Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. May 20, 2009. Two-thirds of Minnesotans now "believe it's time for [Coleman] to concede."
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Video. April 14, 2009. The drumbeat is growing louder for Norm to drop his long-shot appeal of Minnesota's prolonged recount.
Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. April 14, 2009. "Franken actually gained more votes from the election challenge than Coleman, the candidate who brought it."
Stuart Whatley, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. February 21, 2009. Al Franken gave his first national media interview since November to Air America's Mark Green Friday.
Mark Green, Air America Media. February 21, 2009. In his first national media interview since November, Franken discusses the trials of his Senate election battle and political fights ahead.
John Nichols, The Nation AlterNet: PEEK. February 17, 2009. Republican senators are pouring money into the dead-end recount fight of former Senate Norm Coleman.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. January 22, 2009. Coleman is making preparations for life after office, having signed up as a paid adviser to the Republican Jewish Coalition earlier this week.
Ryan Grim, Huffington Post AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. January 21, 2009. Al Franken, has been declared the winner of the Minnesota contest but has yet to be sworn in as court battles continue.
Phoenix Woman, Firedoglake AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. January 10, 2009. Will Norm be able to take this all the way to the conservative-controlled US Supreme Court?
Sam Stein, Ryan Grim, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. January 6, 2009. Fallout from the surreal political scandal in Illinois has now wafted into Minnesota.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. January 5, 2009. "Today, the Supreme Court once again affirmed the validity of the rules under which this recount was conducted."
tremayne, Open Left AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. January 3, 2009. Norm Coleman's lawyers tried to stop the counting of hundreds of wrongly rejected absentee ballots and now we know they had good reason.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. December 29, 2008. Could Franken be seated before his victory is certified? The state's other senator, Democrat Amy Klobuchar, is working on it.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. December 25, 2008. When Republicans lawyer up, that's just preserving the sanctity of the vote; when Dems do it, they're 'stealing' ... something.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Election 2008. December 25, 2008. "Looks like it's gonna be Sen. Franken. Not a 100% yet. But the state Supreme Court just put the kibosh on Coleman's last credible legal angle."
Phoenix Woman, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. December 23, 2008. The Republican National Lawyer Association has put out a red-alert dollar beg to the Republican Party faithful to pay for Coleman's team law expenses.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. December 18, 2008. As of 8PM ET, the Minneapolis Star Tribune projected that Franken would finish the recount process with a lead of 89 votes.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. December 18, 2008. Coleman's lawyers aren't using the Fiasco in Florida as a disaster to avoid, they're using it as a template for their current arguments.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. December 10, 2008. A Twin Cities paper reports that a probe has been launched into Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman's ties to businessman Nasser Kazeminy.