youtube.com - 1/5/2009
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The head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee says Al Franken should be seated in the U.S. Senate when it convenes Tuesday. (Jan. 4)
abcnews.go.com - 1/5/2009
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abcnews.go.com —
Two months after Minnesota voters went to the
polls, Democrat Al Franken has been declared the winner
of the U.S. Senate race, but his opponent, Republican incumbent Norm Coleman, is ready to challenge the results in court. Franken, the comedian and ...
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Franken Declared Winner in Minnesota Senate Race
reuters.com - 1/5/2009
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reuters.com —
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 ...
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Franken to be declared Senate victor in ...
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End of The Line For Ex-Senator Coleman?
DownWithTyranny! —
Don't let the door hit you on your way out-- and best of luck in your next endeavors Everyone is wondering if it isn't too late for ex-Senator Norm Coleman to swoop in and claim the RNC Chair in the midst of a vicious, raucous bloodletting between beleaguered conservatives and surging neo-Nazis. Earlier today, the Minnesota Supreme Court ...
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