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This morning when I read JTA’s “World War III over a Senate seat?” I couldn’t help but worry that this battle may be far from over. In JTA’s post on the Minnesota Senate race, Eric Fingerhut asked, “Will Minnesota ever get its second senator?” ...
Court to count up to 400 ballots in Senate recount trial
startribune.com — The absentee ballots are far fewer than Norm Coleman sought and appear to include many that Al... Franken had identified as wrongly rejected. (more) Court to count up to 400 ballots in Senate recount trial
Boehlert: Norm Coleman's a sore loser. Why won't the press say so?
mediamatters.org — Any day now, a three-judge panel in Minnesota will rule on Norm Coleman's lawsuit to overturn the... results of the state's Senate election recount, which was completed in January. The complete hand recount concluded that the incumbent Republican ... (more) Boehlert: Norm Coleman's a sore loser. Why won't the ...
TheHill: GOP - Democrats trying to 'steal' NY-20
TheHill: GOP - Democrats trying to 'steal' NY-20
thehill.com — National Republicans are warning prospective donors that Democrats are trying to “pull a Franken” and “steal” Tuesday's... special election in upstate New York. Republicans made the charges in a fundraising e-mail sent out early Wednesday morning ... (more) TheHill: GOP - Democrats trying to 'steal' NY-20
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