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Coleman-Franken recount ruling: Today? Or not today?

Politics in Minnesota Tweeters are claiming "officials" from both campaigns are awaiting a ruling today from the Minnesota Supreme Court on the U.S. Senate race.

But MinnPost sources with one campaign say they've received no head's-up from the court; the Supreme Court usually notifies parties to a case in advance of any forthcoming ruling.

On April 30, William Mitchell College of Law Prof. Peter Knapp, the state's premier Supreme Court watcher, predicted that June 18 -- today! -- was his best guess ... six weeks ago.

The other day in a chat with MinnPost, Knapp hedged.

Still, the court issues rulings at 10 a.m. on Thursdays.

The clock is ticking ... tick, tock, tick, tock ...