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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 03:54 PM
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MN Star Tribune: Setbacks for Coleman grow at Senate recount trial


Setbacks for Coleman grow at Senate recount trial




http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/40227807.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUxWoW_oD:EaDUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr



Ballots that Norm Coleman wants to count took a beating in testimony on Tuesday, while ballots he thinks are illegal were protected by the judges hearing the U.S. Senate trial.In the latest in a series of setbacks for Coleman, the three-judge panel refused to preserve identifying marks on counted absentee ballots that he claims have been rendered illegal by recent rulings of the court.

The decision hampers the ability of Coleman, a Republican, to challenge ballots tallied in the final phase of the recount, when DFL Al Franken took a 225-vote lead.

In rebuffing Coleman, the panel noted that he and Franken had agreed three weeks ago to allow the secretary of state to redact information identifying 933 absentee ballots approved by the state Canvassing Board on Jan. 5. Both campaigns had accepted those ballots, but Coleman last week said about 100 are invalid under the panel's recent rulings.


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Dinger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 03:58 PM
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1. There Needs To Be Some Sort Of Limit On This, But I'm Glad nc Had A Setback (nt)
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 08:24 PM
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davidpdx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 08:27 PM
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3. We are almost at the four month mark
It's time to put this farce to an end and seat Franken.
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