ALBANY, N.Y. — The special election last week for the 23rd Congressional District seat in New York may not be over after all. Though Conservati...
Los Angeles Times | Laura King | Posted 10.12.2009 | World
Days before the outcome of Afghanistan's contentious presidential vote was expected to be announced, the head of the United Nations mission in the cou...
The Observer | Declan Walsh | Posted 11.12.2009 | World
Five US soldiers were among dozens killed in a wave of violence in Afghanistan as pressure grew on President Hamid Karzai last night to strike a power...
AP | JASON STRAZIUSO and HEIDI VOGT | Posted 11.08.2009 | World
KABUL — A U.N.-backed commission found "convincing evidence" of fraud Tuesday in Afghanistan's presidential election and ordered a recount of su...
Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 07.18.2009 | World
Thanks to these demonstrations, Mousavi is now firmly coming into his own as the leader of the opposition, and unless Ayotollah Khamenei acts fast, Ahmadinejad won't be the only one who has to step aside.
Senate Guru | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics
The legal teams have made their closing arguments and the trial has concluded as the three-judge panel will now deliberate for, likely, a period of weeks to determine who won the 2008 U.S. Senate race in Minnesota.
The Uptake | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics
US Senate Candidate Al Franken let loose and made jokes as his legal team prepared for Monday's election contest trial that could determine who is Minnesota's next US Senator.
The Uptake | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics
Al Franken says state law prevents a re-do of the recount; Norm Coleman says the opposite. Today at 2:30 CST, a three-panel judge will hear the first motion in the Senate race's election contest.
Brian Normoyle | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics
Coleman's earlier admonishments about healing quickly and sparing taxpayer dollars have given way to a stubborn refusal to be a man of his word.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics
Democratic challenger Al Franken finds himself on the cusp of winning a seat in the United States Senate after Minnesota's canvassing board awarded hi...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics
The Minnesota Senate recount election will make a giant step towards a conclusion on Friday, when the state's canvassing board meets to determine the ...
Chris Weigant | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics
Brian Williams, NBC's talking head extraordinaire, is probably a decent guy, a guy with whom you could sit down and have a beer. [More on the alcohol...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics
Days after it was reported that 133 ballots were missing in the Minneapolis portion of the Minnesota Senate recount, local officials in the city said ...
The Uptake | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics
The Minnesota's State Canvassing Board ruling left open the door for local election officials to sort through rejected absentee ballots and determine if any were improperly rejected.
Joshuah Bearman | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics
A vote for Al Franken is a vote for the lizard people!
The Uptake | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics
The Al Franken campaign today produced ballots challenged by the Norm Coleman for Senate campaign and pointed out an interesting pattern.
Eric Hananoki | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics
Coleman's repeated attempts to stop the recount and tarnish the process are not only undemocratic, they're examples of why Minnesotans -- and the nation -- should hope the recount finds for Franken.
The Uptake | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics
Norm Coleman has already claimed victory, but will his 216 vote lead hold up to a recount?
The Uptake | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics
Tomorrow morning when the recount in Minnesota's very close US Senate race starts the score will be "zero to zero" according to Al Franken's campaign ...
The Uptake | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics
The audit had some indications that getting more than a hundred county and local government units to follow certain standards and procedures in the anticipated recount may be difficult.
ProPublica | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics
Minnesota has gotten unusually high marks from experts for its record of election oversight. The recount will test how well Minnesota's procedures hold up under the closest scrutiny.
Chris Weigant | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics
We have had a virtual news blackout on what is going on in the two states we're waiting for -- Missouri's presidential results, and Alaska's senatorial results. Here is what I managed to find out.
Chris Weigant | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics
Welcome back to Friday Talking Points. Of course, the big question on everyone's mind right now is: What is going on up in Minnesota? Al Franken is t...
Billy Kimball | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics
Though I lived in Minneapolis for a year to produce Al Franken's radio show, I am not an expert on local politics. But I do know that his Senate contest that was a statistical toss-up on Election Day remains one right now.
Mark Crispin Miller | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics
If Recount had told the truth about that stolen race (and what is still happening right now), and calling it by its true name, that movie would have done us all tremendous good.
AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York