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Norm Coleman's a Sore Loser, Why Won't The Press Say So?

Eric Boehlert | Posted 05.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Sore Loser, Al Gore, Minnesota Recount, Norm Coleman, Al Franken, Washington Post, Media Criticismm, New York Times, Media News
Eric Boehlert

If Coleman soon suffers yet another recount loss and appeals to the Minnesota Supreme Court, will the press finally dip its toe into the sore loser pool?

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What is Best for Coleman?

Aaron Keyak | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Cornyn, National Jewish Democratic Council, Minnesota, Norm Coleman, Al Franken, Jta, Politics News
Aaron Keyak

I do not know Coleman personally, but I imagine that there aren't many people around him who consider Coleman's best interest over their own personal agendas.

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GOP Sen.: Coleman-Franken Race Could Take "Years"

Politico | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

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Texas Sen. John Cornyn is threatening "World War III" if Democrats try to seat Al Franken in the Senate before Norm Coleman can pursue his case throug...

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Norm Coleman Donor Ordered Payments To Wife's Company

Minnesota Star Tribune | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics

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The former finance chief of a Texas company controlled by Nasser Kazeminy, a close friend of former Sen. Norm Coleman, said in a deposition last week ...

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Norm Coleman's Lawyer: He's Going To Lose Trial

Hotline | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics

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Joe Friedberg, attorney for former Sen. Norm Coleman's recount effort, seemed to suggest in a MN radio interview yesterday that Democrat Al Franken wi...

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

Politico | Posted 04.17.2009 | 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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Sam Stein

Norm Coleman Floated As RNC Chairman Despite Ethics Troubles

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Steele Rnc, Coleman Rnc Chair, Norm Coleman, Mike Allen Float, Coleman Fbi Investigation, Fbi Investigation Senate, Michael Steele, Rnc Chair, Republican National Committee, Politics News

Politico's Mike Allen, in his daily Playbook, floats an interesting albeit somewhat implausible scenario with deep ramifications for the Republican Pa...

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Norm Coleman Rumored To Be Replacing Steele At RNC

The Marathon Blog | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

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Buzz is brewing that former Senator Norm Coleman is becoming the consensus pick to take over for Michael Steele. Democrats have every incentive to dr...

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Where the Minnesota Senate Race Stands

Senate Guru | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate Races, Politics, Recount, 2008 Election, Norm Coleman, Mn-Sen, Al Franken, Politics News
Senate Guru

The legal teams have made their closing arguments and the trial has concluded as the three-judge panel will now deliberate for, likely, a period of weeks to determine who won the 2008 U.S. Senate race in Minnesota.

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Judges Begin Deliberations In Minnesota Senate Battle

AP | BRIAN BAKST | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Minnesota Senate, Minnesota Senate Trial, Norm Coleman, Al Franken, Politics News

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Judges began deliberating Friday in the dispute over Minnesota's vacant Senate seat, where they must decide if Republican Norm...

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Coleman Spokesman Says Site Breach May Be Politically Motivated

The Minnesota Independent | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

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Norm Coleman's campaign spokesman Cullen Sheehan suggested in an e-mail sent this morning to supporters that Wikileaks.org's publication of the campai...

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Coleman Contributors Credit Card Info Breached

The Hill | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

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Norm Coleman's Senate campaign said Wednesday that the private information of its supporters has probably been breached and is encouraging them to can...

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

AP | HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 04.11.2009 | 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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Aristotle and the Minnesota Senate Seat

Tom Gerety | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle, Senator Al Franken, Minnesota Recount, Minnesota, Norm Coleman, Mark Ritchie, Franken-Coleman-Senate-Race, Garrison Keillor, Al Franken, Minnesota Senate Race, Lake Votebegone, Thief River Falls, Politics News
Tom Gerety

What we do not need -- and should not tolerate -- is a dithering quest for perfection in elections -- like the one still underway in Minnesota.

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More Bad News For Coleman: Ballot Pool Shrinks

Star Tribune | Posted 04.10.2009 | 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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Franken: Minnesota Supreme Court Rejects Bid To Be Seated

AP | ELIZABETH DUNBAR | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday blocked Democrat Al Franken's petition for an election certificate that would put him in...

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Sam Stein

Minnesota Paper That Endorsed Coleman Scoffs At Re-Do Election

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.05.2009 | 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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Norm Coleman 'Rests His Case'

Minneapolis Star-Tribune | Posted 04.02.2009 | 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 Wants a Mulligan

David Goldstein | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Minnesota Senate Race, Dino Rossi, Norm Coleman, Al Franken, Al Franken Norm Coleman, Minnesota Recount, Minnesota, Wa, Al Franken Minnesota, Politics News
David Goldstein

Franken was determined the winner by the rules in place at the time, and that makes him a more legitimate winner than Coleman and his ill-conceived and ultimately futile calls for a re-vote.

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Worst Week Ever: Republicans Unhinged

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Citizenship, Congress, Hiv, Tony Perkins, Al Franken, 9/11, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Clarence Thomas, Same-Sex Marriage, John Sununu, Rnc, Kenneth the Page, Norm Coleman, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, Michael Steele, Bobby Jindal, Michael Bloomberg, Mitt Romney, Alabama, Newt Gingrich, Stormy Daniels, Minnesota, Barack Obama, Christian Issues, Susan Collins, Olympia Snow, Jon Huntsman, 30 Rock, Tom Delay, Helicopters, Christianity, Utah, Senate, David Vitter, Family Research Council, Ronald Reagan, Vermont, Democratic Party, California, Bob Smith, Charlie Crist, Nrsc, Hip Hop, New Hampshire, Sara Palin, Richard Shelby, Stimulus Package, Northeast, Arlen Specter, John McCain, Florida, Louisiana, Rush Limbaugh, Kentucky, Porn, Marine One, New York City, John Cornyn, Stuart Rothenberg, Rudy Giuliani, Jim Bunning, Presidential Campaign, Columbine, San Francisco, Fox News, Evolution, Gay Issues, Republicans Unhinged, Socialists, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

This week, just like the stock market (funny how that goes), Republicans hit yet a new low.

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Coleman Signals Support For Do-Over Election

Talking Points Memo | Posted 03.29.2009 | 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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SNL's Last Survivor

Dennis Perrin | Posted 03.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Lorne Michaels, Marijuana, Al Franken, Buck Henry, Margot Kidder, Heroin, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss, Tom Davis, New York City, Michael O'Donoghue, Weed, Chevy Chase, Norm Coleman, Snl, Saturday Night Live, James Taylor, Cocaine, Bottled Water, Entertainment News
Dennis Perrin

Tom Davis has written a book any fan of American comedy will enjoy. His mind remains keen, his comic insights penetrating, his natural humor and humane persona evident throughout.

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RNC Puts $250K Into Coleman Recount

Politico | Posted 03.23.2009 | 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 03.21.2009 | 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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GOP Dead Set Against 59th Democratic Senator, Especially If It's Franken

Politico | MANU RAJU | Posted 03.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Minnesota Senate Election, Senate Races, Seating 59th Democratic Senator, Norm Coleman, Al Franken, Minnesota Senate Race, Gop, Democrats, Democratic Senators, Republicans, Politics News

Having just seen what President Barack Obama can do with 58 Democrats in the Senate, Republicans are more determined than ever to keep him from gettin...

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