Secretary of State Mark Ritchie discusses the Recount of the 2008 Senate Race in Minnesota between Norm Coleman and Al Franken. These remarks are part of a forum held on "The Minnesota Tradition of Fair Elections" hosted by the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the Hubert H Humphrey Center, UMN.
I find it interesting that he grew up with an electron microscope in his house. What's that all about?
Lifted from the Facebook Account of my friend, who really exists despite rumors to the contrary, Ana Blogless.
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