that Al Franken forego any recount, and now, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has set up a ...
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The Good News for Coleman...
fivethirtyeight.com 1/7/2009 — ...is that the Minnesota Supreme Court's order (.pdf) today didn't make any judgment whatsoever about the merits of Coleman's case on absentee ballots. It merely said that the time to resolve these things is during an election contest, not during the ...
Your One-Stop Guide to the Norm Coleman Scandal-Thon
blogs.tnr.com 10/31/2008 — Lawsuits! Shady associates! Dirty money! It's very hard
to keep track of what the hell's been going on in these final days of
the Norm Coleman-Al Franken showdown in Minnesota, so here's a little
cheat sheet for you to keep track. Rentgate : This ...
Key Player Not Denying Allegations Against Coleman
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/2/2008 — In the last few days, Norm Coleman, who's in a desperate fight to hold onto his U.S.
Senate in Minnesota, has had to answer questions about appearing in a suit filed against one of his supporters, a politically connected multimillionaire named ...
Coleman speaks!
politico.com 12/23/2008 — Blog: For the first time since the Minnesota Senate recount began, Sen. Norm Coleman briefly talked to a Minneapolis TV station about the recount
Coleman Lawyers Up
powerlineblog.com 11/28/2008 — With the Thanksgiving holiday, there hasn't been much news in the Senate recount contest between Norm Coleman and Al Franken. The Minneapolis Star Tribune shows Coleman with a 282-vote lead, with 88 percent of ballots recounted. It seems clear at ...
Coleman v. Minnesota Canvassing Board
fivethirtyeight.com 12/18/2008 — This afternoon, Minnesota's Supreme Court will take up Norm Coleman's request (PDF) to stop the counting of so-called "fifth-pile" absentee ballots in Minnesota. These are ballots that initially were rejected by the counties, but that upon further ...
Taking Stock Of The Coleman-Kazeminy Charges
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/14/2008 — As Norm Coleman gets set for a recount in his bid to hold onto his Minnesota Senate seat, it's worth considering where things stand on the allegations that surfaced in the waning days of the campaign about Coleman's relationship with his friend and ...
Norm Coleman Sues Al Franken For Defamation
huffingtonpost.com 10/30/2008 — Sen. Norm Coleman announced on Thursday that he was filing a lawsuit against his Democratic opponent Al Franken and the Franken campaign over what he deemed defamation of character.
If the move seems dramatic, it shouldn't. This is now the fourth ...
Schumer: 60 'possible but unlikely' —
First Read 11/13/2008
From NBC's Abby LivingstonIn his mission to crush a GOP filibuster, DSCC Chairman Chuck Schumer feels the chance of 60 Democratic senators this cycle is “possible, but unlikely.”
Briefing reporters this afternoon, the New York senator gave the ...
Hillary raises money for Franken —
First Read 11/14/2008
From NBC's Chuck Todd and Mark MurrayHillary Clinton, though her HillPAC, has sent a solicitation to supporters asking them to donate money to Al Franken during the recount in Minnesota's Senate race. "The Franken campaign is working hard to ...
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