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‘Slow-Motion Comedy Show’: Days 4 & 5 of the Coleman/Franken U.S. Senate Election Contest in MN

Wherein everybody flip-flops, Coleman makes a successful argument, but may have blown it with a 'phony' website crash and an horrendous argument for Internet voting...

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Brad Friedman,
1/30/2009 -
3:41 pm PT

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Coleman’s Continuing Comedy of Errors: Days 2 & 3 at the U.S. Senate Election Contest in MN

Wherein 'voter fraud' no longer matters to Republicans...

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Brad Friedman,
1/28/2009 -
4:07 pm PT

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‘Doctored Evidence’ Tossed on First Day of Coleman/Franken Election Contest

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Brad Friedman,
1/26/2009 -
3:43 pm PT

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Franken Attorney: Coleman Team Doctoring Evidence in Election Contest Lawsuit

And other late updates from the ongoing U.S. Senate race in Minnesota...

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Brad Friedman,
1/23/2009 -
3:10 pm PT

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Reid: ‘We’re Going to Try to Seat Al Franken’

The Democratic Senate Majority Leader Gets it Wrong Yet Again...

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Brad Friedman,
1/21/2009 -
6:37 pm PT

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Coleman’s Contest: ‘Thin Gruel, Warmed-Over Leftovers,’ Says Franken Attorney

TPM: Lawsuit 'throws everything at the wall to see what sticks'...

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Brad Friedman,
1/9/2009 -
3:42 pm PT

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Convicted Felon Illegally Voted in MN…

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Brad Friedman,
1/8/2009 -
12:30 pm PT

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Irony-Laden Quote of the Moment…

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Brad Friedman,
1/7/2009 -
10:34 am PT

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Franken Declared ‘Winner,’ But Final Certification Will Likely (and Appropriately) be Delayed

Excellent provision in MN law requires election challenges settled before U.S. Congress is given jurisdiction over Senate seat

PLUS: Some free advice for Coleman's election contest court challenge...

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Brad Friedman,
1/5/2009 -
2:28 pm PT

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The End Finally Nears in Coleman/Franken Race

It's (almost) all over, but for 1,600 (uncounted) ballots and one (likely) court case in MN's U.S. Senate seat...

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Brad Friedman,
12/24/2008 -
4:08 pm PT

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AP: Franken Up By 2 Votes; Strib: Will Win by 89

MN Supremes: Count the Incorrectly Rejected Absentee Ballots

UPDATED 12/19/08: Franken Currently Leads Count by 251...

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Brad Friedman,
12/18/2008 -
9:41 pm PT

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VIDEO: Meet the Rejected Absentee Voters in MN

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Brad Friedman,
12/14/2008 -
11:43 am PT

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Big, Good News for Al Franken in the MN Senate Race Today

Two Important Decisions by the State Canvassing Board Go His Way...

LATE UPDATE: Coleman Camp 'Desperate,' Headed to Court for FL 2000-style Attempt to Stop Ballot Counting, Says Franken Camp

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Brad Friedman,
12/12/2008 -
4:35 pm PT

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Every Vote Matters in MN’s U.S. Senate Hand-Count. Every. Single. One.

Missing Ballots, Uncounted Absentees and the GOP PR Battle That May Trump Both...

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Brad Friedman,
11/25/2008 -
10:13 am PT

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MN U.S. Senate Hand-Count: A Vote for McCain Must be a Vote for Coleman, Says Coleman Camp

Ballot Challenges Being Made on Basis that Voting for the Republican Presidential Nominee Must Be Indication of 'Voter Intent' for Republican Senate Candidate...

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Brad Friedman,
11/24/2008 -
10:02 am PT

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Articles in Category: Al Franken (Page 5)

Wherein everybody flip-flops, Coleman makes a successful argument, but may have blown it with a 'phony' website crash and an horrendous argument for Internet voting...

Wherein 'voter fraud' no longer matters to Republicans...

And other late updates from the ongoing U.S. Senate race in Minnesota...

The Democratic Senate Majority Leader Gets it Wrong Yet Again...

TPM: Lawsuit 'throws everything at the wall to see what sticks'...

Excellent provision in MN law requires election challenges settled before U.S. Congress is given jurisdiction over Senate seat

PLUS: Some free advice for Coleman's election contest court challenge...

It's (almost) all over, but for 1,600 (uncounted) ballots and one (likely) court case in MN's U.S. Senate seat...

MN Supremes: Count the Incorrectly Rejected Absentee Ballots

UPDATED 12/19/08: Franken Currently Leads Count by 251...

Two Important Decisions by the State Canvassing Board Go His Way...

LATE UPDATE: Coleman Camp 'Desperate,' Headed to Court for FL 2000-style Attempt to Stop Ballot Counting, Says Franken Camp

Missing Ballots, Uncounted Absentees and the GOP PR Battle That May Trump Both...

Ballot Challenges Being Made on Basis that Voting for the Republican Presidential Nominee Must Be Indication of 'Voter Intent' for Republican Senate Candidate...

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