Read more Mark Ritchie stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/37046/mark-ritchie.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:38:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52644/minn-court-rejects-franken-bid-to-be-seated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Minnesota Supreme Court today rejected Democrat Al Franken's petition for an election certificate that would put him in the US Senate without waiting for a lawsuit to be resolved. Franken is ahead of Republican Norm Coleman by 225 votes. Coleman's ongoing lawsuit argues some uncounted absentee ballots were wrongly...http://www.newser.com/story/52644/minn-court-rejects-franken-bid-to-be-seated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Mar 2009 15:04:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46205/minn-recount-will-push-into-new-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Minnesota recount will not be complete until next year and could be continuing even as the new Senate is sworn in, Minnesota Public Radio reports. A plan agreed to by both the Coleman and Franken camps has the secretary of state counting wrongly rejected absentee ballots by January 4,...http://www.newser.com/story/46205/minn-recount-will-push-into-new-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Dec 2008 11:52:50 CST