Could Senate seat Franken before he's certified as winner?
politico.com 12/29/2008 — Blog: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) is calling for the Senate to provisionally seat the Canvassing Board’s declared winner, even if the results aren'

Franken to be declared Senate victor in Minnesota | U.S.
reuters.com 1/5/2009 — MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Democrat Al Franken will be declared the winner of the tight U.S. Senate contest in Minnesota, emerging from a ballot recount with a slim margin over Republican Norm Coleman, state officials said on Sunday. But Coleman, the ...

Franken to be declared Senate victor in Minnesota - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com 1/5/2009 — MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) Democrat Al Franken will be declared the winner of the tight U.S. Senate contest in Minnesota , emerging from a ballot recount with a slim margin over Republican Norm Coleman , state officials said on Sunday. But Coleman, the ...

Senate Democrats May Try To Seat Franken
cqpolitics.com 1/5/2009 — CQ TODAY MIDDAY UPDATE Jan. 5, 2009 – 1:55 p.m. Senate Democrats May Try To Seat Franken Senate Democrats may try to seat Al Franken this week, assuming he is declared the winner of his hotly contested election battle with GOP Sen. Norm Coleman of ...

Franken: I'm on track to win
politico.com 12/30/2008 — Blog: Al Franken said he believes he is “on track to win” the Minnesota Senate race against Sen. Norm Coleman

Franken camp: 'We're winning'
politico.com 12/3/2008 — Blog: Al Franken’s campaign attorney Marc Elias said today that, based on its latest internal tally, Franken has taken the lead over Sen. Norm Colem

Senator Franken, At Last?
truthdig.com 1/5/2009 — After recounting 2.4 million ballots, Minnesota officials are expected to name Al Franken the state’s next senator, winning by a mere 225 votes. Franken’s rival, Sen. Norm Coleman, will likely fight the decision in the state supreme ...

Minnesota elections board says Franken won
thehill.com 1/5/2009 — The Minnesota Board of Canvassers certified Democrat Al Franken as winner of the state’s Senate race, but incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman’s (R) attorneys have vowed to challenge the decision. After two months of political and legal wrangling by both ...

Franken: Senate "Going To Try" To Seat Him
huffingtonpost.com 1/22/2009 — WASHINGTON — It's no joke: Senate Democrats are moving toward letting comedian Al Franken join the chamber while Republican Norm Coleman's election lawsuit is pending. "We're going to try to seat Al Franken," Senate Majority Leader Harry ...

Minn. board gives Senate win to Franken
usatoday.com 1/5/2009 — The Canvassing Board's declaration started a seven-day clock for Coleman to file a lawsuit protesting the result, as his attorneys have said he would. If he doesn't, Franken will get the election certificate he needs to take the seat in Washington. ...

Coleman vows to challenge results (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/6/2009
Politico - Democrat Al Franken was officially declared the winner Monday in Minnesota’s Senate race, defeating Republican Sen. Norm Coleman by 225 votes, according to the state Canvassing Board.

Democrat wins Minnesota Senate seat in recount (Reuters) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/6/2009
Reuters - Democrat Al Franken beat Republican incumbent Norm Coleman to win the U.S. Senate seat from Minnesota, officials conducting a final recount said on Monday, though the loser promised to challenge the result.

Democrat wins Minnesota Senate seat in recount — Reuters: Politics 1/6/2009
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Democrat Al Franken beat Republican incumbent Norm Coleman to win the U.S. Senate seat from Minnesota, officials conducting a final recount said on Monday, though the loser promised to challenge the result.

Franken Win Certified, but Senate Will Delay Seating — Wash Post In Congress 1/6/2009
Entertainer-turned-politician Al Franken declared victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race yesterday, just hours after a state panel charged with overseeing the recount of nearly 3 million ballots certified that the Democrat had received 225 more votes ...

Franken Win Certified, but Senate Will Delay Seating — Wash Post Elections 1/6/2009
Entertainer-turned-politician Al Franken declared victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race yesterday, just hours after a state panel charged with overseeing the recount of nearly 3 million ballots certified that the Democrat had received 225 more votes ...