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Coleman’s trial witness, a Dem, voted for Barkley — but court won’t hear it

By Chris Steller | 01.28.09 | 3:46 pm

He didn’t get the chance to say it on the stand, under cross-examination in the Senate election-contest trial. But Minnesota Deputy Secretary of State Jim Gelbmann, a Democrat, voted Nov. 4 for neither Al Franken nor Norm Coleman, opting…

Knaak lifts Coleman-camp tent flap, again mentions conceding as option

By Chris Steller | 01.28.09 | 1:39 pm

Norm Coleman attorney Fritz Knaak again broaches the possibility of a Coleman concession in an interview conducted 10 days ago and posted by his hometown paper last night. But he is being conjectural and makes sure to cast…

Gelbmann’s grilling by hotshot Friedberg ends after four hours in Senate trial

By Chris Steller | 01.28.09 | 11:25 am

After taking a folksy turn Tuesday with testimony from frustrated voters, Norm Coleman’s legal team began to deliver on the tedium it promised in the trial sparked by Coleman’s election-contest lawsuit. The folksy quotient remained high, however,…

Coleman lawyers strike slacker pose: It’ll be boring, no weight on our shoulders

By Chris Steller | 01.26.09 | 8:25 am

To hear Norm Coleman’s all-star legal team talk about the start of Minnesota’s election contest today, you’d think they were extras facing a day of monotony on the set of a Kevin Smith slacker movie. But it’s not…