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- Statistical Models Now Show Coleman as Slight Favorite
  Posted by Jeff
  As I said earlier, it's a coin toss... With in excess of 90 percent of Minnesota's votes now having been recounted, our statistical models now show Norm Coleman as the favorite to retain his senate seat, although with a high degree of uncertainty and without accounting the effects of potential rejected absentee ballots.
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- Franken Camp Calls For Investigation Of Missing Ballots
  Posted by Jeff from Huffington Post
  "The number of votes counted on November 4th," said spokesman Andy Barr, "exceeds the number of ballots produced for consideration during the recount."
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- Projection: Franken to Win Recount by 27 Votes
  Posted by Jeff
  I am skeptical of setting hopes on such a small margin based on stats of data sets that aren't fully known - especially in a race so many ballots. Still looks like a coin toss to me.
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- Flip a Coin in Minnesota: The Recount Will Come Out Different Each Time
  Posted by Jeff
  Our ruler can't measure a distance this close. If the .12% number is accurate for MN, then the error rate for this election could be as high as +or- 3000 votes. A recount might find Coleman up by over 3,000 votes, or it might find Franken up 2,500 votes. It would take a margin of error of less than .01% for there to be anything resembling a significant confidence level (interval) for this race. The rules of this race are already in place and they appear clear as day, but if Franken wins the recount or if there are a high number of challenged ballots, I see plenty of room for creative interpretation. Statistically, a coin flip will be just as good as a recount in a race this close. Of course, no one would put that into law.
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- Franken bypasses Coleman as voters react to attack ads
  Posted by Jeff from Star Tribune
  The survey, conducted Tuesday through Thursday by Princeton Survey Research Associates International among 1,084 likely Minnesota voters, shows Franken leading Coleman 43 to 34 percent. Independence Party candidate Dean Barkley is supported by 18 percent of respondents.
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- Al Franken: Can a Gag Man Become Senator?
  Posted by Jeff from MSNBC
  Still, Franken's high-profile past poses some serious challenges. A third of the Minnesotans who recognize Franken's name also have a negative opinion of him. During a fairground interview with Christian radio, Franken is flustered by one such critic, who shouts "Woo!" when he mentions the GOP, "Boo!" when he mentions the NAACP and "Franken blows!" when he mentions anything else.
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- Air America Lays Off Employees, Not Filing Bankruptcy
  Posted by Billbar from nbc10.com
  Financially strapped Air America Radio has acknowledged laying off a few employees, but insists it has no plans to declare bankruptcy. Star commentator Al Franken has said his paychecks from the liberal talk show network stopped coming.
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Jeff comments on:
Flip a Coin in Minnesota: The Recount Will Come Out Different Each Time

HuffPo is reporting a typo added 100 points to Franken’s total. The margin is now only 200 votes.

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11:49 am 11/07/08
Jeff comments on:
Flip a Coin in Minnesota: The Recount Will Come Out Different Each Time

Seems like we’ll get a different result each time we recount an election this close…unless we recount it a bunch of times and average the result.

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1:08 am 11/07/08
Damianmann comments on:
Air America Lays Off Employees, Not Filing Bankruptcy
depressing
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3:54 pm 9/19/06
j1o2n3a4s5 comments on:
Air America Lays Off Employees, Not Filing Bankruptcy
RIP majority report as well as sam seeder. for his excelent programing
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5:43 am 9/17/06
Jeff comments on:
Air America Lays Off Employees, Not Filing Bankruptcy
It's sad that the left wing can't launch a media effort. The quality of the shows on AA has been pretty good. Thom Hartmann is outstanding. Randi Rhodes is also great.
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6:33 pm 9/15/06
Damianmann comments on:
Is Ann Coulter Sabotaging Al Franken's Film?
I can't get the link to work.
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11:23 pm 8/30/06