twincities.com - 6/30/2009
—
It is U.S. Sen. Al Franken. The Minnesota Supreme Court today decided that Franken, a Democrat, won the highest number of votes in last year's U.S. Senate race and deserves a signed election certificate. The court said that Republican Norm Coleman didn't prove that a lower court made enough ...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 6/30/2009
—
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com —
The Minnesota Supreme Court has handed down its
much-expected ruling in the heavily-litigated Minnesota Senate race from
2008 -- and it's a unanimous one -- deciding against Republican former Sen. Norm Coleman's appeal of his defeat in the election ...
(more)
Minnesota Supreme Court Rules On Coleman's Appeal: He ...
startribune.com - 6/30/2009
reuters.com - 6/30/2009
—
reuters.com —
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The Minnesota Supreme Court on
Tuesday declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of a
tight U.S. Senate race over Republican Norm Coleman, which should give Democrats the 60-seat majority they need to overcome procedural ...
(more)
Minnesota court rules Democrat Al Franken won Senate seat
Comments
Blog Reactions
MN Supreme Court Rules 5-0 for Franken
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
... and they continued the push today. Pawlenty, who is in Washington today, has said he would sign a certificate if directed by the court to do so. "I once again encourage Governor Pawlenty to respect the votes of his constituents and the decisions of his state's highest court," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) said in a statement today. "He should put politics aside, follow his state's laws and finally sign the certificate that will bring this episode to an end." From the St. Paul Pioneer-Press : It is U.S. Sen. Al Franken. The Minnesota Supreme Court ...
Franken-fied: Make way for (another) clown
Michelle Malkin —
[image] It’s official. The Senate gets another buffoon . Don’t worry, Al. Bozo the VP Joe Biden’s shoes won’t be that hard for you to fill: It is U.S. Sen. Al Franken. The Minnesota Supreme Court today decided that Franken, a Democrat, won the highest number of votes in last year’s U.S. Senate race and deserves a signed election certificate. The court said that Republican Norm Coleman didn’t prove that a lower court made mistakes requiring a rehearing of the case. Coleman had asked the court to order thousands of rejected absentee ballots counted. He had hoped the counting ...
Breaking: Say hello to Senator Al Franken
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... To no one’s great shock, the Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected Norm Coleman’s appeal of the election contest and awarded the Senate election to Al Franken. The decision, expected last week, stated that Coleman failed to prove that recounting thousands of rejected ballots would have impacted the final results: It is U.S. Sen. Al Franken. The Minnesota Supreme Court today decided that Franken, a Democrat, won the highest number of votes in last year’s U.S. Senate race and deserves a signed election certificate. The court said that Republican Norm Coleman ...
It’s official: Stuart Smalley is going to Washington
Sister Toldjah —
…. just another clown in an already crowded circus tent (via MM).
Breaking: Senator Al Franken
Stop The ACLU —
... Posted on June 30, 2009 [image] Excuse me while I vomit! Is this the first unfunny comedian to become a senator? I don’t know, but he is a joke and its not funny. It is U.S. Sen. Al Franken. The Minnesota Supreme Court today decided that Franken, a Democrat, won the highest number of votes in last year’s U.S. Senate race and deserves a signed election certificate. The court said that Republican Norm Coleman didn’t prove that a lower court made mistakes requiring a rehearing of the case. Coleman had asked the court to order thousands of rejected absentee ...
Related Content
Josh Marshall's bad news for Franken...
powerlineblog.com 6/3/2009 — which is posted here , represents a pure case of liberal projection. Marshall deems Governor Tim Pawlenty's decision not to seek a third term (announced yesterday) bad news for Franken. Why?
As long as he was going to run for governor and had ...
Supreme Court: Franken Win Should Be Certified
wcco.com 6/30/2009 — After an unprecedented eight months of legal wrangling and poring over
hundreds upon hundreds of contested ballots, the Minnesota Supreme
Court has unanimously paved the way for Democrat Al Franken to fill long-vacant
Senate seat.
And it appears ...
Al Franken Wins Minnesota Election-Again
politicolnews.com 7/6/2009 — Finally Al Franken by way of the longest legal battle in history for Minnesota is getting to do what the people of Minnesota elected him to do -take his seat as the Senator from Minnesota in a hotly contested court battle from the Republican contender Norm Coleman.
The Supreme Court Judge ...
Minnesota Supreme Court Decides for Franken
swampland.blogs.time.com 6/30/2009 — The Minnesota Supreme Court this afternoon ruled unanimously that Al Franken is “entitled to receive the certificate of election as United States Senator from the State of Minnesota.” Barring an appeal by G.O.P. incumbent Norm Coleman to the U.S. ...
Franken vs. Coleman: Our Top 10 Moments
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 6/30/2009 — It's been a strange eight months following the Minnesota elections. Here are 10 of our very favorite moments (post election), care of TPMDC reporter (and Franken-Coleman authority) Eric Kleefeld:
Nov. 5: Franken Says Race "Too Close to Call"
The ...
Franken Comes to Washington
rollcall.com 7/6/2009 — After waiting eight long months for final confirmation that he defeated former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), Sen.-elect Al Franken (D) will have no time to spare as he seeks to get up to speed this week on two of the biggest debates facing the chamber. ...
Al Franken Sent $95,000 By Republicans
huffingtonpost.com 7/9/2009 — WASHINGTON — Al Franken became a senator on Tuesday, completing the transformation from comedian to politician.
The Minnesota Democrat's swearing-in marked the end of an eight-month political and legal struggle and drew thunderous applause ...
Franken may have won by losing at MN Supreme Court
minnpost.com 3/7/2009 — In rejecting Al Franken's request for an election certificate, the Minnesota Supreme Court may have also thrown him a bone. Specifically, the justices, writing unanimously, apparently tipped their hand on on how they will rule on the question of ...
The Associated Press: Which Al Franken will show up in Washington?
google.com 7/2/2009 — 5 days ago ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Now that Al Franken is headed for the Senate, which Franken will show up in Washington? Will it be the passionate, sometimes angry liberal who hurled playground insults at Rush Limbaugh as an author and radio host? Or ...
Dems put pressure on T-Paw, Coleman —
First Read 6/30/2009
From NBC's Mark MurrayNot surprisingly, Democrats are now putting pressure on Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty to certify Al Franken as the winner in Minnesota, and on Norm Coleman to bow out of the race.
Sen. Bob Menendez, chairman of the Democratic ...
Follow BeltwayBlips on Twitter
