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minnesotaindependent.com - 11/13/2008
News. Politics. Media. » Fox, with Pawlenty’s help, continues spreading car-ballot fiction
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“The recount has not even started in Minnesota and somehow Al Franken has already shaved nearly 500 votes off the incumbent lead.” So said Sean Hannity on Fox’s Hannity & Holmes yesterday, in a segment featuring Gov. Tim Pawlenty. While Pawlenty pointed out concerns about “statistical ...

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News Hounds:  Hannity, Kelly, FOX News Help Propagate Phony "Found Votes" Story In Minnesota Election

Firedoglake:  Why I Call Them “The GOP/Media Complex”

startribune.com - 11/20/2008
Recount: Norm Coleman’s lead over Al Franken shrinks
— startribune.com — The Great Minnesota Recount kicked off Wednesday with masses of volunteers for Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken moving into a fresh phase of the struggle: eyeballing the first of 2.9 million ballots, ready to ... (more) Recount: Norm Coleman’s lead over Al Franken shrinks

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article.nationalreview.com - 11/14/2008
York: Palin, the Governors, and the New Power in the Rep...
— article.nationalreview.com — After an across-the-board defeat, Sarah Palin and the other GOP governors chart the future. (more) York: Palin, the Governors, and the New Power in the Rep...

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Hannity And FOX News Allege Voter Fraud In Minnesota Voter Fraud Allegations Without Proof And Despite Admonishments From Governor
newshounds.us - 11/13/2008
Hannity And FOX News Allege Voter Fraud In Minnesota Voter Fraud Allegations Without Proof And ...
— newshounds.us — Didn't we just know that in the event of a close race, FOX News was going to trot out accusations of voter fraud as quickly as you can say “Katherine Harris?” Sean Hannity and FOX News repeatedly pushed those allegations last night (11/12/08) in the ... (more) Hannity And FOX News Allege Voter Fraud In Minnesota ...

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Hannity, Kelly, FOX News Help Propagate Phony "Found Votes" Story In Minnesota Election
News Hounds — ... a source and did not return two MinnPost calls for comment. However, he was already backing off his story at the same press event. As that day’s Pioneer Press noted, “Knaak said he feels assured that what was going on with the 32 ballots was neither wrong nor unfair.” Hannity also falsely reported that all of the 32 votes "conveniently" went to Al Franken. But Brauer reports that 18 went to Franken, 7 went to Coleman and the remainder went to others. H/T The Minnesota Independent Can we expect a retraction? Ask Hannity at ...

Why I Call Them “The GOP/Media Complex”
Firedoglake — ... eagerly regurged as fact a bogus story about allegedly-unsecured ballots magically appearing in the trunk of a car -- one that got its start from the Coleman camp's own lawyer ...

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