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National: Al Franken

June 1, 2009 - 12:51 pm
NEWS FEED: New York Times

Minnesota Supreme Court Hears Senate Dispute

By By JOHN SCHWARTZ

Lawyers for Norm Coleman, who is fighting a recount battle with Al Franken, faced skeptical questioning.



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March 13, 2009 - 11:35 am
NEWS FEED: Politico

Coleman v. Franken

By Manu Raju

Top GOP urge Norm Coleman to take his fight against Al Franken to the Supreme Court.

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March 6, 2009 - 06:07 pm
NEWS FEED: Politico

Dems need Franken more than ever

By Manu Raju

Suddenly, Al Franken represents more than just an empty seat in the Senate chamber.

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March 6, 2009 - 04:19 pm
NEWS FEED: Politico

Court won't seat Franken

By Andy Barr

The Minnesota Supreme Court turns down Democrat Al Franken's request that the Senate recount be certified.

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February 26, 2009 - 01:14 pm
NEWS FEED: Politico

Reid: Coleman should concede

By Alex Isenstadt

Senate Democratic leaders say they are prepared to seat Al Franken as soon as the beginning of April.

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February 18, 2009 - 05:17 pm
NEWS FEED: Politico

Coleman needs a miracle

By Josh Kraushaar

The showdown between Al Franken and Norm Coleman continues, with Coleman's chances looking slim.

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January 29, 2009 - 02:46 pm
NEWS FEED: Politico

Senate GOP: Don't seat Franken

By media@politico.com (Josh Kraushaar)

Senate Republicans sent a letter to Reid asking him not to seat Al Franken.

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January 21, 2009 - 10:41 pm
NEWS FEED: Daily Kos

Clinton Confirmed as SoS: Vitter, DeMint Out-Wingnut Entire Caucus

By brownsox

Former Sen. Hillary Rodhamn Clinton was confirmed by the U.S. Senate today as the nation's new Secretary of State, with two lone holdouts in the entire Republican caucus.

WASHINGTON - The Senate has confirmed Hillary Rodham Clinton to become secretary of state.

The Senate vote was overwhelmingly in favor of the former first lady despite lingering concerns by some Republicans that her husband's charitable fundraising overseas could pose a conflict of interest.

Republicans and Democrat alike say her swift confirmation was necessary so that President Barack Obama could begin tackling the major foreign policy issues at hand, including two wars, increased violence in the Middle East and the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran.

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January 21, 2009 - 08:40 pm
NEWS FEED: Daily Kos

MN-Sen: More Coleman Desperation

By brownsox

Lest there be any doubt about it, Norm Coleman has pulled a full 180-degree turn in his desperate efforts to hang on to a Senate seat which has slipped out of his grasp (a frequent consequence of actually holding elections).

MN Progressive Report has posted a video of prior arguments before the Minnesota Canvassing Board over the counting of wrongfully rejected absentee ballots - ballots which, in November, the Coleman campaign didn't want counted.

Attorney for Al Franken's campaign, David Lillehaug argued befor the Minnesota Canvassing Board that rejected absentee ballots should be reviewed and counted if they were cast properly.

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January 15, 2009 - 07:58 pm
NEWS FEED: Daily Kos

Midday open thread

By kos
  • The mundane details of a change of power:

    Over the next 36 hours, White House staffers will go through the behind-the-scenes business of turning in their hard passes, coded lapel pins, "flip-top" fancy White House IDs in leather folders, blackberries, cellphones, and security clearances.

    At 9:00 p.m. Friday, the highest-level staffers will turn in their gear; and the West Wing will become a ghost town.

    Chief of Staff Josh Bolten, Counselor Ed Gillespie, and Press Secy Dana Perino are the senior staffers who will remain here, on standby. Monday is a federal holiday so the White House would be closed anyway.

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