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 Minnesotans 
 to Coleman: 
 Concede 

Both candidates low on cash

Apr 16, 09 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - A whopping 63% of Minnesota voters want Norm Coleman to concede the Senate race to Al Franken, with only 37% supporting more appeals, according to a new survey from Public Policy Polling. Another 59% said they want Gov. Tim Pawlenty to certify Franken’s victory. “It appears that most... More »

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poll • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • Al Franken • legal fees • poll numbers • recount

(Newser) - Democrats have widened their campaign against Norm Coleman to include a radio ad urging him to concede to Al Franken, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. “Minnesota deserves two senators and voters deserve to have their verdict stand,” says the ad, produced by the DNC. “Call Norm... More »

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Congress • Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Democratic National Committee • Al Franken • radio advertising • Election 2008 • ad buy

Analysis

How Much Is Senate Fight Worth to Coleman?

Numbers don't add up in improbable challenge: Silver

Apr 14, 09 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Norm Coleman’s chances of victory are so thin they’ve entered “Calista Flockhart territory,” yet he shows no sign of winding down his expensive legal battle, writes Nate Silver, the stat guru behind FiveThirtyEight.com. Just how expensive? Silver estimates that Coleman’s spending about $20,740... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Nate Silver • Minnesota Supreme Court

(Newser) - A Minnesota court ruled today that Al Franken won more votes than rival Norm Coleman in their contested 2008 Senate race, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Dismissing Coleman's argument that systemic errors nullified the outcome, the 3-judge panel said Franken's 312-vote lead stands. Coleman vowed to appeal the decision. More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken

 Franken Picks Up 
 87 Votes in 
 Minn. Race 

Dem gains some 90 votes in rejected-ballot count

Apr 7, 09 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - As election officials in Minnesota tallied up some 350 previously-rejected Senate ballots today, Al Franken stretched out his lead over Norm Coleman by almost 90 votes, making it more than 312, the Star Tribune reports. That’s good news for Franken in Coleman’s lawsuit over the election, which a... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • ballots

(Newser) - Al Franken may have moved a decisive step closer to the Senate today, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. A three-judge panel ruled that only 400 disputed absentee ballots will be reviewed, making it highly unlikely that Norm Coleman will be able to erase Franken's 225-seat margin in the Minnesota race.... More »

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Congress • Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • recount

GOP Vows to Fight WWIII
if Dems Try to Seat Franken

Months after vote, legal course murky

Mar 30, 09 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the Minnesota court ruling on the Senate race between Al Franken and Norm Coleman just days away, GOP honchos are warning that if they lose this round, they plan to go all the way to the highest court, even if it leaves the state's voters without a senator for... More »

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Senate • John Cornyn • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • Al Franken • Election 2008

Coleman Willing to Continue Minn. Election Battle

Former senator 'not ruling out' state, federal appeals

Mar 24, 09 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Norm Coleman is leaving himself the option of taking the case of Minnesota’s disputed Senate election all the way to the US Supreme Court, Politico reports. The Republican is not “at this point” expecting to go that far—after all, that’d be after the Minnesota Supreme Court... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • disputed election • Minnesota Supreme Court • absentee ballots

Fargo Scrambles
to Prevent Flooding

Red River could see record overflow

Mar 23, 09 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Minnesota and North Dakota work crews joined volunteers today to build levees and sandbag walls as a storm threatened to cause flooding, Inforum reports. Locals living along Red River are bracing for as much as 1 inch of rain tonight from a storm expected to last 2 days, causing river... More »

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National Guard • flood • flooding • Minnesota • North Dakota • volunteer • Fargo

Take It to the Supreme Court: GOP to Coleman

Could Bush v. Gore save the Minnesota Republican?

Mar 17, 09 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - There’s only one thing you need to know about the Minnesota Senate race: It will never end. Norm Coleman, waiting on a state court to rule on his challenge to Al Franken’s 225-vote lead, is being urged by top Republicans to take his case all the way to... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • US Supreme Court • Bush vs. Gore

(Newser) - The Minnesota recount trial is finally out of the lawyers’ hands, with both sides claiming certain victory, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Now the judges will weigh evidence provided by Norm Coleman’s and Al Franken’s teams and decide exactly which votes to count. “It’s more likely... More »

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Senate • trial • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • recount • Minnesota Supreme Court • election challenge • absentee ballots

 Upper Midwest 
 Stymied by Snow 

Fargo to residents: Just stay home

Mar 10, 09 2:47 PM CDT
(AP) - Heavy snow driven by wind gusting to 40mph closed courts, clinics, and businesses and shut down a major highway across the Upper Midwest. Up to a foot of snow was forecast today for parts of eastern North Dakota. The National Weather Service posted blizzard warnings and winter storm warnings for... More »

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Midwest • severe weather • storm • Minnesota • North Dakota • winter • Fargo • snowstorm

Franken Sees End Near in Minn. Senate Dispute

Candidate optimistic in meeting with Democratic senators

Mar 10, 09 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Franken sees “a light at the end of the tunnel” in the legal dispute between him and Republican Norm Coleman over a Minnesota Senate seat, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. Franken expects to win the current election trial, but believes Coleman will appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Franken... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • disputed election • election • election results

 Franken 
 Moves to 
 Dismiss 
 Coleman 
 Lawsuit 

Coleman hasn't met his burden of proof, he says

Mar 5, 09 11:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Al Franken asked judges today to dismiss a lawsuit that has bogged down Minnesota’s US Senate vote recount, saying Republican opponent Norm Coleman didn’t prove his claim that 2000 absentee ballots were improperly rejected. Since resting their case, Coleman’s lawyers have focused on using Franken’s witnesses... More »

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court • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • ballots • Election 2008

Predict Minn. Senate Race
in Online Game

Play 'Seat the Senator' for an autograph from the eventual winner

Mar 4, 09 2:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Political junkies can play out the Minnesota Senate race in an online game called "Seat the Senator," the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Set up by the National Wildlife Federation, the game challenges players to guess who will be sworn in as Minnesota’s senator and when—up until... More »

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Congress • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • disputed election • senator • National Wildlife Federation

 Coleman Team: 
 'Set Aside' This 
 Election 

GOP defense rests most of case; now it's Franken's turn

Mar 3, 09 8:35 AM CST
(Newser) - A lawyer for Norm Coleman suggested the election should be "set aside" in a letter to the court reviewing Minnesota’s US Senate election results, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. “Some courts have held that when the number of illegal votes exceeds the margin between the candidates—and it... More »

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court • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • ballots • Election 2008

Coleman Still Has a Chance: Minn. Governor

Pawlenty warns Senate that GOP will fight seating of Franken

Mar 1, 09 1:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty wants his constituents—and Democratic senators—to know that Franken-Coleman race isn't over, the Hill reports. The Republican governor stresses that "to be able to guess how it's going to come out is challenging," due to legal intricacies, and he promises woe to the... More »

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Harry Reid • Norm Coleman • filibuster • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • Al Franken • recount • US Senate

(Newser) - Norm Coleman expects a decision on the US Senate race in Minnesota within weeks, and hopes “they’ll do the right thing,” but has not decided whether to challenge a decision, Politico reports. “I’m not ruling it in or ruling it out,” he said. Coleman... More »

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Congress • Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Minnesota Supreme Court • election challenge

On the 7th Day, States Look to Down Blue Laws

Economy tanked, some seek shot of revenue in Sunday booze sales

Feb 22, 09 3:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Recession blues could swallow blue laws, Time reports. State legislatures in Georgia, Connecticut, Texas, Alabama, and Minnesota hope lifting a ban on Sunday alcohol sales will boost revenues. But Christian activists oppose the move, saying cash-strapped families are already feeling pressure. “I don't think we need to add even... More »

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Texas • alcohol • Georgia • Connecticut • Alabama • Minnesota • liquor • Blue laws

Coleman Lawyers Blast Judges' 'Fatal Inconsistency'

Trial rhetoric escalates as judges deny Coleman ballots

Feb 19, 09 9:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Norm Coleman's lawyers lambasted the judges in Minnesota's recount trial for again refusing to reconsider certain rejected absentee votes that would narrow Al Franken's 225-vote lead in the Senate race, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. The attorneys called the rulings a "legal quagmire" and said the "fatal inconsistency... More »

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Congress • Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • disputed election • absentee ballots

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