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21 Apr 2009 10:36

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U.S.: Norm Coleman drags the Minnesota Senate seat fight out – again

  • The Minnesota tradition in law [is] to enfranchise people, and their decision disenfranchises many Minnesotans whose votes have been wrongly rejected.
  • Norm Coleman • Who has bitterly fought Al Franken in a tightly-contested senate race that should have ended six months ago, considering it’s almost May. With just a couple hundred votes separating the two, Franken was declared winner in a court decision, but Coleman filed an appeal with the Minnesota Supreme Court. You know, we understand why Coleman’s fighting so hard, but there has to be a point where you just give it up out of respect for a state which hasn’t had proper representation for nearly four months. • source
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13 Apr 2009 21:32

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U.S.: Good God, it’s April. The Minnesota Senate race still isn’t over?

  • 312 votes number of votes Al Franken leads by; a state court ruled him the leading vote-getter today
  • seven weeks the length of the trial to decide this fate; Norm Coleman can (and probably will) still appeal source
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31 Mar 2009 20:59

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U.S.: Al Franken and Norm Coleman are STILL fighting for that senate seat

  • 400 votes stand between someone winning the Minnesota seat source
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11 Jan 2009 14:31

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U.S.: Is Al Franken the GOP’s Public Enemy No. 1?

  • Republicans hate him. The former “Saturday Night Live” writer and actor is that kind of guy that brings everyone together by pulling them apart. Now he’s likely to be in the U.S. Senate. Says Minnesota Republican Party Chair Ron Carey, “I don’t know if we’ve ever had an opponent who is so disliked by Republicans as Al Franken.”
  • Norm’s a long-shot. Despite initially being in the lead (barely) prior to the recount, an unlikely-to-hold-water court challenge is the only thing that stands in the way of Norm Coleman losing his senate seat to Franken. Some analysts say that Franken’s history as a liberal commentator and entertainer will come to haunt him in office. source
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05 Jan 2009 21:13

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U.S.: Minn. senate race: A couple hundred votes, a big difference

  • 215 votes, the lead Norm Coleman held over Al Franken after the initial count
  • 225 votes Franken led by (after a recount) when he claimed victory today source
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02 Jan 2009 14:41

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U.S.: Will someone give these men a chair?

  • Stay standing, Roland Burris He was appointed by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich – not exactly something you want to show off on your resume right now. Senate Democratic leaders are fighting his appointment. Who didn’t see that coming?
  • Stuart saves his seat – almost Al Franken has a lead of just a just a few dozen votes over Norm Coleman for his Minnesota Senate seat – and that’s after a recount. He’s almost a senator. Is that good enough? source
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