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Franken May Appeal to Senate more»»
Al Franken's (D) campaign said "that as many as 1,000 absentee ballots were improperly disqualified in Minnesota's Senate race, and that it may appeal to courts or the U.S. Senate to order that those ballots be counted," according to The Hill.
The U.S. Constitution allows each congressional chamber to be the "Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members."
According to Politico, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) called the Board of Canvassers' decision to not count the absentee ballots "a cause for great concern," fueling speculation that the Senate would explore the legality of the Minnesota recount's results.
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The Key to Hillary's Success more»»
Robert Shrum notes that if Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton "still aspires to the top job, she can't afford to treat this period as an eight-year transition to her Presidency."
"She will also have to foreswear a shadow political operation, including poll briefings from her strategist Mark Penn, the salient points of which would no doubt find their way into the press. (Come to think of it, she would have been better off without those poll briefings during her campaign, as well.) And President Bill Clinton will have to discipline himself to play a supporting role -- for Obama as well as for his wife. Any hint of a policy split with the former president would be instantly attributed to Hillary."
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Fox News Shut Out Again more»»
Fox News hasn't gotten a question in during President-elect Obama's five press conferences since the election, according to Fishbowl DC.
Today's questions were from Liz Sidoti (AP), Caren Bohan (Reuters), Jake Tapper (ABC News), Peter Baker (New York Times), John McCormick (Chicago Tribune) and Dean Reynolds (CBS News).
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Should Matthews Quit MSNBC? more»»
Phil Singer: "If Chris Matthews is seriously considering a run for Arlen Specter's Senate seat, he shouldn't be on the air right now... To avoid the appearance of conflict, Chris should do the right thing
and remove himself from the air until he has made a decision. If he
won't do it, NBC should suspend him."
Perhaps that's why Matthews denied reports he's looking to hire staff.
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Recession Began a Year Ago more»»
Despite the insistence of some presidential candidates that the American economy wasn't in a recession, the Wall Street Journal reports the official declaration is that the recession actually started in December 2007.
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