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Why Coleman lost
politico.com - 7/1/2009
Why Coleman lost
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In addition to dwindling funds, Coleman's political future may been a factor in his concession.
Coleman concedes Minnesota Senate race after court decision
cnn.com - 6/30/2009
Coleman concedes Minnesota Senate race after court decision
— cnn.com — Former Sen. Norm Coleman gave up his challenge to the November election results.... (more) Coleman concedes Minnesota Senate race after court decision

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 6/30/2009
Minnesota Supreme Court Rules On Coleman's Appeal: He Lost, Franken Won The Election
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — The Minnesota Supreme Court has handed down its much-expected ruling in the heavily-litigated Minnesota Senate race from... 2008 -- and it's a unanimous one -- deciding against Republican former Sen. Norm Coleman's appeal of his defeat in the election ... (more) Minnesota Supreme Court Rules On Coleman's Appeal: He ...

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Franken's New Capitol Hill Office Seals Final Victory Over Coleman
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 7/1/2009
Franken's New Capitol Hill Office Seals Final Victory Over Coleman
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Now that he has won his seat in the United States Senate and will be sworn in... next week, Sen.-elect Al Franken (D-MN) has officially been assigned office space on Capitol Hill -- with some very special significance to it. A Senate staffer has sent ... (more) Franken's New Capitol Hill Office Seals Final Victory ...

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The Reaction:  And so, Minnesota's long national nightmare is over

Balloon Juice:  Keeping it Real

CNSNews.com Headlines:  Newspaper Roundup for July 1, 2009

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And so, Minnesota's long national nightmare is over
The Reaction —

Keeping it Real
Balloon Juice — Love this: You really wanna know why he lost? He had fewer fucking votes.

Newspaper Roundup for July 1, 2009
CNSNews.com Headlines — ... 'avoid more cancers' BBC: 'Ugly' fruit back on sale in EU BBC: UN begins Bhutto assassination inquiry Los Angeles Times: Drug war on another border: Canada Washington Post: Term Saw Supreme Court Move to The Right Roberts-Led March Likely to Continue Los Angeles Times: Coach, principal being disciplined over 'Bruno' photos Politico: Fox News goes 10 for 10 Politico: Sarah Palin story sparks Republican family feud Politico: Why Norm Coleman lost Politico: NRCC features Obama in ad targeting cap-and-trade USA ...

The Genius of The Politico
Eschaton — The Politico tries to explain: Why Norm Coleman lost. I think it's because the other guy got more votes. For fuck's sake.

Does The Acknowledgment Of Franken's Victory Mean Anything To America's Working Families?
DownWithTyranny! — ... out immediately: the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled unanimously to dismiss defeated Senator Norm Coleman's frivolous law suit against Al Franken and Gov. Tim Pawlenty-- with no choice other than breaking the law-- agreed, if reluctantly, to allow his state to have two U.S. Senators just like states with normal governors. Having been informed by John Cornyn of the NRSC that the Republican Party wasn't spending any more than the million they'd already spent to forestall the inevitable, Coleman called Franken and conceded. ...

Headline of the Day
WTF Is It Now?!? — Via Politico: Why Norm Coleman lost. Don't waste your time clicking the link, the asshats can't seem to come to grips with the fact that the Minnesota supreme court legislated from the bench ruled that Franken got more votes. It's like 2000 never happened. ...

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MN-Gov: Not Looking So Good for Coleman
swingstateproject.com 7/9/2009 — Public Policy Polling (7/7-8, registered voters): R.T. Rybak (D) : 43 Norm Coleman (R) : 37 Mark Dayton (D) : 41 Norm Coleman (R) : 39 Margaret Anderson Kelliher (D) : 34 Norm Coleman (R) : 42 (MoE: ?2.5%) Perhaps bolstered by the recent spate of reports that Norm Coleman (now in need ...
Coleman hurt by recount
publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com 7/9/2009 — More than half of Minnesota voters now have an unfavorable opinion of Norm Coleman following the protracted recount for his Senate seat, and it's harming his prospects for a future Gubernatorial campaign. 52% of voters in the state view Coleman ...
Another Consequence of Coleman’s Concession
blogs.wsj.com 7/2/2009 — Naftali Bendavid reports on Congress. A little-noticed result of Republican Norm Coleman ’s concession to Democrat Al Franken in the Minnesota Senate race—coming two months after the party switch of Pennsylvania’s Arlen Specter —is that ...
Coleman Staffers Getting New Jobs
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 6/20/2009 — Have things reached the point in the ongoing (and going, and going...) Minnesota Senate race, where even Norm Coleman's staffers may have seen the writing on the wall? In recent weeks, two of his top staffers have gotten new jobs . LeRoy Coleman ...
Not-$enator Coleman'$ long$hot court battle
thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com 6/30/2009 — By GottaLaff One word: GiveitupTokerNorm: Republicans know they’ll need every last dollar in next year’s campaign if they want to keep Democrats from topping 60 seats in the Senate . So with potentially better Senate investments on the ...
What are Coleman donors getting for their money?
mnprogressiveproject.com 5/13/2009 — Is this what donors thought they were funding when they wrote a check to Norm Coleman's campaign for the recount and legal challenge? Former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) has requested permission to use his campaign funds for legal fees relating to a ...
GOP Defers to Coleman on Fate
rollcall.com 6/4/2009 — Senate Republican leaders appear willing to go to the mat for former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), but it's unclear whether Coleman wants to go to the mat for himself. The Minnesota Supreme Court is expected to rule within weeks on whether Democrat Al ...
Potential Coleman GOP Rival: I Love Norm, "But He Lost To Al Franken, For Goodness' Sake"
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 7/2/2009 — I just got off the phone with Minnesota Republican state Rep. Marty Seifert, who recently stepped down from his position as state House Minority Leader to run for Governor, about a very important topic: What might happen if former Sen. Norm Coleman ...
Coleman: It's Not About Me -- "One Vote" In The Senate Is About The Future Of The Country
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 6/15/2009 — Former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) spoke to the Minnesota state Republican convention this past weekend -- explaining that his disputed Senate race is not just about him , but the issues that matter to the country. Norm broke the ice with a joke. ...
Norm Coleman For Senate Governor?
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 6/3/2009 — The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that an interesting name has popped up among the people being speculated about as Republican candidates for governor of Minnesota, now that incumbent Republican Tim Pawlenty isn't running again: Former U.S. Sen. ...
AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDT (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 6/30/2009
AP - Republican Norm Coleman concedes Minnesota Senate race after court rules for comedian Franken
Franken will have to prove himself again — msnbc.com: Politics 6/30/2009
As the pivotal Sixtieth Democrat, Franken will be on the very fault line of American politics. He will have to show the same  discipline and control that he mustered in defeating  Sen. Norm Coleman
Franken wins Minn. Senate race; Coleman concedes (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 7/1/2009
AP - Al Franken ascended Tuesday from the ranks of former "Saturday Night Live" comedians to an even more exclusive club, outlasting Republican Norm Coleman in an eight-month recount and courtroom saga to win a seat in the U.S. Senate.
Norm Coleman concedes Minnesota Senate race to Al Franken — L.A. Times - Politics 7/1/2009
The Republican former senator admits defeat after the state Supreme Court rules in Franken's favor in the long ballot recount. Franken's win will give Democrats a 60-vote filibuster-proof majority. >  ...
Congress: Franken wins -- 238 days later — First Read 7/1/2009
Minnesota, your long Senate race nightmare is over. The Star Tribune : "Al Franken, a satirist known for his biting political humor, is headed to the U.S. Senate, the survivor of an epic legal struggle that opponent Norm Coleman finally ...