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OPINION

 Minn. Recount 
 Violates Constitution 

Arbitrary calls are reminiscent of Florida 2000: Paulsen

Jan 15, 09 12:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Minnesota's Senate recount "is Florida 2000 all over again," Michael Stokes Paulsen writes in the Wall Street Journal. "The details differ, but not in terms of arbitrariness, lack of uniform standards" and other bad precedents the decision in Bush v. Gore created. The situation "isn't just... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Election 2008 • recount • US Senate

UPDATED

 Minn. Denies 
 Franken Certification Bid 

Legal process must run its course in Senate race, Gov. Pawlenty says

Jan 12, 09 2:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Minnesota officials turned down Al Franken’s request that he be certified as senator, the AP reports, just hours after his attorneys argued that a waiting period had passed for challenges. Though Franken emerged from the recount 225 votes ahead of incumbent Republican Norm Coleman, Coleman is challenging the result... More »

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Congress • Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • certification • Election 2008 • recount

 Brad: Angie's No Homewrecker 

Star addresses rumors in interview

Jan 7, 09 12:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie didn't engage in a “dastardly affair,” Pitt tells W magazine: “What people don’t understand is that we were still filming Mr and Mrs Smith after Jen and I split up.” More from the wide-ranging interview:
  • On Jennifer Aniston’s
... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • cigarettes • celebrity • Jennifer Aniston • Election 2008 • celebrity divorces

Franken, Coleman Agree to Count 900 Rejected Ballots

But court case could keep race on for months

Jan 3, 09 7:55 AM CST
(Newser) - The battling campaigns in the Minnesota Senate race have agreed to count some 900 incorrectly rejected ballots, an unexpectedly high proportion of the 1,350 reviewed by county officials. The system required both campaigns to agree on every ballot, which made such a figure seem unlikely, Talking Points Memo reports.... More »

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Congress • Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • ballots • Election 2008 • counting

 Coleman Rejects 
 Election Judge's Vote 

Minn. senator could beat Franken with veto strategy

Dec 31, 08 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Norm Coleman rejected 37% of recount ballots in a blue Minnesota county this week, including that of an election judge, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Shirley Graham, who voted for Coleman, disputes a date discrepancy the senator used to deny her absentee vote. The state Supreme Court gave the candidates... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • absentee balloting • Election 2008 • recount • US Senate

Comedy Shows No Joke for
Prez Candidates

110 appearances
4 times higher than candidates last election

Dec 29, 08 5:04 AM CST
(Newser) - This year's presidential candidates made a record 110 late-night comedy show appearances, underlying the programs' importance in the race, AP reports. Half of the appearances occurred during the primaries, when the pack of candidates were vying for precious face-time with voters. Candidates came to prefer the banter—the best of... More »

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politics • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Jon Stewart • Stephen Colbert • David Letterman • Election 2008

 Best Political Scoops of '08 


Dec 27, 08 9:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Traditional media outlets and on-the-spot amateurs alike captured the year's biggest US political moments. Here is Politico's look at some of the biggest scoops:
  • Palin meets Couric: Interviewed by Katie Couric on CBS, Sarah Palin fumbled with softball questions such as which publications she reads. Democrats and Tina Fey
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Election 2008 • political scandal • Sarah Palin • Best of 2008

Clinton Rents Campaign Mail List to Pay Debt

Renter in chief? Bill, as Hillary races to raise cash before State gig

Dec 25, 08 7:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's campaign has hit on a novel way of repaying its debt, ABC News reports.  The campaign is renting out the vast list of email addresses compiled during the course of Clinton's failed presidential bid. Among the customers for the list, believed to be 5 million names strong,... More »

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Hillary Clinton • email • Bill Clinton • Clinton 2008 • Hillary Clinton supporters • Election 2008 • Clinton Foundation • campaign debt

(Newser) - The Minnesota recount will not be complete until next year and could be continuing even as the new Senate is sworn in, Minnesota Public Radio reports. A plan agreed to by both the Coleman and Franken camps has the secretary of state counting wrongly rejected absentee ballots by January 4,... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • absentee balloting • Election 2008 • recount • ballot challenges • Canvassing Board • Mark Ritchie

 Clinton Writes Off 
 $13.2M Campaign Loan 

Forgiving loan helps clear way for confirmation at State

Dec 23, 08 5:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has formally written off the $13.2 million of her own money she lent to her presidential campaign, Bloomberg reports. The move is a big step toward shutting down her campaign committee and removing a potential stumbling block to her Senate confirmation as secretary of state. Clinton still... More »

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Hillary Clinton • campaign finance • Clinton 2008 • Federal Election Commission • Election 2008 • campaign debt

(AP) - Barack Obama today selected a Harvard physicist and a marine biologist for key science posts, in a sign he plans a more aggressive response to global warming than did the Bush administration. John Holdren and Jane Lubchenco are leading experts on climate change who have advocated forceful government action. “... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • science • NOAA • transition • Election 2008 • President Obama • John Holdren • White House Office of Science and Technology Policy • Jane Lubchenco • Harold Varmus • Eric Lander

 Old Boys' 
 Networks 
 No More: 
 TV's New 
 Female Stars 


Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Campbell Brown 'redefining broadcast careers'

Dec 17, 08 12:14 PM CST
(Newser) - The world of television news can be a journalistic proving ground during tumultuous times, and three women have bubbled to the top of the white-guy-dominated realm. Vogue takes a look at one veteran and two up-and-comers who have caught the mag's eye:
  • Katie Couric—After months of ridicule and
... More »

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Katie Couric • MSNBC • Vogue • CNN • Election 2008 • news anchor • CBS Evening News • Rachel Maddow • Campbell Brown

Minnesota Senate Race Hangs on Pair of Rulings

Court, Canvassing Board could shrink Coleman lead

Dec 16, 08 8:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Minnesota’s hotly contested Senate race now hinges on two fast-approaching decisions: a state Supreme Court ruling on standards for counting mistakenly rejected ballots (arguments to be heard tomorrow), and the Canvassing Board’s decision on the number of challenged ballots to be officially counted (review begins today). Republican incumbent... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • ballots • Election 2008 • ballot challenges

OPINION

 Electoral College Needs Rehab 

State-level apportioning is the only viable way towards electing the president by popular vote

Dec 15, 08 6:32 PM CST
(Newser) - The 538 electors chosen to represent the will of the people cast their ballots for president today, officially ending the contest between Barack Obama and John McCain, writes Randall Lane for the New York Times. The otherwise-predictable ritual included a twist: a Nebraska elector voting for the candidate who won... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • electoral college • Omaha • Nebraska • Election 2008 • electoral votes

Glossies

 Plouffe: This Was About Obama 

Still ostentation averse, Plouffe credits teamwork and focus

Dec 14, 08 11:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Stepping out from behind the curtain where he directed Barack Obama's earth-shaking campaign, David Plouffe quietly professes pride in the historic achievement to Lloyd Grove in Portfolio, and talks about a race where stability and consistency won the day and "Clinton might have won the nomination if she had... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • caucus • David Plouffe • campaign manager • Election 2008

Minn. Board: Count Wrongly Rejected Ballots

Recommendation
may help Franken
surpass Coleman

Dec 12, 08 2:49 PM CST
(Newser) - In a victory for Al Franken, Minnesota officials voted unanimously today to recommend counting previously rejected absentee ballots, the Star Tribune reports. The state’s five-member Canvassing Board urged all 87 counties to count ballots that had been improperly discarded—a figure that could approach 1,600. Norm Coleman's camp... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • vote • Al Franken • Senate race • Election 2008 • recount

Daschle to Head Health Services, New Reform Office 

Move seen to signal Obama's focus on issue

Dec 11, 08 2:46 PM CST
(Newser) - As expected, President-elect Barack Obama today nominated Tom Daschle as Secretary of Health and Human Services, CQ Politics reports. Daschle will also head the new White House Office of Health Reform, geared toward providing near-universal health care to Americans. Daschle “will be responsible not just for implementing our health... More »

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Barack Obama • Department of Health • health care reform • Tom Daschle • Election 2008 • President Obama • White House Office of Health Reform • Jeanne M. Lambrew

ANALYSIS

 Google Taps Zeitgeist, 
 Finds Palin a Winner 

Alaska governor went zooming up search charts in '08

Dec 11, 08 1:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Every year, Google releases its analysis of the global zeitgeist based on billions of searches around the world. Newsweek reports the highlights:
  • Sarah Palin: "Obama" was the most searched for term overall, but the Alaska governor grabbed the top spot on the fastest-rising list.
  • Beijing
... More »

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Barack Obama • Google • Facebook • list • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Heath Ledger • Jonas Brothers • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • 2008 • Google Zeitgeist • Best of 2008

OPINION

'Unsexiest' Men Alive: Post-Election Edition


Dec 10, 08 7:13 PM CST
(Newser) - The Boston Phoenix drew up its  “Unsexiest Men” list in March, but the election season produced some new contenders, while others earned a reprieve.
  • John Edwards: The perennial Dem also-ran wasn't on the first list, but his very public dalliance earns him a spot after a recount
... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • John Edwards • Mike Huckabee • list • Bill Maher • Election 2008 • George W. Bush • Joe Wurzelbacher • unsexiest man • Boston Phoenix

Unaired McCain Spot Blasts
Rev. Wright

Attack ad surfaces,
but GOP candidate
refused to run it

Dec 9, 08 5:58 AM CST
(Newser) - John McCain's campaign created a commercial slamming Barack Obama for his relationship with inflammatory pastor Jeremiah Wright. The 30-second spot, obtained by ABC News, contrasts McCain's years in a Vietnam POW camp with footage of Wright shouting "God damn America." The commercial was ready for release and... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • attack ad • Jeremiah Wright • campaign advertising • Election 2008 • Steve Schmidt

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