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 Mark Ritchie On Sen. Coleman's Campaign (video)
Mark Ritchie On Sen. Coleman's Campaign (video)
Mark Ritchie tells MSNBC that Sen. Coleman's campaign wants to win at any price, but later that same day, denies having said it.
MN Secretary of State: Coleman's goal 'to win at any price'
politico.com — Blog: Minnesota's Secretary of State, Mark Ritchie, accuses Sen. Norm Coleman's campaign of wanting to win "at any price." (more) MN Secretary of State: Coleman's goal 'to win at any price'
Ritchie dispute cloaks a deeper partisan enmity
startribune.com — Mark Ritchie ran an unusually energetic and hard-edged campaign for secretary of state in 2006, unseating Republican Mary Kiffmeyer after charging her with improper partisanship in supervising elections. Last week, Ritchie saw the tables turned, as ... (more) Ritchie dispute cloaks a deeper partisan enmity
For Ritchie, keeping recount nonpartisan is  main goal
For Ritchie, keeping recount nonpartisan is main goal
startribune.com — Jim Mone, Associated Press - Ap Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie outlines the procedure of a recount on the Minnesota's Senate race between incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken during a news conference Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 ... (more) For Ritchie, keeping recount nonpartisan is main goal
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Matt Lewis: Meet Mark Ritchie (Our New Favorite Person)
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — This video of Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, a Democrat, was released today by the Minnesota GOP. Knowing that this guy is in charge of counting their votes should cause Minnesotans to lose some sleep. Something tells we that we are going to be talking about Mr. Ritchie's antics a lot as this recount moves forward.

Stealing The Minn. Senate Race, With A Little Help From The Minn. Sec. Of State - With Video
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Who in the fucking hell could have ever imagined in their wildest and most terrifying post-LSD trip nightmares that the balance of the US Senate would be in the hands of this fucking idiot Al Franken? Beltrami County woman’s ballot rejection leads to suit Don Davis - (Grand Forks Herald) ST. PAUL An 84-year-old Beltrami County woman, whose election ballot was rejected, helped convince Al Franken’s campaign to go to court seeking the names of all Minnesotans whose ballots were not counted last week. Franken campaign officials said the ...

Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
Power Line — The Al Franken is using a series of lawsuits to try to bully the ex-comedian's way into the United States Senate. So far, though, they aren't going too well. Franken has demanded that Minnesota counties give him lists of would-be voters whose absentee ballots were rejected. Some have complied, but others have refused. Today Franken sued Ramsey County, where St. Paul is located, to force the county to turn over such a list. Franken wants to use it, obviously, to track down voters favorable to him, as to whom the ballot disqualification might be overturned. The centerpiece of Franken's Ramsey County lawsuit was a sob story involving ...

Rachel Maddow Confuses Allegation With Fact in Covering for Ex-Air America Chum Al Franken
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Most recent unintentionally hilarious moment on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC cable show -- her interview with Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie over the upcoming recount in the Senate race between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger/reformed court jester Al Franken. The interview on Wednesday night's show began innocuously enough, with a news caption at the bottom of the screen identifying Ritchie. Ritchie described the mechanics of the looming recount, which is triggered by state law for margins of victory less than one-half percentage point. The next news caption read, "Sen. Norm Coleman (R) Has 206 Vote Lead ...

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Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie Misrepresents Minnesota Election Law
weeklystandard.com 11/24/2008 — During an interview with Minnesota secretary of state Mark Ritchie on Wednesday afternoon, I asked him what protections are in place to prevent ballot tampering in the Coleman-Franken Senate race. “All ballots are in the control of election ...
Coleman's attorney Gets It
centrisity.blogspot.com 11/10/2008 — Sen Norm Coleman's attorney on the first lawsuit of the senate election: Coleman attorney Fritz Knaak said, based on a Saturday hearing, he was assured by the Minneapolis city attorney’s office that those ballots should be included in the count. Knaak ...
Sen. Coleman's House Vandalized
briefingroom.thehill.com 10/22/2008 — Vandals spray painted the words "scum" and "criminal" on the garage of Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), who is locked in a tight re-election race. Using black paint, someone wrote out "U R A CRIMINAL RESIGN OR ELSE!" on Coleman's garage door at his home ...
Update: Norm Coleman's other election
minnpost.com 11/14/2008 — Coleman pulls out of bid to become NRSC chairman So, what about Norm Coleman's other race? The buzz in Washington is that the Minnesota Republican will make a play for the top Senate fundraising seat, one that he could have for at least two years if ...
Madonna and Guy Ritchie announce their divorce
omg.yahoo.com 10/15/2008 — AP - Madonna and filmmaker Guy Ritchie will end their marriage after nearly eight years, the couple said in a joint statement Wednesday.
Maybe Guy Ritchie and Heather Mills Should Compare Notes
deceiver.com 12/16/2008 — You know, it sounded too good to be true. In 2000, a few weeks before Guy Ritchie and Madonna tied the knot, the groom promised he wouldn’t touch a cent of Madge’s fortune if the marriage sputtered out. He even offered to make ...
Coleman's Lead Shrinks Again
politicalwire.com 11/21/2008 — In Minnesota's U.S. Senate recount, with about 46% of the 2.9 million ballots counted by last night, the gap between Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) and challenger Al Franken (D) continued to shrink, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Coleman now leads by ...
For Ritchie, keeping recount nonpartisan is main goal
startribune.com 11/11/2008 — The recount of the closest U.S. Senate race in Minnesota history will be directed by a freshman elections chief -- a liberal DFLer who won election two years ago after accusing his Republican predecessor of bringing partisan bias to her official ...
MN-Sen: Coleman's lead is dwindling
dailykos.com 11/7/2008 — A reader has been tracking vote results updates from the Minnesota's SoS office: 9:15 AM   Coleman: 1,211,520 Franken: 1,211,077 10:15 AM   Coleman: 1,211,525 Franken: 1,211,088 1:20 PM   Coleman: 1,211,527 Franken: 1,211,190 ...
Key panel named in Minn. Senate race recountmsnbc.com: Politics 11/13/2008
The board that will determine whether Republican Norm Coleman or Democrat Al Franken won Minnesota's Senate race will be "extraordinarily nonpartisan," according to its new chairman.
Franken Team Suggests Foul Play Since He Hasn't Gotten Same Votes as ObamaFOXNews.com 11/13/2008
Sen. Norm Coleman accuses Al Franken of trying to rig the system in his favor as the Minnesota Senate race prepares for a recount with only 206 votes separating the candidates.  
Schumer: 60 'possible but unlikely'First Read 11/13/2008
From NBC's Abby LivingstonIn his mission to crush a GOP filibuster, DSCC Chairman Chuck Schumer feels the chance of 60 Democratic senators this cycle is “possible, but unlikely.” Briefing reporters this afternoon, the New York senator gave the ...
Franken files suit for data on rejected absentee ballotsCNN Political Ticker 11/13/2008
Al Franken filed a lawsuit on rejected absentee ballots Thursday. ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) – Democrat Al Franken's campaign filed a lawsuit Thursday in Ramsey County, Minnesota, requesting the names of all individuals who filed a rejected ...
Six close-call races remain undecidedPOLITICO.com: Congress 11/13/2008
The fate of six House and Senate elections remain unclear.  See also: Coleman clears way for Cornyn