The Coleman-Franken Recount: See you in court sooner – and later (click here)
By Jay Weiner
Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008
First, we had "Joe the Plumber." You know how ubiquitous he became. With the Al Franken-Norm Coleman recount saga entering a deeper stage of intrigue and high stakes, we now have another election icon.Call her "Jane the Voter."She is 84, lives in a nursing home near Bemidji and has suffered a stroke since registering to vote years ago. As Franken's recount lawyer Marc Elias put it today, she is "an honest hard-working" woman, "who did everything right … played by the rules," but her absentee ballot wasn't counted on Nov. 4....
Don't make a big deal out of nothing. The day started at about 8300 and ended at 8800 that is a difference of 500 points. The average brings it back to about 8500 where we have been for WEEKS !
8,835.25
+552.59
+6.67%
Refitting loan for auto bailout gains steam (click title to entry, thank you)
By TODD SPANGLER
FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF
November 13, 2008
Reluctance in the nation’s capital to back a $25-billion bailout of the auto industry is coalescing behind a strategy of insisting that retooling loans for that same amount – targeted to refit plants to make fuel-efficient cars of the future – be used instead....
8,835.25
+552.59
+6.67%
Refitting loan for auto bailout gains steam (click title to entry, thank you)
By TODD SPANGLER
FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF
November 13, 2008
Reluctance in the nation’s capital to back a $25-billion bailout of the auto industry is coalescing behind a strategy of insisting that retooling loans for that same amount – targeted to refit plants to make fuel-efficient cars of the future – be used instead....
