1.0 link 151140 <![CDATA[Franken Camp: Coleman Trying To Shut Down The Recount]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/15/franken-camp-coleman-tryi_n_151140.html Al Franken's Senate campaign, beaming a bit from last week's announcement that counties should count wrongfully rejected absentee ballots, accused Sen. Norm Coleman of trying to shut down the recount by appealing that very decision.

In a conference call with reporters, Franken's chief counsel, Marc Elias, argued that the Minnesota Republican was going through incredible and "desperate" measures in order to stop the counting of ballots that had been deemed lawfully cast.

"They are suing because they are behind," he...

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