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Franken attorney slams book’s ’142 tedious pages’

By Chris Steller | 05.26.09 | 5:03 pm

democracyindexIn a review in the Seattle Times, one of Al Franken’s attorneys slams a book — “The Democracy Index” by Heather K. Gerken — for excessive verbosity about gauging how well states and localities run elections. “It’s difficult…

The end is near: Coleman-Franken trial commences

By Paul Demko | 01.26.09 | 4:07 pm

This is the end. Or so it would seem. More than two months after election day, following a manual statewide recount, a trial to determine the winner of the U.S. Senate contest commenced at the Minnesota Supreme Court this afternoon. Norm Coleman is seeking to have the results certified by the state Canvassing Board, showing Al Franken with a 225-vote lead, tossed out. Franken wants to head to Washington.