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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>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx</link><description>From NBC's Carrie DannSenate candidate Al Franken will not appeal a decision by the Minnesota State Canvassing Board, which today rejected the Democrat's request that&amp;nbsp;rejected &amp;nbsp;absentee ballots be included in the race's hotly contested recount.</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx#1690049</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:02:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1690049</guid><dc:creator>Fargo, ND</dc:creator><description>Thank you for the news.</description></item><item><title>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx#1690063</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:05:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1690063</guid><dc:creator>Beverly in Chicago</dc:creator><description>Florida redux indeed it is, as well as, as Ohio redux. &amp;nbsp;The Minnesota secretary is giving Minnesota a zero candidate.&lt;br&gt; Don't certify a zero winner certify a real hero. &lt;br&gt;Unless the real hero, Al Franken is certified and declared winner, Minnesota gains a downward spiral.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx#1690065</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:06:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1690065</guid><dc:creator>Puffy Jones</dc:creator><description>2008 was the year that the Democrats could run any idiot and win. Franken, along with Obama, are proof of that idea.</description></item><item><title>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx#1690066</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:06:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1690066</guid><dc:creator>Sad day for MN</dc:creator><description>There need to be a revote - similar to what's going to happen in GA.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Norm and the GOP, I would have to assume - purposely had people discard ballots, and manipulated the voting system so that he could win.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What a shame - don't give up Al!!!!&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx#1690079</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:09:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1690079</guid><dc:creator>World TC</dc:creator><description>Lets hope Hillary is able to accomplish something. &lt;br&gt;Don't believe Rice has many accomplishments on her list. &lt;br&gt;Course, look at who her boss was. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;katiec Pekin, IL&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;World Peace isn't what it's cracked up to be anymore. I guess things were so much better when we were under attack all during the Clinton years.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx#1690088</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:12:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1690088</guid><dc:creator>Wunderlocks</dc:creator><description>FR: &amp;quot;DUO TAKE OBAMA BIRTH CHALLENGE TO COURT&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama wasn't born? He truly is the Messiah!!</description></item><item><title>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx#1690096</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:14:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1690096</guid><dc:creator>Taylor June, Dancer, MS</dc:creator><description>&amp;gt;&amp;gt;The Democrat's team says that failing to count the small fraction of those ballots that were mistakenly discarded amounts to disenfranchisement. &amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;&amp;lt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;With all the illegals that the Democrats and ACORN signed up and allowed to vote, is disenfranchisement really something we continue to be concerned about?</description></item><item><title>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx#1690106</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:17:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1690106</guid><dc:creator>Farley PR, Ely MN</dc:creator><description>You just look at Franken, and you just laugh.</description></item><item><title>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx#1690122</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:22:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1690122</guid><dc:creator>Elsie Rudd, ND</dc:creator><description>The goal of the Democrats is to bring the process into question, and the legitimacy of any Republican winner to the same point. Democrats never lose, they always 'Have elections &amp;quot;stolen&amp;quot; from them.'. You'd think most liberals would know better then to believe these hoaxes, but I guess that's why there are lots of stories about UFOs on TV now in days.</description></item><item><title>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx#1690127</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:25:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1690127</guid><dc:creator>Magic Eight Ball</dc:creator><description>Yes, the canvassing board needs to keep re-examining the votes until they see the right thing. Franken figures greasing their palms with a $20 bill every few minutes should help them see the correct votes on those ballots. </description></item><item><title>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx#1690128</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:26:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1690128</guid><dc:creator>Rock,Janesville,Wisconsin</dc:creator><description> Franken needs to put up a challenge to this in the courts. He needs to make a political stand here. Big time!</description></item><item><title>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx#1690146</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:35:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1690146</guid><dc:creator>I didn't think so</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;2008 was the year that the Democrats could run any idiot and win. Franken, along with Obama, are proof of that idea.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Care to speculate what that says about the GOP field?</description></item><item><title>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx#1690151</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:36:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1690151</guid><dc:creator>Where's a pro-wrestler with a feather boa when you need one?</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;Some of the absentee ballots appear to have been improperly rejected due to administrative errors...&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What's that smell? Katherine Harris!</description></item><item><title>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx#1690168</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:41:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1690168</guid><dc:creator>Sam Moore</dc:creator><description>Hang in there, Al. Since the US Senate is the judge of its members, the issue must be dealt with at that level. Let's hope the leadership has the guts to make sure the vote of every voter is properly counted.</description></item><item><title>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx#1690181</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:45:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1690181</guid><dc:creator>Diane from Illinois</dc:creator><description>2008 was the year that the Democrats could run any idiot and win. Franken, along with Obama, are proof of that idea. &lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Puffy Jones&lt;br&gt;******************************************************&lt;br&gt;It;s obvious you're idiot didn't get enough of our votes to beat President-Elect Obama. Wonder if it had anything to do with brainless Palin?????? Hmmm?&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx#1690221</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:02:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1690221</guid><dc:creator>Free American  Tehachapi Ca.</dc:creator><description>Franken, move to San Fransico , and try again!</description></item><item><title>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx#1690311</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:49:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1690311</guid><dc:creator>ace</dc:creator><description>franken by no means is an idiot. he is a harvard graduate that chose the field of comedy. he is more than likely a lot smarter than anyone who would call him an idiot. as for calling the PEOTUS an idiot. it would take an idiot to call him that since he graduated from columbia university with honors and harvard law school in the top of his class and head of the harvard law review.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;ignorance usaully surfaces when nothing logical can be said.</description></item><item><title>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx#1690312</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:49:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1690312</guid><dc:creator>Hard Place</dc:creator><description>It;s obvious you're idiot didn't get enough of our votes to beat President-Elect Obama. Wonder if it had anything to do with brainless Palin?????? Hmmm?&lt;br&gt;******************************************************&lt;br&gt;Actually, Gov. Palin is the only reason our idiot got any votes at all. She's the reason I voted for him. Palin 2012!</description></item><item><title>Franken staying out of court, for now </title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/26/1690013.aspx#1690318</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:54:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1690318</guid><dc:creator>Frederick of Woodbury, MN</dc:creator><description>This is a no win situation for either candidate. Too bad there is not an automatic re-vote when no candidate gets over 50%. &amp;nbsp;Third candidate former Senator Barkley received over 10% the vote. So irregardless of who ends up with the most votes the system is flawed and neither side is going to come out looking good. Our foot-in-her-mouth MN 6th District Congresswoman, Michelle Bachmann also received less than 50% vote with a signicant number of votes going to the independent candidate. Yet she tries to vindicate herself as the people have spoken. &amp;nbsp;If more than half the people didn't vote for you that should tell you something.</description></item></channel></rss>