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startribune.com - 12/19/2008

Franken pushes his lead over Coleman past 150

— startribune.com — The state Canvassing Board's first rush of ballot rulings in the U.S. Senate race has unofficially put challenger Al Franken in the lead by more than 150. (more) Franken pushes his lead over Coleman past 150

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/18/2008

Franken The Likely Winner As Minnesota Recount Heads To Finish Line

— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Don't look now, but it looks like Al Franken may win the Minnesota Senate race. A series of developments in the last few days have given the very strong impression that Al is suddenly in a position to prevail -- and a resolution of the fight might ... (more) Franken The Likely Winner As Minnesota Recount Heads To ...

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politico.com - 12/18/2008

Coleman vs. Franken: 5 votes

— politico.com — Coleman’s shrinking lead, combined with a state Supreme Court decision handed down Thursday, has heightened the chances that Franken could end up winning. (more) Coleman vs. Franken: 5 votes

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'Daily Voting News' For December 18, 2008
The BRAD BLOG — ... MN: Court weighs absentee ballots http://www.startribune.c...kUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUycaEacyU MN: Canvassing board puzzles over more challenged ballots http://www.startribune.c...kUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUycaEacyU MN: Recount update: No official recount result until at least next week http://politicalticker.b...ntil-at-least-next-week/ MN: Coleman's lead down to 2 votes in Minn. canvass http://www.google.com/ho...fyHT4Av4jsVQgrQD955E1P80 MN: Minnesota Supreme Court: Count rejected absentee ballots ...

Down to Single Digits as Minnesota Recount Continues
The Caucus — ... ” was a vote for Al Franken, Mr. Franken’s vote deficit behind his rival, Senator Norm Coleman, dwindled to single digits . The number is somewhat artificial, however. The board spent a third day ruling on disputed ballots, of which hundreds still remain. Also, the campaigns have both withdrawn challenges of thousands of ballots, and those tallies have yet to be added to the grand total. Both campaigns have been trading accusations of attempted double-counting and disenfranchisement, but a State Supreme Court ruling could force the sides together. The court rejected an ...

Al Franken closes the gap on Coleman
Crooks and Liars — ... Supreme Court Thursday rejected an attempt by incumbent Norm Coleman to block the state Canvassing Board from counting improperly rejected absentee ballots. However, the court ruled that the campaigns of Coleman and Democrat Al Franken, along with Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and vote canvassing boards establish a uniform standard for identifying and counting such absentee ballots. The court said they should then be added to the tally . Wow, it's really close now. The tight Minnesota U.S. Senate race between Republican ...

What's Taking So Long In Minnesota?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — They are having ten minute conversations about the existence of Lizard People. As of last night Coleman was citing a 2 vote lead. Now Frankin appears to be up for the first time. Nate Silver's guess: I'm now projecting a Franken lead of more like 70 votes, which would bring my numbers closely in line with the Star Tribune's estimate. ...