1.0 link 154386 <![CDATA[Conservatives Preparing For Coleman Defeat]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/31/conservatives-preparing-f_n_154386.html As the window closes on Norm Coleman's chances for retaining his seat in the Senate, some conservatives are beginning to envision life without the Minnesota Republican.

In a filing on the conservative website, NewsMax.com, author David A. Patten looked at the numbers and saw in them a Coleman-less Senate.

The counting of improperly rejected absentee ballots will probably increase Democratic challenger Al Franken's lead over incumbent GOP Sen. Norm Coleman according to a new analysis of voting trends, effectively relegating...
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