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The Minnesota Supreme Court finally became ground zero of the state's seven-month fight over its vacant U.S...Five justices have begun hearing arguments on whether problems with absentee ballots justify reversing a lower-court ruling that declared DFLer...
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It could take two weeks to two months for the Minnesota Supreme Court to begin hearing oral arguments on Norm Coleman's appeal. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) In the latest move in the never-ending Minnesota Senate race, Norm Coleman's...
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Republican Norm Coleman said he will appeal Democrat Al Franken's court victory in the U.S...But for now, he said, he's hoping to relieve the frustration many Minnesotans feel about the five-month recount process that has still left the state one senator...
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While he raised $2.3 million this quarter, he now has just $469,563 in cash on hand, according to new campaign finance filings. Meanwhile, Franken has just $483,731 in his campaign account after raising $2.6 million and spending $3.5 million as the recount...
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A Minnesota court has confirmed that Democrat Al Franken won the most votes in his 2008 Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman. Monday's ruling isn't expected to be the final word because Coleman previously announced plans to appeal to the state...
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The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has opened the door for the Democratic and Republican senatorial committees to raise additional money for the ongoing legal battle over the state’s unsettled Senate race. In an advisory opinion, the FEC said the...
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Sen. Norm Coleman and former Saturday Night Live star Al Franken made their final arguments Friday in the Minnesota vote-counting fight. The case involving the still undecided 2008 election is over uncounted absentee ballots. The decision on reopening...
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Closing arguments are under way in the trial over Minnesota's disputed U.S...Attorneys for Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken have an hour each to summarize their cases. Coleman, who had been seeking his second term, brought the lawsuit after...
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Attorneys for Democrat Al Franken say they will rest their case provisionally Wednesday in his U.S...Coleman, who held the Minnesota seat the past six years, had rested his side of the case last week, provisionally as well. Franken attorney Marc Elias...
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Minn.— Democrat Al Franken is calling for full dismissal of Republican Norm Coleman's election lawsuit challenging the Minnesota Senate recount. The motion for dismissal was filed Thursday morning and could be argued on Friday. It contends that Coleman...
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