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Minnesota Supreme Court Rules On Coleman's Appeal: He Lost, Franken Won The Election — The Minnesota Supreme Court has handed down its much-expected ruling in the heavily-litigated Minnesota Senate race from 2008 — and it's a unanimous one — deciding against Republican former …
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Coleman concedes race to Franken — Republican Norm Coleman has conceded to Democrat Al Franken in the Minnesota Senate race, ending one of the longest Senate races in American history and clearing the way for Democrats to hold a 60-seat supermajority in the Senate.
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Why Coleman lost — The Republican Party put an inordinate amount of faith in Norm Coleman's long-shot legal challenge, spending a million bucks on the idea that he'd catch a break in court. — But like dominoes, each Coleman legal challenge failed, one after another, ruling after ruling …
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State Supreme Court rules for Franken, 5-0 — The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled today that Democrat Al Franken won the U.S. Senate election and said he was entitled to an election certificate that would lead to him being seated in the Senate. — “Affirmed,” wrote the Supreme Court …
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Court declares Franken Senate race winner — (CNN) — Democrat Al Franken said Tuesday evening he is “thrilled and humbled” the Minnesota Surpreme Court ruled him the winner of a contentious Senate race that played out in court over several months. — “We are so thrilled we can finally celebrate …
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Court Rules Franken Has Won Senate Race; Coleman Concedes
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BREAKING NEWS: MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT DECIDES COLEMAN-FRANKEN …
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Minnesota court rules Democrat Al Franken won Senate seat
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It Came from Wasilla — Despite her disastrous performance in the 2008 election, Sarah Palin is still the sexiest brand in Republican politics, with a lucrative book contract for her story. But what Alaska's charismatic governor wants the public to know about herself doesn't always jibe with reality.
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Kristol: Liberal Media and GOP Hacks vs. Palin — Lefty journalist Todd Purdum has a hit piece in the new Vanity Fair on Sarah Palin. You don't have to be a big Palin fan to recognize the article is full of dubious claims, and is dependent on self-serving stories provided on background …
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And The Story The MSM Still Won't Touch — Todd recounts it: — But there were ominous signs—indications of an erratic nature. This is the third thing McCain could have discovered about Palin—a woman, after all, who kept a pregnancy secret for seven months, flew all the way home …
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AP NewsBreak: SC gov admits additional liaisons — COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Tuesday that he saw his Argentine mistress more times than previously disclosed, including what was to be a farewell meeting in New York chaperoned by a spiritual adviser soon after his wife found out about the affair.
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AP Newsbreak: SC gov ‘crossed lines’ with women — COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he “crossed lines” with a handful of women other than his mistress — but never had sex with them. — The governor says he “never crossed the ultimate line” with anyone but Maria Belen Chapur …
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Sanford Calls Mistress His ‘Soul Mate’ — S.C. Governor Also Admits To Other Dalliances — CBS News Interactive: Political Scandals — COLUMBIA, S.C. (CBS) ― South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford called his Argentine mistress his “soul mate” Tuesday, but said that he would try to fall back in love with his wife.
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Wal-Mart backs health benefits mandate — With Wal-Mart's endorsement of a legal requirement that all employers provide health benefits to their workers, the nation's largest employer has broken from the business community. — The so-called employer mandate is adamantly opposed …
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AP Interview: Maine Sen. Snowe seeks health care compromise by keeping government plan on hold — (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach) (Pat Wellenbach, AP / June 29, 2009) — PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sen. Olympia Snowe, a key figure in shaping federal health care legislation, said Monday …
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Vibe magazine shutting down — Vibe magazine, the urban-music magazine founded in 1993 by Quincy Jones, is the latest victim of the media recession. Multiple sources both within and outside the magazine confirmed that it is shutting down. — Reached for comment, chief financial officer Angela Zucconi …
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42% Say Climate Change Bill Will Hurt The Economy — Americans have mixed feelings about the historic climate change bill that passed the House on Friday, but 42% say it will hurt the U.S. economy. — A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that just 19% believe …
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Bachmann Lies About Census' American Community Survey, Claims It Doesn't Ask About Citizenship — As ThinkProgress has previously noted, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has been fearmongering about the 2010 Census and bragging that she plans to break the law by refusing to answer it.
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Oklahoma Legislature to Consider Proclamation Linking the Economic Crisis to Obama's Immoral Policies — Recently, Rush Limbaugh explained how Obama economic policies were the cause of Republican Gov. Mark Sanford's affair with a beautiful Argentinian woman.
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“The Commission Has Been Road-Blocked”: Republicans' War On The FEC — Last fall, James Ross, a New York City resident and a donor to several Democratic organizations, received an unusual letter. “Your name has been put in our database,” Ross was told. “We are monitoring all reports of a wide variety of leftist organizations.