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online.wsj.com - 11/12/2008

Mischief in Minnesota?

— online.wsj.com — You'd think Democrats would be content with last week's electoral rout. But judging from the odd doings... in Minnesota, some in their party wouldn't mind adding to their jackpot by stealing a Senate seat for left-wing joker Al Franken. When Minnesotans ... (more) Mischief in Minnesota?

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/11/2008

Before Recount, GOP Smearing Minnesota Sec Of State

— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — The recount in the Minnesota Senate race hasn't even begun yet, but already the GOP is working... to delegitimize it in advance, by smearing the man who will run it as a partisan Democrat. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has been ... (more) Before Recount, GOP Smearing Minnesota Sec Of State

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twincities.com - 11/13/2008

Coleman campaign asks Ramsey County judge to halt count of 32 Minneapolis absentee ballots; ...

— twincities.com — Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman's campaign Saturday asked a Ramsey County judge to stop the counting of... 32 Minneapolis absentee ballots that were, according to the Coleman campaign, in a city election official's car Friday night. Ramsey County Chief ... (more) Coleman campaign asks Ramsey County judge to halt count ...

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MN Secretary of State: (Senator) Coleman's goal 'to win at any price'
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... lead has shrunk as county officials have recanvassed their election totals and corrected errors that have benefited Franken. National Republicans have accused Ritchie, the man tasked with overseeing the recount, of being an unabashed partisan. A background document distributed by national Republicans portrays Ritchie as a far-left, Democratic version of Katherine Harris, the former Republican secretary of state whose actions helped decide the 2000 presidential election. Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/1108/MN_Secreta...

Coleman Camp: Sec of State's Comments on Recount Were "Offensive"
TPMMuckraker — ... This morning, in an interview with MSNBC, Ritchie was asked about the Coleman camp's criticism of the recount. He replied: "Their goal is to win at any price. They've invested millions and millions of dollars. We consider this part of the normal political rhetoric." ...

Minnesota Recount update: Canvassing board selected, Ritchie slams Coleman
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... , and it looks like balance won out: This looks like good news for Coleman.  Ritchie is a partisan, but so are most SoS officers around the country.  The lineup of judges don’t appear to favor any party, and all are respected jurists to the extent they’re known at all.  For a process that already has more than its share of anomalies, this looks like the closest thing to a fair shake we’ve yet seen. Speaking of which, Ritchie went out of his way to accuse Coleman of playing politics in the complaints about the shifting vote totals: The Democratic Secretary of State of ...

No Wonder Republicans Don't Want Those Votes Counted! Looks Like Even Alaskans Didn't Want To Re-elect Felon Ted Stevens
DownWithTyranny! — ... ), Republicans have been doing their best to systematically disenfranchise as many people as they can. It looks like slimy Norm Coleman is going to go to court over every single vote until he finally winds up in the Volksgerichtshof 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, the most partisan and neo-fascist court in America. And John Boehner's handpicked banking industry lobbyist, Steve Stivers, and California lunatic fringe extremist Tom McClintock also want to prevent votes from being counted in their close races in Columbus and northeast California. ...

11/13: Netroots To Senate Dems: Stand Up For Yourselves!
Blogometer — ... your product. Max Baucus is not much of a political risk-taker, but he is very attuned to the moods of insurance company interests and feels, plausibly, that the kind of quid pro quid structure of a mandate/regulate plan is the best chance to get things through even if it's also more vulnerable to rhetorical assault in some ways." MN SEN: Ritchie Vs. The Rightroots Conservative bloggers are criticizing MN Sec/State Mark Ritchie for accusing MN Sen. Norm Coleman 's camp of trying "to win at any price" : "The Democratic Secretary of State of Minnesota, Mark Ritchie, was just ...