Pawlenty: No evidence of wrongdoing in MN election

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty told Fox's Chris Wallace that there was no truth to the rumor that ballots were found in the trunk of an election officials car. The Minnesota Governor said that he knew of no suspicious activity in the tight race between Sen. Norm Coleman and Al Franken. As of this moment we know of no actual evidence of wrongdoing or fraud in the process, Said Pawlenty.

Earlier this week, Pawlenty told Fox's Megyn Kelly that he found suspicion in the story of the found ballots. Pawlenty said, and there has not been a good explanation for that, Kelly. That's a very good question, but they've been included in the count pile which is concerning.

Coleman's lawyer Fritz Knack had originally pushed the story of the found ballots. David Brauer of the Minnesota Post debunked the idea of ballot tampering. Nevertheless, pundits and reporters have continued to cite the story.

Sen. Coleman currently has a slim lead over Franken and a recount is expected.

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Victims Learn Minnesota Bridge Collapse Cause

The design flaw that brought down a highway bridge in Minneapolis went undetected for 40 years. Federal safety officials say that, even today, government design reviews might not detect similar problems.

Not surprising. All you had to do was to either travel on I-35 or walk beneath it to know that it would fall apart sometime in the near future. Design flaws...no, really?

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Mark Ritchie On Sen. Coleman's Campaign

I love this guy.
First he says it, then he backtracks.
I really think he doesn't know which way is up.
Take a look for yourself and see politics at its finest.

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Design Flaw Cited in Deadly I-35W Mississippi River Bridge Collapse

Federal safety investigators are pinpointing steel plates in a main truss as the location where the deadly collapse of a Minneapolis bridge last year began.

We used to live in Minneapolis, Minnesota and one of our favorite pastimes was walking the trails than ran beside the Mississippi River and under the I-35 bridge.

Even back then, the bridge used to make weird cracking sounds during rush hour and you could visibly see it swaying during heavy traffic periods.

I guess it was only a matter of time till it fell....

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Al Franken Draws The United States Of America

If you're not familiar with Franken's politics, here are some classic Franken quotes to help you catch up:

"[G. W. Bush's] pro-air pollution Clear Skies Initiative is designed to clear the skies of birds." - The Truth (with jokes)

"No Child Left Behind is the most ironically named act, piece of legislation since the 1942 Japanese Family Leave Act." - in response to the 2004 SOTU address

"During the Reagan Administration, Bob Dole was present at a ceremony that included each living ex-president. Looking at a tableau of Ford, Carter and Nixon, Dole said, 'There they are: Hear No Evil, See No Evil and Evil.'" - Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot

"If you put the two Bushs together in their over seven years of their two presidencies, not one new job has been created. Numbers do not lie. If you extrapolated from that, if the Bushs had run this country from its very beginning to the current time, not one American would have ever worked. We'd be hunter-gatherers." - in response to the 2004 SOTU address

"I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me."
- (as Stuart Smalley)

Al Franken Draws The United States Of America at the SD 29 and Dodge County DFL Joint Fundraiser on April 28, 2007 in Rochester, Minnesota. This is very cool If you have'nt seen this yet. Apparently Al is working on drawing all the counties in Minnesota. Filmed By Michael Cunnien.

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Michelle Bachmann accuses Congress of being un-American

Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann on a rant against all of her colleagues who hate America.

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Norm Coleman's Press Flack Won't Answer Question About Lavish Unreported Gifts

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