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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

DNC airs radio ad calling on Coleman to concede

The DNC just issued a news release saying they plan on running a radio ad calling on Republican Norm Coleman to concede. Here’s a link to the ad. Update: A source with knowledge of the buy says it will run on KSTP-AM and AM950 through the end of the week. The source said they’ll buy…
by Tom Scheck

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Coleman: The trial court got it wrong

Republican Norm Coleman spoke with MPR’s Tom Crann today about the ruling by the three-judge panel that said Democrat Al Franken got the most votes in the 2008 contest. Coleman also addressed why he’s continuing his legal fight. You can listen to the interview here:
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Kelliher and Pogemiller on Midday

DFL House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher and DFL Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller are scheduled to be on MPR’s Midday at 11.
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The Daily Digest: 4-14-09

The U.S. Senate race is now headed to the Minnesota Supreme Court. The three-judge panel overseeing the recount trial ruled that Democrat Al Franken got the most votes in 2008. Franken said Republican Norm Coleman should let him go to Washington. Coleman says he will appeal. He has ten days to file the appeal. MPR,…
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Franken: I would urge Coleman not to appeal

Democrat Al Franken declared victory in Minnesota’s long-running U.S. Senate race. He briefly addressed reporters tonight outside of his townhouse in Minneapolis. Here’s the audio: Coleman’s campaign attorney, Ben Ginsberg, promised an appeal. Here’s his statement on the decision: “More than 4,400 Minnesotans remain wrongly disenfranchised by this court’s order. The court’s ruling tonight is…
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Court: Franken got more votes

The three-judge panel just issued the final order in the recount trial. It declared that Democrat Al Franken got more votes than Republican Norm Coleman. The panel also ruled that Republican Norm Coleman has to pay some of Al Franken’s court costs. Coleman’s lawyers have already promised an appeal. You can read it here. UPDATE:…
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Pawlenty’s take on term limits

Several bloggers (most notably Dusty Trice) have pointed out in recent weeks that Gov. Pawlenty supported term limits during his time in the Minnesota Legislature. Pawlenty commented more broadly on whether he plans on running for reelection during today’s appearance on MPR’s Midday (not much new there – keeping options open). I asked him after…
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McCollum in tax trouble?

Roll Call (subscription required) is reporting that DFL Congresswoman Betty McCollum appears to owe taxes on her Washington D.C. home. The story focuses on several members of Congress who inadvertently received a property tax break intended for Washington D.C. residents. Here’s the blurb on McCollum: District officials also confirmed Thursday that Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum…
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Pawlenty on the election certificate

Gov. Pawlenty hedged a bit today on MPR’s Midday on if/when he would issue an election certificate in Minnesota’s long-running U.S. Senate race. I followed up with him on those comments after the show. You can listen to the interview here: The campaigns for Al Franken and Norm Coleman also weighed in on Pawlenty’s recent…
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