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Norm Coleman Concedes: "We Have A New United States Senator"

AP | BRIAN BAKST | Posted 06.30.2009 | Politics

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Al Franken ascended Tuesday from the ranks of former "Saturday Night Live" comedians to an even more exclusive club, outlastin...

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Minnesota Decision: Supreme Court Rules For Franken, Coleman Concedes (VIDEO)

AP/Huffington Post | BRIAN BAKST | Posted 06.30.2009 | Politics

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state's long-running...

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Coleman v Franken: The Appeal, June 1, 9 AM

The Uptake | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics

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Rumors say that the judges will roll out their decision around the 4th of July, though there isn't substance to that particular date. The bigger question will be: will Pawlenty - now rumored to be running for Prez - sign the certificate?

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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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Franken Won Most Senate Votes, Minnesota Court Rules

The Huffington Post/AP | SAM STEIN | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics

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A Minnesota court confirmed Monday that Democrat Al Franken won the most votes in his 2008 Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman, who immediatel...

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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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April 6, 2009, News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 04.06.2009 | Comedy

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Alaskan volcano Mount Redoubt erupts. Volcanic ash so thick over Anchorage, Sarah Palin can't see Russia from her front porch.

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Franken's Fate In Hands Of GOP Gov. Pawlenty

Politico | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

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The legal fight between Al Franken and Norm Coleman is headed to the desk of Gov. Tim Pawlenty -- a no-win predicament for a Minnesota Republican with...

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New Franken Ruling, Civil Rights Coalition Backing Boosts Pro-Union Bill

Art Levine | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

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Art Levine

Tuesday's court decision favoring Al Franken in the disputed Minnesota Senate race also serves as a boon to the ongoing fight over the Employee Free Choice Act.

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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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Al Franken: I See "Light At The End Of The Tunnel"

AP | HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 03.11.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Democrat Al Franken said Tuesday he sees "a light at the end of the tunnel" and expects to be seated as Minnesota's next senator. ...

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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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Sam Stein

Minnesota Paper That Endorsed Coleman Scoffs At Re-Do Election

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

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A Minnesota newspaper that endorsed Norm Coleman for Senate is calling on state officials to ignore the former Senator's call to overturn the election...

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Coleman Wants Do-Over: Lawyers Ask That Election Be 'Set Aside' Altogether

Star Tribune | Posted 03.03.2009 | Politics

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For more than a month, Norm Coleman stressed flaws in Minnesota's election system. And on Monday, Coleman lawyer Jim Langdon wrote the three-judge pa...

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Norm Coleman 'Rests His Case'

Minneapolis Star-Tribune | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

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Norm Coleman's lawyers rested their case in the U.S. Senate recount trial this afternoon, clearing the way for Al Franken's attorneys to begin their c...

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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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Franken: "We're Going To Win Soon"

The Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

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Al Franken gave his first national media interview since November to Air America's Mark Green Friday. Franken acknowledges the difficulties of his lo...

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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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The Minnesota Senate Express

Jonathan Richards | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics

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Slow train a-comin'.... ...

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Franken: Call Me 'Senator-Elect'

CNN | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics

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The fight over Minnesota's Senate seat is still making its way through the legal system, but Democrat Al Franken's staff on Monday began publicly call...

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Sam Stein

GOP Bigwigs Holding Fundraiser For Coleman

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics

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Here's some new evidence that the national Republican Party is more than eager to keep bankrolling Norm Coleman's legal challenges to Minnesota's Sena...

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Franken Comes To Washington, Prepares To Be Seated

Washington Post | Posted 02.10.2009 | Politics

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Entertainer Al Franken (D-Minn.) will spend the next two days in Washington readying himself to serve in the Senate, a move that comes even as the con...

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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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