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Coleman Recount

Norm Coleman Ready To Give Up Fight, Allies Say

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

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National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn on Wednesday suggested that former Sen. Norm Coleman's long fight was almost over, sayin...

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Sam Stein

Cornyn Lowers Expectations For Coleman Recount Appeal

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics

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National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn seems to be softening his expectations for Norm Coleman's effort to appeal the Senate el...

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Tim Pawlenty Will "Fight Like Hell" For Coleman: Minnesota Republicans

CQ Politics | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics

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Republican activists remain confident that Minnesota's Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty will help Norm Coleman continue his fight to be declared the winne...

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Sam Stein

Coleman Appeals Election To State Supreme Court

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics

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As expected, Norm Coleman formally appealed the results of the Minnesota recount election to the state's Supreme Court on Monday, adding another stage...

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Sam Stein

GOP Strategist: Coleman Risking Long-Term Damage

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.15.2009 | Politics

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Norm Coleman is risking long-term damage to his reputation and any chance of running for office down the road if he keeps prolonging the Minnesota rec...

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Judge In Coleman-Franken Case Donated To Coleman Campaigns

MyDD | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics

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Last week, I took a look at the political leanings of the five Minnesota Supreme Court Justices who will decide Republican Norm Coleman's likely appea...

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Sam Stein

Republicans Urging Coleman To Keep Fighting Attacked Gore Over Recount

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics

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The Senate race in Minnesota seems no closer to resolution than it did on election night. With Al Franken clinging to a 225 vote lead and Norm Coleman...

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Court Ruling Deals Blow To Norm Coleman

Washington Post | Posted 03.31.2009 | Politics

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A three judge state panel convened to review an election contest brought by former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman (R) in his race against entertainer Al ...

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Bush V. Gore Redux: Republicans Urging Coleman To Go To Supreme Court

Politico | Posted 03.17.2009 | Politics

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A state court could rule any day now on Norm Coleman's challenge to Al Franken's 225-vote lead in Minnesota, but the race may be far from over no matt...

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More Bad News For Coleman: Ballot Pool Shrinks

Star Tribune | Posted 03.10.2009 | Politics

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In the end, the pool turned out to be pretty shallow. Republican Norm Coleman had hoped an inspection of hundreds of secrecy envelopes holding reject...

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Coleman Signals Support For Do-Over Election

Talking Points Memo | Posted 02.26.2009 | Politics

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The talk from the Coleman campaign about how the Minnesota election results are unreliable, and that a do-over election could be an option, has now go...

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RNC Puts $250K Into Coleman Recount

Politico | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

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The Republican National Committee has transferred $250,000 to the Minnesota GOP to help pay legal fees in Norm Coleman's ongoing recount battle agains...

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Coleman Needs A Miracle: Politico

Politico | Josh Kraushaar Josh Kraushaar | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics

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Three months after Election Day, the Minnesota showdown between Al Franken and Norm Coleman continues, and the ever-changing storyline has now settled...

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Coleman: "God Wants Me To Serve"

Smart Politics | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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While Al Franken remains fairly elusive, Norm Coleman is keeping a high profile these days as his court challenge of the Minnesota U.S. Senate recount...

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Coleman Seizes On Newfound Ballots In Recount

Twin Cities | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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Perry Mason, meet Rachel Smith. Smith, the top elections official in Anoka County, dropped a minor bombshell Thursday in the courtroom where a lawsui...

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Coleman Defends New Job: He Needs The Money

Politico | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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Norm Coleman has a strong interest in convincing voters that he hasn't given up hope of returning for a second Senate term. But as the fight over Minn...

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Sam Stein

Coleman Victory: Thousands More Ballots To Be Considered

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics

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The Minnesota election court ruled on Tuesday that nearly 4,800 rejected absentee ballots should be reexamined in the process of determining the winne...

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Coleman Aiming For A Do-Over Election?

Talking Points Memo | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

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The Coleman team appears to be laying out a continued strategy of casting doubt on the legitimacy of the Minnesota election result by pointing to a fu...

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Coleman Witness Admits Ballot Fraud On Stand

Talking Points Memo | Posted 01.27.2009 | Politics

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We have seen the best thing that Norm Coleman's legal team has done so far in this election trial -- and it ain't pretty. This afternoon the Coleman ...

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Norm Coleman's Own Lawyers Say Lawsuit Will Be "Tedious"

CNN | Posted 01.26.2009 | Politics

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As former Republican Sen. Norm Coleman's lawsuit contesting the results of a hand recount in Minnesota begins today, his lawyers are predicting a 'ver...

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Norm Coleman Denied Request For Minnesota Ballot Inspection

AP | PATRICK CONDON | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — A three-judge panel on Friday rejected Republican Norm Coleman's request to investigate alleged vote-counting irregularities t...

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Al Franken Asks To Take Seat; State Rejects

AP | BRIAN BAKST | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Democrat Al Franken was quickly turned down Monday when he asked Minnesota's governor and secretary of state to issue an elect...

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Sam Stein

Supreme Court Rules On Minnesota Senate Race: Window Closes On Norm Coleman

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

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In what may very well be the death knell for Norm Coleman's time in the U.S. Senate, the Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously dismissed on...

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Sam Stein

Coleman's Last Hope Rests In Dubious Legal Maneuvers

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

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After a day of legal wrangling, Al Franken's Senate campaign is confident the comedian will end the "reconciliation" process of the recount up roughly...

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Sam Stein

Coleman Contemplates Losing: I'll Do Something Else

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

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Addressing reporters for the first time since the recount election began, Senator Norm Coleman seemed to hint that he is bracing himself for the possi...

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