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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Down the ballot: The counting goes on</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/18/1678707.aspx</link><description>ALASKA: The Anchorage Daily News says that election workers today “will count 24,000 votes from Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula, Southwest and Southeast Alaska.” Challenger Mark Begich (D) currently has a 1,022-vote lead over incumbent Sen. Ted Stevens</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Down the ballot: The counting goes on</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/18/1678707.aspx#1678724</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:21:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1678724</guid><dc:creator>the Pajama Pundit</dc:creator><description>When will it be final?&lt;br&gt;*******************************&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Indeed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://thepajamapundit.com/"&gt;http://thepajamapundit.com/&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>Down the ballot: The counting goes on</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/18/1678707.aspx#1678727</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:21:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1678727</guid><dc:creator>Fraud Tynes,NYC</dc:creator><description>It sure takes a long time for the Democrats to come up with all the fake ballots necessary to win these seats. They must all be tired.</description></item><item><title>Down the ballot: The counting goes on</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/18/1678707.aspx#1678739</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:26:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1678739</guid><dc:creator>Full Moon</dc:creator><description>Let every vote count! Tell the greaseball Republicans to pound sand when they try to throw ballots in the garbage! They're un-American! Franken, Begich and Martin for the win! Democrat power!</description></item><item><title>Down the ballot: The counting goes on</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/18/1678707.aspx#1678758</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:32:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1678758</guid><dc:creator>Eric, Salinas, CA</dc:creator><description>Hopefully Mark Begich will gain enough votes to avoid a recount with the convicted felon mentor of &amp;quot;Sinner&amp;quot; Sarah.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I sure wish that Obama would go down and campaign for Jim Martin so he beats that disgusting slimeball Chambliss who was just a draft dodger coward who had no business sliming True Hero Max Cleland.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I hope Minnesota gets that recount down fairly quickly so that we don't have to wait so long for results. &amp;nbsp;I sure hope that Al Franken prevails as Coleman has turned into a raving lunatic about this automatic recount.</description></item><item><title>Down the ballot: The counting goes on</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/18/1678707.aspx#1678861</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:56:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1678861</guid><dc:creator>jawillie, Philadelphia, PA.</dc:creator><description>&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Challenger Mark Begich (D) currently has a 1,022-vote lead over incumbent Sen. Ted Stevens (R). &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some more Q&amp;amp;As from the Anchorage Daily News. “What happens after today’s count? Absentee ballots arrive from overseas through Wednesday. When will it be final? Week of Dec. 1. Then what? Recount if the voters or loser asks.” &lt;br&gt;==========&lt;br&gt;If I understand correctly, any spread over 1,500 votes and the person requesting a recount has to pay (it's only automatic if it's less than .5%). &amp;nbsp;Somehow I suspect Silly Sarah will move heaven and earth for a recount. &amp;nbsp;Maybe she can pray to her witch-doctor.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;MINNESOTA: In a release yesterday, Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie announced that his office “will post daily recount results beginning Wednesday, Nov. 19 after 8 p.m. The results will include the tally of uncontested votes for Coleman and Franken, a tally of the ‘other’ uncontested votes, and tallies of the ballots challenged by each candidate. The Web site will also post the percentage of precincts recounted and the percent of ballots recounted. The public is welcome to view the recount webpage at: www.sos.state.mn.us. The recount page will be updated everyday at 8 p.m… The numbers will remain unofficial until the results are certified by the State Canvassing Board which is scheduled to begin meeting on Dec. 16.” &lt;br&gt;==========&lt;br&gt;Bookmarking the page now.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;63 Days Until Inauguration Day!&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://jawillie.blog.com"&gt;http://jawillie.blog.com&lt;/a&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>