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No joke: Minnesota race is soooo ugly ...
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... – a vote that, if held, would almost surely spark bitter partisan recriminations. Even if Coleman prevails, the lengthy recount process could jeopardize his bid to become chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, a position he has long sought. “Minnesota nice will be the greatest casualty of this recount,” said Cook Political Report Senate analyst Jennifer Duffy. “It’s going to get ugly, it’s going to get expensive. It’s going to reflect what the race was.” Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15490.html

Townhall.com Staff: What's Hot Tuesday?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — What are the most popular stories around the web this morning? Townhall does the surfing so you don't have to. New York Post: Laura's Hot, But Dubya's Not Slate: Welcome to Washington Los Angeles Times: A Vote Too Late for Obama Time Magazine: When New President Meets Old, It's Not Always Pretty New York Times: Obama and the War on Brains Wall Street Journal: The 50 Women to Watch 2008 Politico: No Joke: Minnesota Race is So Ugly Philadelphia Inquirer: Former Phillie Turned Entrepeneur ABC News: Holloway Suspect Involved ...

Before Recount, GOP Smearing Minnesota Sec Of State
TPMMuckraker — ... Indeed, Coleman's shrinking lead in the first count has already prompted him to try to question the ongoing vote counting. A lawyer for the campaign yesterday told The Politico: "We're not going to sit idly by, while mysterious, statistically dubious changes in vote totals take place after official government offices close." ...

Coleman, cornered, pounds on the table
Firedoglake — ... Old Lawyers' Saying: "If the facts support you, pound the facts. If the facts don't support you, pound the table." I'll give you all three guesses what Norm Coleman and his buddies, both locally and nationally, are doing. Yep, they're pounding the table -- which in this case is the reputation of Minnesota's Democratic Secretary of State ...

Eric Hananoki: Coleman's Recount Shenanigans
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... election official in question -- Minneapolis Elections Director Cindy Reichert -- has emphasized that the "ballots were never in her car," the "ballots were never in anyone's car for several days," and the "ballots were never lost or forgotten, and spent Election Night until counting day in secure city facilities." Without any actual evidence to the contrary, the car ballot story should have died. Instead, it was repeated in media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Politico, New York Post, Globe and Mail (Canada's largest newspaper), NBC's ...