tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/14/2008
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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 longtime associate, the businessman Nasser ...
online.wsj.com - 11/12/2008
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online.wsj.com —
You'd think Democrats would be content with last
week's electoral rout. But judging from the odd doings
in Minnesota, some in their party wouldn't mind adding to their jackpot by stealing a Senate seat for left-wing joker Al Franken. When Minnesotans ...
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Mischief in Minnesota?
dailykos.com - 11/13/2008
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dailykos.com —
In Alaska we have 90,000 ballots waiting to
be counted (PDF): Absentee : 60,950 Early : 9,507
Question : 20,178 Total: 90,635 Today, the state will count 42,991 of the absentee ballots and 9.333 of the early votes. They'll be counting these ...
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Alaska and Minnesota updates
politico.com - 11/12/2008
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Coleman/Kazeminy: Insurance exec is Coleman supporter
Majikthise —
... So far, two separate lawsuits allege that Sen. Norm Coleman's mysterious benefactor, Nasser Kazeminy, disguised cash gifts to the senator as payments from Kazeminy's oil services firm to the insurance company that employed Coleman's wife. ...
Norm Coleman Under FBI Investigation
Oliver Willis —
St. Paul Pioneer Press: “Federal investigators are looking into allegations that a longtime friend and benefactor tried to steer money to U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman, the Pioneer Press has learned. ”
* Coleman “suitgate” pal Nasser Kazeminy is among Minnesota’s top 20 political donors
* Taking Stock Of The Coleman-Kazeminy Charges
* VIDEO: Coleman campaign spokesperson can’t answer yes or no to charges Kazeminy bought suits for Coleman
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Senate Guru: Where the Minnesota Senate Race Stands
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... , treating his mortgage like an ATM. Coleman has not only had to contend with the cost of a campaign in overtime, but also the legal bills associated with lawyering up in the case of his political benefactor allegedly funnelling money to his wife's company. Further, Coleman now faces a possible legal battle over ...
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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 ...
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 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 ...
Coleman Lawyers Up
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/16/2008 — More signs that Norm Coleman is taking the allegations in the Nasser Kazeminy lawsuit very, very seriously.
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that all four of the principals in the alleged scheme to pass money to Coleman -- Kazeminy, Coleman, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Stepping Back, Norm Coleman-Style
dailykos.com 11/14/2008 — 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 ...
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 Goes To Court
hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com 1/7/2009 — The epic race for the MN senate seat will have yet another chapter before its finale. Republican Sen. Norm Coleman announced today that he'll take the fight for the seat to the state Supreme Court , less than a day after the state canvassing board ...
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 ...
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