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Last week's legal proceedings in the Coleman-Franken quagmire had the feel of a vernal equinox.
By LORI STURDEVANT, Star Tribune
Last update: April 11, 2009 - 12:16 PM

... When word emanated at noon Tuesday from Courtroom 300 at the state Judicial Center that Al Franken's lead over Norm Coleman had grown to 312 votes, increasingly impatient voters across this state must have muttered: "Enough" ...

What remains is the posting of the prose of the three judges who have entertained Coleman's contest for eight weeks, and one last look-see by the Minnesota Supreme Court.

The argument that Coleman's attorneys say they will take to the state's high court is an odd one. They claim that some already counted absentee ballots didn't comply with the law's requirements -- though they can't be certain about that. They can only surmise it from what county election officials said about how they applied the law on election night ...

A state Supreme Court ruling -- and pray, make it quick-- should be the final word on who won this thing. The certifying and seating of a senator ought to follow hard on its heels ...

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