Word: recounting
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...Let’s play catch-up for a moment. After election night, Senator Norm Coleman was ahead by 215 votes, a marginal “victory” triggered an automatic recount according to state...
...Liberal Party or the Liberal Democratic Party, which won 13 percent and 12 percent, respectively. International observers cautiously called the elections free and fair, but following the post-election violence President Vladimir Voronin, who is a member of the governing Communist Party, has submitted to calls for a vote recount. Pamfil, a native of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, said he believes that being vocal about the issues in Moldova will improve conditions. “This might be an important turning point for Moldova, an opportunity to actually change things,” Pamfil said. “The West...
Lauer has had a remarkable breadth of experiences during his career. Harvard seniors must be prepared for the harsh realities they will face after graduation. They will need to gather and prepare food without the aid of HUDS. Lucky Matt Lauer can recount the authentic Shanghai pork dumpling recipe he once learned from Chef Leung! Meanwhile, seniors will encounter a rapidly shifting culture beyond Harvard’s walls. Who knows more about culture than Matt Lauer—the man who has hosted not one, not two, but 11 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parades! And, of course...
Moreover, both candidates have done about-faces in strategy and rhetoric. When Franken was behind in the recount, his counsel argued that they wanted every legally cast ballot counted. But with Franken in the lead, they have taken a decidedly less sweeping position. When Coleman had the slim lead immediately after the election, he declared that if he were Franken, he "would step back" and concede defeat for the good of Minnesota. And during the recount, Coleman's lawyers vehemently argued against the inclusion of the same absentee ballots upon which Coleman's case now relies...
Tellingly, both sides appear to be girding for more legal battles. Franken attorney Marc Elias recently sent a letter to the Federal Election Commission requesting an expedited advisory opinion about whether the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee can set up two recount funds on Franken's behalf; Coleman's campaign says it agrees with the request. Meanwhile, dozens of GOP leaders solicited donations for Coleman's recount fund via YouTube in late February...