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To: JohnM who wrote (93949)	11/5/2008 10:31:34 AM
From: Sam	Respond to of 541556

"Uncalls"? Is that a word? I guess it is now. AP Uncalls Minnesota Senate Race WASHINGTON – The Associated Press is uncalling the Minnesota Senate race. Republican Sen. Norm Coleman finished ahead of Democrat Al Franken early Wednesday in the final vote count, but his 571-vote margin falls within the state's mandatory recount law. That law requires a recount any time the margin between the top two candidates is less than one-half of one percent. The AP called the race prematurely. Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said the recount won't begin until mid-November at the earliest and will probably stretch into December. It will involve local election officials from around the state.

To: JohnM who wrote (93949)	11/5/2008 10:35:19 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541556

It was clear that Bush and Cheney took the 2006 midterm losses to mean they had nothing else to lose, so it was time to use all the executive power they had accumulated to do what they wanted while they could. Put me on the record as saying I will be shocked and amazed if we hear stories like that about Obama. Despite the caricatures painted on other threads, Obama is not fiercely ideological about his liberalism, and he didn't run just to get the Democrats back on top at the expense of Republicans. Now he will get the chance to show what he can do as a uniter. If he blows it, I'll be first in line to point that out as we move ahead.