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Norm Coleman’s campaign sent another e-mail plea for money today, this time linked to a new video featuring nearly a dozen Republican leaders also asking for cash to help the former U.S. senator regain his seat. The e-mail cites Democratic opponent Al Franken’s use of the title “Senator-Elect” to draw donations and quickly ramps up [...]

In separate e-mails sent almost simultaneously this evening, Al Franken and former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman offered takes on President Obama’s inauguration as diametrically opposed in style as the Senate contenders are opposed in their rival campaigns. Franken’s is an unadorned, even bland two-paragraph statement about the honor he felt at attending the inauguration and [...]

“Franken filed a petition with the Minnesota Supreme Court … that’s a bit like a bank robber stopping on his way out the door to ask the teller for a receipt.” That’s how an e-mail appeal for funds from the campaign of former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman described today’s legal move by the Al Franken [...]

Democrats Abroad, a Washington, D.C.-based group, is asking Minnesotans who voted by absentee ballot from outside the country to contact their home elections offices immediately to be sure their votes were counted. In a Nov. 22 e-mail, the group warned that “many absentee ballots are being disqualified” and urged those “who have any doubt at all” to call [...]

An e-mail to Minnesotans from the McCain-Palin campaign gets the state’s same-day voting requirements wrong. The Minnesota Independent’s Andy Birkey spotted the errors: The e-mail erroneously states that anyone registering at the polling place needs both an ID and a current bill, and it omits the option of having another voter from the same precinct vouch for you.