thehill.com - 12/3/2008
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Minnesota Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken’s campaign said Wednesday that the comedian has taken the lead in his race against Sen. Norm Coleman (R). Franken’s lawyer, Marc Elias, has been pressing for the media to focus on the campaign’s internal vote totals of the recount, which as of ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/3/2008
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com —
In a briefing going on right now with
reporters, Al Franken's lead recount lawyer Marc Elias made
a stunning announcement: According to the campaign's methodology of tracking the recount results, they believe Al Franken now leads Norm Coleman by a ...
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Franken Camp's Claim: We're Now Ahead!
huffingtonpost.com - 12/3/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
Aides to Al Franken's senatorial campaign announced on
Wednesday that, for the first time since the recount
began, they were actually ahead of Sen. Norm Coleman. Speaking on a conference call with reporters, Franken's chief counsel Marc Elias said ...
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Franken Ahead 22 Votes Now, Campaign Says
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/2/2008
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com —
There are three big pieces of news just
out now, from a Franken campaign press briefing, that
could potentially signal a comeback for him in this long-running election vote-count: • Under the campaign's methodology , Franken narrowed the margin ...
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New Signs That Recount Momentum May Be Swinging Back To ...
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Franken Claims Lead in Senate Recount
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Al Franken's
(D) campaign said that the comedian has taken the lead in his race
against Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN), according to The Hill. ...
Matt Lewis: Franken Leading?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
Well...not really. According to The Hill , Al Franken's campaign claims that their internal vote totals show him leading Norm Coleman by 22 votes. Most media reports, however, are showing Coleman up by about 300 votes. A Coleman spokesman is quoted as saying that Franken's numbers are " not credible, and we expect the media to demand the full and complete explanation."
Employee Free Choice Act-- Will Obama Roll Over Or Stand And Fight?
DownWithTyranny! —
... Johnson (D-SD), a co-sponsor, was in the hospital and couldn't vote. Several of the anti-working families Republicans who joined the filibuster were defeated-- or have retired and been replaced-- by Democrats: Wayne Allard (CO), Elizabeth Dole (NC), Pete Domenici (NM), Gordon Smith (OR), Ted Stevens (AK), John Sununu (NH) and John Warner (VA). If the vote were to take place today there is every indication that it would be 59- 40. The decisive vote comes down to Minnesota and who wins the recount between anti-working family Norm Coleman and pro-working family Al Franken. ...
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With Key Phase In Recount Now Over, Franken Looks On Track To Win
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/20/2008 — The Minnesota state canvassing board has finished its review of challenged ballots today, and we can now say this: When all the dust settles, comedian and progressive activist Al Franken is very likely to become a United States Senator from ...
Senate recount: It's unlikely Coleman will win in court
minnpost.com 1/8/2009 — Senate recount: It's unlikely Coleman will win in court
By Eric Black | Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009
Norm Coleman's statement announcing that he would contest the election result struck the right tone. But it seems unlikely that the courts will ...
Coleman vs. Franken: Recount looms
startribune.com 11/5/2008 — Sen. Norm Coleman is leading Democratic challenger Al Franken in one of the most bitter U.S. Senate races in Minnesota history. With 99 percent of the 4,130 precincts reporting, Coleman maintains an unofficial margin of less than 800 votes out of ...
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ace.mu.nu 12/19/2008 — « WikiLeaks Posts Technical Details of Bomb-Stopping Frequency-Jammers Which Have Reduced Killings in Iraq | Main | Heritage Foundation Co-Founder Paul Weyrich Dies » Agita: Coleman Spokesman Predicts Al Franken Will Take Lead in Recount for First ...
GOP Group In Panic Over Possible Franken Win
huffingtonpost.com 12/24/2008 — The possible, perhaps, impending victory of Al Franken to the Senate has sent GOP officials into a paranoid tizzy.
In an "urgent message" to supporters, the Republican National Lawyer Association accuses Franken and his "liberal allies" of ...
There’s Hope For Franken Yet
truthdig.com 12/19/2008 — BradBlog has the latest from the endless recount battle in Minnesota, where Al Franken has apparently pulled into a two-vote lead. Results are day-to-day, but the Star Tribune is predicting Franken will win out by fewer than 100 votes.
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What's happening in Minnesota? part 8
powerlineblog.com 11/14/2008 — Al Franken is waging a campaign to overturn the results of Minnesota's Senate election based on a series of deceitful allegations. On this score the fraudulent sob story involving the 84-year-old stroke victim whose ballot was supposedly rejected ...
Franken may be sworn in this week
thehill.com 1/6/2009 — Senate leaders may swear Al Franken in this week, even as Sen. Norm Coleman’s (R-Minn.) campaign vowed to move forward with a challenge to the Democrat’s victory. A recount panel on Monday made Franken’s 225-vote win official, as expected, one day ...
Big, Good News for Al Franken in the MN Senate Race Today
bradblog.com 12/13/2008 — We've been on the road for several weeks, and haven't been able to report on the day-to-day details of the hand-count of the razor-thin U.S. Senate race in Minnesota between incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman (R) and challenger Al Franken (D). Happily, the ...
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