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Minnesota Senate Race

The Minnesota Senate Election Contest - Live!

The Uptake | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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The Minnesota Senate Election Contest has begun! The three-judge panel will convene each weekeday from 9 AM - 4:30 PM (in Central time), and we'll be...

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Franken's Motion to Dismiss: 2:30 PM CST Today

The Uptake | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

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The Uptake

Al Franken says state law prevents a re-do of the recount; Norm Coleman says the opposite. Today at 2:30 CST, a three-panel judge will hear the first motion in the Senate race's election contest.

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GOP Sees Franken As Public Enemy Number 1

Politico | ALEXANDER BURNS | Posted 02.10.2009 | Politics

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With only a longshot court appeal standing in the way of Democrat Al Franken's election to the Senate, Republicans are gritting their teeth and bracin...

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Senate Phone Directory Update Omits Norm Coleman

Mother Jones | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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The Democratic Senate leadership is doing everything it can to pretend that Norm Coleman doesn't exist. It shut down his Capitol Hill office earlier t...

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Video: Coleman Campaign Snubs The UpTake And Gets Unintended Results

The Uptake | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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Norm Coleman Speaks at 3pm CT- Watch It Live Here

The Uptake | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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The Uptake

The UpTake, which has been covering the recount in Minnesota live for nearly two months now, will of course cover Norm Coleman's press conference live at 3pm CT.

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Video: Franken Victory Speech

The Uptake | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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Al Franken's a Senator Now -- But is He a Bigger Laugh than Burris?

Phil Bronstein | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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Phil Bronstein

Compared to Burris, Mr. Franken's declared victory in the seemingly endless Minnesota senate battle has generated some cheering, for sure, but surprisingly little laughing or hilarity. And what a shame that is.

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LIVE from Minnesota: Certifying The Vote

The Uptake | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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The Uptake

Nearly two months after the election, Minnesota will have a final vote total for the US Senate race. What it won't have is a US Senator. Monday the...

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Coleman Should Concede to Victorious Senator Franken

Brian Normoyle | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics

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Brian Normoyle

Coleman's earlier admonishments about healing quickly and sparing taxpayer dollars have given way to a stubborn refusal to be a man of his word.

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Franken Increases Lead Over Coleman As Minnesota Recount Nears Finish Line

AP | BRIAN BAKST | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Victory in Minnesota's drawn-out Senate race moved within Democrat Al Franken's grasp Saturday when he increased his lead over...

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GOP Will Filibuster Early Seating Of Al Franken

AP | BRIAN BAKST | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — A top Senate Republican said Friday his caucus would block any attempt to seat the winner of Minnesota's close election until ...

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Senator Coleman, Give Yourself Two Christmas Presents - Acceptance & Peace

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 01.25.2009 | Politics

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Yvonne R. Davis

During Bush's first term, I remember seeing you at the White House a number of times. Since that time, your relationship with the president changed dramatically. He's leaving and you are trying to hang on to power by nearly any means necessary.

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Sam Stein

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.24.2009 | 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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AL FRANKEN RECOUNT LEAD: Final Count Still Needs To Be Settled

AP | BRIAN BAKST | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota voters won't know who won the state's U.S. Senate race this year, and it's looking more likely that the new Congress...

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Norm Coleman Consults Ben Ginsberg, GOP Recount Guru Involved In '04 Recount

The Hill | Aaron Blake | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

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A veteran of the nation's most famous recount has been quietly advising Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), who is fighting a fierce battle to hang on to his...

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Franken Statement: We Will Win By 35-50 Votes

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 01.20.2009 | Politics

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Days after Al Franken was awarded dozens of votes in the official recount process, the campaign of the Democratic Senate challenger in Minnesota relea...

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Live Video: Challenged Ballots Being Decided in MN Senate Recount

The Uptake | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

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The Uptake

The court made no comment on the merit of Coleman's claim that there are no uniform standards for counting the absentee ballots. It did refuse to grant a temporary restraining order.

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Final Day of Minnesota's Recount? Live Video of Canvassing Board at 9:30 CST

The Uptake | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics

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The Uptake

On Friday the Board may take action on those ballots which could determine the outcome of Minnesota's very close US Senate race between Al Franken and Norm Coleman.

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Minnesota Missing Ballots: Search Given Up

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

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The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that the hunt for missing ballots in Minnesota is off, at least for the moment: The missing 133 ballots in a Mi...

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Sam Stein

Franken Ahead 22 Votes Now, Campaign Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

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Al Franken's campaign announced on Wednesday that, for the first time since the Minnesota recount began, the Democrat has actually pulled ahead of Rep...

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Deep Franken Thoughts, with Jack Handey

Dave Maass | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

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Legendary comedic deep thinker and Santa Fe resident Jack Handey shares his thoughts on the possibility Al Franken, his former SNL co-worker, winning Minnesota's Senate seat.

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Analyst: US Senate May Decide Minnesota Election

United Press International | Posted 12.30.2008 | Politics

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A statement by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., makes it more likely the Senate could intervene in a Minnesota election, an analyst say...

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Rejected Absentee Ballots Could Decide Minnesota Senate Race

Minneapolis Star-Tribune | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

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With the U.S. Senate recount still incomplete, attorneys on both sides have already armored up for the next pitched battle: over whether to reexamine ...

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Coleman's Lead Drops To 115 Votes In Minnesota

Minneapolis Star-Tribune | Kevin Duchschere | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

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The weekend isn't bringing any respite in the Minnesota Senate recount. Ballots in the ultra-close race between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat ...

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