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GOP Senators Waste Big Bucks Trying to Keep Franken Seat-less

John Nichols, The Nation. February 17, 2009.

Republican senators are pouring money into the dead-end recount fight of former Senate Norm Coleman.

Seat Al Franken Already

Scott Rafferty, AlterNet. February 5, 2009.

Republicans will pay a price for stalling Senator-elect Franken.

Admitting Defeat? Norm Coleman Takes New Job

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. 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.

Franken-Coleman Update: Norm Returns To Senate As Non-Senator

Ryan Grim, Huffington Post. 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.

Franken-Coleman Recount: How Far Will It Go?

Phoenix Woman, Firedoglake. January 10, 2009.

Will Norm be able to take this all the way to the conservative-controlled US Supreme Court?

Democratic Senators: Franken Won't Be Seated with New Class

Sam Stein, Ryan Grim, Huffington Post. January 6, 2009.

Fallout from the surreal political scandal in Illinois has now wafted into Minnesota.

Update: Al Franken Declared Winner; Coleman's Options Dwindle

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. January 5, 2009.

"Today, the Supreme Court once again affirmed the validity of the rules under which this recount was conducted."

Franken Winning Vast Majority of Wrongly Rejected Absentee Ballots

tremayne, Open Left. 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.

Conservatives Preparing for Franken Victory

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. December 31, 2008.

Some conservatives are beginning to envision life without Norm Coleman.

Campaign Round-Up: Franken To Be Seated? Blago Out By February? Jeb Will Run?

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. December 29, 2008.

Could Franken be seated before his victory is certified? The state's other senator, Democrat Amy Klobuchar, is working on it.

Senator Al Franken? It's Looking That Way ...

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. 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."

Franken-Coleman Update: Coleman's Desperate Haily Marys

Phoenix Woman, Firedoglake. 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.

Al Franken Projected to Win Minnesota's Senate Seat

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. 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.

Minnesota Update: Lawyers Duke it Out in Franken-Coleman Recount

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. 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.

Franken Wins Major Recount Victory; More Allegations Against Coleman Revealed

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. December 12, 2008.

It's a good day for Al Franken.

Franken-Coleman Update: FBI Investigating Coleman? Race Decided By Friday?

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. 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.

Franken Campaign Claims to Be Up by Four Votes: Recount Ends (But Not Really) in Minnesota

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. December 5, 2008.

The good news is, the statewide recount of the unresolved Senate race in Minnesota ended this afternoon.

More Strange Turns in the Franken-Coleman Recount

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. December 3, 2008.

The Republican incumbent now leads by 50 votes -- and that's before these 171 uncounted ballots.

Al Franken Closes In: New Ballots Could Reduce Margin to 13

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. December 2, 2008.

"I'm very confident that Franken is going to win," said the Democratic challenger's lawyer Marc Elias.

Franken-Coleman Update: This Is Not Florida in 2000

Phoenix Woman, Firedoglake. December 2, 2008.

This will take a while, but that's how recounts go.

Franken-Coleman Recount Update: Searching for Spines

Phoenix Woman, Firedoglake. December 1, 2008.

The state canvassing board must stop abdicating their authority.

Update: Franken and Coleman Vote Count Timeline

Phoenix Woman, Firedoglake. November 29, 2008.

The "Official" vote total is inaccurate.

Minnesota Update: Not Looking Good for Al Franken?

tremayne, Open Left. November 26, 2008.

Tell me I'm wrong, please.

Good Thing Minnesota Has Someone in Charge Who Cares About Counting Every Vote

Jay Walljasper, OnTheCommons.org. November 26, 2008.

Mark Ritchie -- the man in the middle of Minnesota's Senate race recount -- is passionate about making sure every vote counts.

Franken Camp Calls for Investigation of Missing Ballots

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. November 25, 2008.

"In an election this close, these discrepancies should be cause for serious concern to every Minnesota voter."