2008 election

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  • Minn. Gov. says "few more months" for Senate resolution

    Gov. Tim Pawlenty tells MSNBC he's not ready to sign the election certificate in the Coleman-Franken race just yet.
  • Minn. court deals blow to Coleman's hopes

    A ruling says only 400 new absentee ballots will be counted, far fewer than the Republican wanted and probably not enough for him to retake the lead.
  • Quote of the day

    John McCain says he knows why people voted for the Republican ticket last fall -- and it wasn't because of him.
  • Just how bad off is the Republican Party (Part 2)?

    A state-by-state look at the state of the Grand Old Party in the Age of Steele.
  • Republicans want Coleman to take fight to SCOTUS

    Even with a Minnesota court's ruling expected soon, the legal battle between the former senator and challenger Al Franken might drag on.
  • Coleman legal team asks for election do-over

    In a last-ditch move the former senator had previously hinted at, lawyers for the Republican ask that results of the Minnesota Senate election be thrown out.
  • Coleman hints at do-over of Minnesota Senate election

    With his chances of winning in court seemingly fading, the former senator talks about a re-vote.
  • Palin: Press was on mission to destroy me

    In an interview for a conservative documentary, the Alaska governor says it's "very frightening, I think, what the media was able to get away with, this go-around."
  • Why the Democrats don't need evangelicals

    The 2008 election was starkly divided between voters in the most religious states and those in the least, but Barack Obama won anyway.
  • Just how bad off is the Republican Party?

    Republicans know what they're against: Barack Obama. They're still figuring out what they're for.
  • The Obama era starts now

    With goodwill behind him -- and crisis ahead -- it's time for the incoming president to show us what he's got.
  • Are we there yet, Martin?

    MLK helped pave the road to the White House for Obama, but it will take more than Tuesday's inauguration to fulfill King's dream.
  • Obama takes the Abe train

    In the last moment before hope collides with the awesome task ahead, the president-elect retraces Lincoln's historic rail journey to Washington.
  • Can't we all just get along?

    As Biden and Clinton say goodbye, the Senate's Democratic majority girds for ... collegiality.
  • Don't blame Proposition 8 on African-Americans

    A new study contradicts claims that African-American voters led to the passage of California's gay marriage ban.
  • Al Franken stole the election? Prove it or shut up

    The recount shows that he won the Minnesota Senate race. The lying liars who say otherwise have no evidence of cheating.
  • Reasons to think twice about seating Roland Burris

    Democrats should be the party of integrity in the wake of crippling corruption scandals for Republicans -- and racial politics can backfire.
  • How far should Obama go for GOP support?

    Obama shouldn't sacrifice his stimulus plan's power trying for lots of GOP votes. Plus: Why Panetta is a great CIA choice.
  • Franken wins, for now

    The Democrat is declared the winner of Minnesota's Senate election, but Republican Norm Coleman has only begun to fight.
  • Sex and the superdelegates

    It was a flaccid, unhot year in sex, but how about that election! Spitzer and Edwards may have gotten laid, but Barack and Hillary scored.
  • Live! Nude! Puppies! The year in viral video

    Except for those snuggly Shiba Inus, Sarah Palin and Tina Fey dominated as Web video went pro.
  • Digby: Carolyn Maloney for N.Y.'s Senate seat

    If David Paterson wants to appoint a strong feminist, why not pick Caroline Kennedy's congresswoman? Plus: Race can't redeem Blagojevich's Senate choice.
  • More thoughts about Caroline Kennedy

    She may well make a fine senator, but why she is making her celebrity her main credential for the job?
  • My year in politics

    What I got right and wrong in 12 months that changed the world.
  • Is Caroline Kennedy pro-choice?

    With questions about her stand on abortion rights and other key issues, it's time for her to talk, not merely listen, if she wants a Senate seat.
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