Franken Is Ahead as Recount For Minn. Senate Seat Ends – washingtonpost.com “We are confident, since there are no ballots left to count, the final margin will stand with Al Franken having won the election by 225 votes,” Franken attorney Marc Elias said.
Entries Tagged as '2008 Election'
Senator Al Franken
January 5th, 2009 · View Comments
Tags: 2008 Election · Congress
I wonder when White House staff will start plucking the “O” from computer keyboards
November 9th, 2008 · View Comments
Obama says he appreciates Bush’s help CHICAGO – President-elect Obama says he is appreciative of the cooperation that President Bush has offered in smoothing his transition to the White House. He said “we only have one president at a time.” Obama also told reporters Friday that he’s confident that “a new president can have an [...]
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Inaugural Ticket Information
November 9th, 2008 · View Comments
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies ‘A New Birth of Freedom’ Words echoing across 200 years from Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg address, the 56th Inaugural Swearing-In ceremonies theme, “A New Birth of Freedom,” commemorates the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth and expresses Lincoln’s hope that the sacrifice of those who died to preserve the nation shall [...]
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George W. Bush Plans Pardons before January 20th
November 9th, 2008 · View Comments
President Bush To Pardon Former Louisiana Gov. Edwards. Will he pardon Cheney? Sources close to the Bush White House are reporting this morning that the President is considering commuting the sentence of former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards before his term ends on January 20. In fact, a decision may be made in the next few [...]
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New Day for You
November 5th, 2008 · View Comments
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Obama Wins!
November 5th, 2008 · View Comments
Obama wins, first black to gain presidency – Yahoo! News WASHINGTON – Barack Obama was elected the nation’s first black president Tuesday night in a historic triumph that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself.
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7-Eleven Coffee Cup Election
November 4th, 2008 · View Comments
The results of the 7-Election show Barack Obama leading with 60% of the vote. This is good news. The McCain cups sucked anyway.
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Change Is Gonna Come
November 4th, 2008 · View Comments
The original Sam Cooke version of this song was in my head while I was waiting to vote today. I discovered the Seal version just today. He does a good job with it. American Idol contestants tend to butcher the song.
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Dirty Tricks in Virginia
November 4th, 2008 · View Comments
OurVoteLive.org Students at Virginia Tech, previously the victims of misinformation, have seen their polling place suddenly and unexpectedly moved six miles to a location with little parking.
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Obama Votes in Chicago
November 4th, 2008 · View Comments
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GOP Dirty Tricks
November 4th, 2008 · View Comments
Paid GOP workers say they misled Wis. voters – Yahoo! News: MADISON, Wis. – Four employees hired by a temporary staffing agency to encourage absentee voting for Republican presidential candidate John McCain say they were instructed to tell people they were GOP volunteers.
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2008 Florida Presidential General Election: McCain vs Obama
November 2nd, 2008 · View Comments
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Molly Ringwald says Vote NO to Prop 8!
November 2nd, 2008 · View Comments
This is a funny Vote No to Prop 8 ad featuring Molly Ringwald.
Tags: 2008 Election · Gay Marriage
Election Map 11/2/08
November 2nd, 2008 · View Comments
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French President Sarkozy calls Sarah Palin
November 1st, 2008 · View Comments
Palin takes prank call from fake French president – Yahoo! News MONTREAL – Sarah Palin has unwittingly taken a prank call from a Canadian comedian posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy and told him she may make a good president in eight years. The Republican vice presidential nominee discussed politics, the perils of hunting with [...]
Tags: 2008 Election · Sarah Palin