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    “When you win an election this close, you know not one bit of effort went to waste,” Franken told reporters outside his downtown Minneapolis town house, accompanied by his wife. "The way I see it, I'm not going to Washington to be the 60th Democratic senator, I'm going to Washington to be the second senator from Minnesota. Coleman could have carried his fight into federal court, but it was unlikely to overturn the state Supreme Court's decision. Sure I wanted to win. I thought we had a better case. But the court has spoken" Coleman said outside his St. Paul home. Full Article at China Post
    The way I see it, I'm not going to Washington to be the 60th Democratic senator, I'm going to Washington to be the second senator from Minnesota. Coleman could have carried his fight into federal court, but it was unlikely to overturn the state Supreme Court's decision. Sure I wanted to win. I thought we had a better case. But the court has spoken
    Norm Coleman – Norm Coleman SOURCE: China Post 5 months ago
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Democrat Franken wins protracted Minn. Senate race
  1. We've been doing a lot. I've been going back and forth to Washington ... We've been using this time, I think, pretty productively.
    SOURCE: China Post 5 months ago
  2. When you win an election this close, you know not one bit of effort went to waste
    SOURCE: China Post 5 months ago

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