Recount Begins In Tight Minnesota Senate Race
AP: An army of election workers will begin a statewide recount Wednesday of more than 2.9 million ballots to determine a winner between Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken.
AP: An army of election workers will begin a statewide recount Wednesday of more than 2.9 million ballots to determine a winner between Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken.
AP: The longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate trailed Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich by 3,724 votes after Tuesday’s count.
In his opening statement in front of Congress, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says the first installment of the bailout money — $350 billion — “simply isn’t enough firepower†to buy toxic debt.
NYT: Before he arrives at the White House, Barack Obama will probably be forced to sign off. In addition to concerns about e-mail security, he faces the Presidential Records Act, which puts his correspondence in the official record and ultimately
AP: President-elect Barack Obama will meet Monday with his defeated Republican rival John McCain to discuss ways of working together now the election is over, his aides said Friday.
BBC: Google has added a new twist to its popular 3D map tool, Google Earth, offering millions of users the chance to visit a virtual ancient Rome.
Reuters: Three-quarters of Pal Town’s homes are covered by solar panels, which are distributed for free and have become one of the main draw-cards for residents keen to minimize their power bills.
They all begin with the letter “R.”
AP: Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean plans to step down from his post when his term expires in January, wrapping up a tenure in which the party heavily invested in all 50 states for a payoff that helped elect
From Eisenstadt’s Blog: “By now you’ve all heard the Fox News report last week that ‘unnamed’ former McCain advisers leaked that Sarah Palin was confused about whether Africa was a continent, and which countries were in NAFTA. I was perfectly
AP: President-elect Obama and his wife, Michelle, have arrived at the White House for a visit, their first since Obama’s landslide election victory. President Bush and first lady Laura Bush were at the South Portico of the White House to
Reuters political reporter Jon Decker had finished an interview with MSNBC around 10:30 a.m. when he saw Barney and his handler. After getting permission to pet the dog, Decker said Barney snapped and chomped down on his right index finger
Also on part two of Wednesday’s show: We analyze a CNN anchor’s disastrous interview with Joe the Plumber.
Senator Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, are seen casting their votes in New York.
“The fact that this was such a heinous and brutal crime has certainly captured the attention of everyone here.”
AP: Chicago police say singer and actress Jennifer Hudson has identified the body of her 7-year-old nephew, who was found dead Monday morning in an sport utility vehicle.
Sun-Times: Officials from the Medical Examiner’s Office were notified after the body of a black male child was found in an SUV that had been missing since Hudson’s mother and brother were found dead Friday.
Chicago Sun-Times: The body of a male child was found Monday morning in a white Suburban on the West Side, and authorities were investigating whether it was Julian King, the 7-year-old nephew of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson.
NBC News Chief Foreign Corespondent Richard Engel brings an “extraordinary firsthand look” at the dangers faced by Viper Company.
NYT: The site uses Google Maps and allows a visitor to enter an address and get results that provide the location of the voter’s polling place.
