Norm Coleman

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12/30/08
Franken Leads by 50 Votes in Minn.

...or visit www.djreprints.com WASHINGTON -- Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar is proposing that the winner of the Senate contest between Norm Coleman and Al Franken be seated at the end of their recount, even as the possibility of a drawn-out court battle loom

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12/29/08
Sen. Cornyn says Senate shouldn't seat Franken

...Republican campaign chief John Cornyn (Texas) said Tuesday the Senate shouldn't seat Democrat Al Franken, who leads GOP Sen. Norm Coleman (Minn.) in a hotly contested recount. “Al Franken is falsely declaring victory based on an artificial lead create

Source: The Hill
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12/29/08
Franken lead at 50 with absentees left to count

...ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Democratic candidate Al Franken now holds a 50 vote lead over Republican Sen. Norm Coleman with almost all of the counting in Minnesota's Senate race done. Franken's lead grew by a few votes on Tuesday when the state Canvassing Board

Source: Miami Herald
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12/29/08
Coleman Threatens to Derail Recount, Secretary of State Expects Resolution

...improve his long-shot chances. Share and save this post: Entering the final stages of the Minnesota recount process, Sen. Norm Coleman has made some dramatic moves meant to improve his long-shot chances. In the process, the Republican Senator is threa

Source: AlterNet.org
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12/28/08
The Best Senate Campaign of 2008

And the best Senate campaign of 2008 is: Kay Hagan of North Carolina -- Hagan, a state senator, got into the race against Sen. Elizabeth Dole after a number ...

Source: Washington Post, United States
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12/28/08
Minnesota Recount Stuck In the Mud

...approaching and the sniping among lawyers increasing, the U.S. Senate recount stalled today as the campaigns for Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken remained far apart on an agreement on improperly rejected absentee ballots. Lawyers for the two ca

Source: Truth Dig
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12/28/08
Political Clippings

The unopened ballots “could weigh heavily in the race,” which unofficially has Democrat Al Franken leading incumbent GOP Sen. Norm Coleman by 46 votes. ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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12/28/08
US-POLITICS Summary

Unofficial counts showed one-time comedian Al Franken, a Democrat, leading Republican incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman by less than 50 votes out of more than 2.4 ...

Source: Washington Post, United States
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12/28/08
If past is a predictor, expect 2009 to be sadly predictable

FEBRUARY: Police are called when Norm Coleman and Al Franken come to blows outside a St. Paul bar, each suffering a black eye and cut lip. ...

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN
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12/28/08
Coleman calls for expanded ballot count

By Michael O'Brien and Reid Wilson Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), who once implored Democratic opponent Al Franken to end his bid for a recount, ...

Source: The Hill, DC
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12/28/08
Coleman, Franken differ on rejected ballots

AP NewsAlert The campaigns of Sen. Norm Coleman and Al Franken disagree over the number of absentee ballots that were improperly rejected and should now be ...

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN
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12/25/08
Paul Raushenbush: The Ten Worst Religious Stories of 2008

...has sent out his annual holiday card, and in 2008 the 82-year old doubled... Minnesota Public Radio reports that Sen. Norm Coleman and challenger Al Franken have struck a deal on... 2008 has stressed America's morale in unimaginable ways. Growing...

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12/25/08
Marguerite Manteau-Rao: 14 Steps to Food Safety

...approved your comment will appear directly underneath the comment you replied to Minnesota Public Radio reports that Sen. Norm Coleman and challenger Al Franken have struck a deal on... In what may very well be the death knell for Norm Coleman's t

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12/25/08
Obama Aides Dismiss Reports Of Upcoming Trip To Iraq

...Hefner has sent out his annual holiday card, and in 2008 the 82-year old doubled... Minnesota Public Radio reports that Sen. Norm Coleman and challenger Al Franken have struck a deal on... 2008 has stressed America's morale in unimaginable ways. Gro

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12/25/08
Jennifer Aniston's Christmas With The Cox-Arquette Family

...has sent out his annual holiday card, and in 2008 the 82-year old doubled... Minnesota Public Radio reports that Sen. Norm Coleman and challenger Al Franken have struck a deal on... Dear Media, I'm writing today to issue a plea on behalf of... In

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12/25/08
China's Milk Scandal: 6 Stand Trial For Contamination

Show your support. Buzz this article up. SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Six people involved in China's melamine adulteration milk scandal went on trial on Friday in four courts in northern Hebei Province. At the Shijiazhuang Intermediate

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12/25/08
BLACK FRIDAY II Extreme Measures: JC Penney Offered Wake-Up Calls!

Show your support. Buzz this article up. J.C. Penney Co. is offering free wake-up calls to rouse department-store shoppers at 5:30 a.m. Friday. From the time the store opens until 1 p.m., the stores will offer 100 "doorbuster" deals, twice as

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12/24/08
Minn. Court Denies Coleman Request

...recount under state law. The latest count has challenger Al Franken, left, with 47 more votes than incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman. (CBS/AP) Read the latest behind-the-scenes news from Capitol Hill in this blog provided by our partner The Politi

Source: CBS News
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12/23/08
Senate Could Reject Illinois Appointment, Minnesota Victor

In other words, if Minnesota certifies either Norm Coleman or Al Franken the winner, a bloc of senators could object on the Senate floor to seating him. ...

Source: FOXNews
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12/23/08
Capitol Menorah Lighting Warms Subzero Air

...Gov. Tim Pawlenty assists in the lighting of the giant Chanukah menorah outside the state capitol in S. Paul. Sen. Norm Coleman lights the first candle of the menorah, which was erected by the Upper Midwest headquarters of Chabad-Lubavitch. Pawlenty spe

Source: Chabad.org
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12/23/08
Franken-Coleman Battle Will Go to 2009

...said the panel's work could spill into Jan. 6the day the next Congress convenes. Democrat Al Franken leads Republican Sen. Norm Coleman with an increasingly small number of ballots yet to consider. Franken finished the day up 47 votes, according to a pr

Source: NewsMax
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12/23/08
Minnesota Senate Projection Pushed to '09

...board deliberates, projection in the recount between incumbent Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken pushes to 2009. Minnesota voters won't know who won the state's U.S. Senate race this year, and it's looking more likely that

Source: ABC News
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12/23/08
Minnesota court ruling: Senate recount to stretch into 2009

...recount of Minnesota's Senate race between Republican Sen. Norm Coleman, left, and Democrat Al Franken will stretch into next year. Minnesota's Supreme Court has approved a request by the campaigns of incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrati

Source: CNN
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12/22/08
Coleman's Last Hope Rests In Dubious Legal Maneuvers

...predicted that the final margin would be 47 votes. This tally, however, is hardly set in stone. On Tuesday, lawyers for Sen. Norm Coleman argued before the State Supreme Court that 138 or so ballots had been accidentally counted twice during the recount

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12/22/08
Franken Up By 48 in Minnesota Senate Count, But Many Issues Remain

...Democrat Al Franken holds a minuscule 48-vote lead over Republican Sen. Norm Coleman , following a Tuesday morning meeting at which the state election canvassing board completed its official review of more than 1,300 individual ballots challenged by the

Source: CQ Politics
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12/22/08
Franken maintains slim lead, as another recount vet arrives

...Minnesota (CNN) – Democrat Al Franken is expected to hold a lead of 48 votes over incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman, according to an ongoing tally kept by the Minneapolis Star Tribune and by Minnesota's state canvassing board, which is expected t

Source: CNN
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12/21/08
Ballot Madness: Tipping the Scales in Minnesota's Senate Recount

If the projection proves correct, Franken will beat incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman by 78 votes. Vote totals have changed a lot since Nov. ...

Source: FOXNews
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12/21/08
Al Franken Predicts Senate Win in Minnesota

...Democrat Al Franken's campaign said he will ultimately defeat Republican Sen. Norm Coleman by several dozen votes as the recount in Minnesota continues. Marc Elias, counsel to Frankens campaign, stated that Franken will lead by between 35 and 50 votes w

Source: NewsMax
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12/20/08
Minnesota Senate recount to resume this week

...unofficial running tally on the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Web site had Democrat Al Franken leading incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman by 251 votes on Sunday — in a race in which nearly 2.5 million votes were cast — but Ritchie cautioned against

Source: CNN
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12/19/08
Franken Inches Ahead, but Minn. Recount Battle Far From Over

...challenger Al Franken has pulled ahead in the Minnesota Senate race, but the contest between Franken and Republican Sen. Norm Coleman is far from over. The swing in vote totals came at the conclusion of a four-day review of challenged ballots by the Min

Source: CQ Politics
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