talkingpointsmemo.com - 6/2/2009
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I hope I'm wrong. But Gov. Tim Pawlenty's
(R) apparent decision not to seek reelection does not...
bode well for Al Franken's ability to get seated in the senate any time soon. That's because the most probable next step in the endless Franken-Coleman ...
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Bad News for Franken?
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 6/4/2009
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This is the sort of thing that gets
people wondering whether Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) will actually...
sign a certificate of election for Al Franken -- as he's said he would do -- once the Minnesota Supreme Court hands down its expected ruling in Al's ...
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Pawlenty: I'll Certify Franken's Election -- If There's ...
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Pawlenty: I'll Certify Franken's Election -- If There's No Order Against It From A Federal Court
TPM Election Central —
This is the sort of thing that gets people wondering whether Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) will actually sign a certificate of election for Al Franken -- as he's said he would do -- once the Minnesota Supreme Court hands down its expected ruling in Al's favor.
Pawlenty appeared this afternoon on the Neil Cavuto show, and Cavuto observed that Pawlenty's decision to not run for a third term, which many people see as a possible lead-up to a presidential campaign in 2012, also frees him up to fight for Norm Coleman. Pawlenty denied that he would behave in such a manner -- but he did point out some possible circumstances that could hold things up further: ...
Senate Guru: MN-Sen: I Don't Trust Tim Pawlenty
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
{Originally posted at my blog Senate Guru.}
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has been making the rounds on cable news today, no doubt working to raise in his profile for 2012 in the wake of his decision not to run for re-election in 2010. During these interviews, he has suggested that he would not delay the seating of Minnesota's next Senator. Election law experts appear unanimous that the Minnesota Supreme Court will affirm the victory of Senator-elect Al Franken. The reason I don't trust Pawlenty is that he is leaving himself too much wiggle room. Watch the exchange in the video below, from Pawlenty's appearance today on Fox News: ...
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Pawlenty Pushes Back Re-Election Decision
politicalwire.com 5/29/2009 — Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R), who originally said he would make his re-election plans known early this year, said yesterday that he will announce later this summer whether he will seek election to a third term, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. ...
Pawlenty Waiting on Court Ruling
politicalwire.com 6/29/2009 — Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) said on CNN yesterday that he would sign an election certification declaring Al Franken (D) the winner if Norm Coleman (R) loses his court challenge.
Said Pawlenty: "We expect that ruling any day now. I also expect ...
Pawlenty To Sign Franken's Certificate Today
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 6/30/2009 — Our good friends at The Uptake report that Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) will sign Democratic Sen.-elect Al Franken's certificate of election today, now that Republican former Sen. Norm Coleman has conceded defeat after the state Supreme Court upheld ...
Pawlenty won't delay if court rules for Franken
politico.com 6/29/2009 — Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) said Sunday he has no plans for further delay in certifying the results of the state's disputed U.S. Senate election so that Republican Norm Coleman can pursue a federal court challenge.
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Pawlenty: 'I'm not ruling anything in or out'
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 6/3/2009 — Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has 19 months left in his second term.
(CNN) – Tim Pawlenty announced Tuesday that he will not seek a third term as governor, a decision that gives the Minnesota Republican room to start plotting a possible White ...
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MINNESOTA: The Minneapolis Star Tribune writes that yesterday’s “vigorous interrogations” by the state Supreme Court “left no decisive signals about the justices' thinking. They challenged the arguments of both candidates, but leveled their toughest ...
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