The Al Franken attorneys rested their case in Minnesota today. Now there is an expected few days of closing arguments and statements and the judges begin deliberation. Meanwhile Franken has picked-up a few more votes and is now around 270 votes ahead of Norm Coleman. The whole contested election issue may come to a screeching halt when there is a decision by the court. The election contest process works on a “loser pays” system. If Coleman loses he will owe all legal costs of Team Franken and that is estimated to be between $1 and $3 Million.

As we expected ex-Hillsborough Co Florida election supervisor Buddy Johnson may have used taxpayer’s money in his campaign for re-election. During last years primary election he was being trashed by a local community activist. He appears to have then sent $16,000 to this activist who suddenly became one of his most vocal supporters....

• National: Young Voters Condemn Restrictive Photo ID Laws
  http://futuremajority.com/node/5431
• National: Senate Rules Committee Testimony - Voter Registration: Assessing Current Problems
  http://rules.senate.gov/...8-413e-85db-a256ce6169f6
• National: Voting machine debate deja vu all over again
  http://www.examiner.com/...te-dejavu-all-over-again
• National: Absentee ballot woes not unique to Minnesota, survey finds
  http://www.startribune.c...O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUZ
• FL: Press Release - New ACLU Report Highlights Florida’s Failure to Address Continued Voter Disfranchisement Problems; Provides Solutions
  http://www.aclufl.org/ne...e&emailAlertID=3713
• FL: Hillsborough County - Buddy Johnson used taxpayer money to pay activist Michelle Patty
  http://www.tampabay.com/.../local/article982962.ece
• FL: Hillsborough County - Buddy Johnson's chief of staff issues critical report of Supervisor of Elections office
  http://blogs.tampabay.co...9/03/buddy-johnsons.html
• FL: Elections staff was paralyzed with fear of bad publicity, top aide to Buddy Johnson aide says
  http://www.tampabay.com/...litics/article983493.ece
• MN: Franken to rest case today
  Orders push Franken's lead toward the 270-vote range.
  http://www.startribune.c...O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUs
• MN: Media begins countering claim that Coleman site was hacked
  http://minnesotaindepend...-coleman-site-was-hacked
• MN: Coleman's legal woes mount
  http://www.politico.com/.../stories/0309/19946.html
• MN: Minnesota Sen. Coleman Deals with Donor Data Breach
  http://www.eweek.com/c/a...-With-Donor-Data-Breach/
• MN: Franken to rest case today
  Orders push Franken's lead toward the 270-vote range.
  http://www.startribune.c...Pc:_Yyc:aUnciaec8O7EyUsl
• MN: Franken calling final witness in Senate trial, Coleman begins rebuttal
  http://minnesota.publicr...2009/03/12/senate_trial/
• MN: Beyond the Norm: Coleman's data leak disaster
  http://weblog.infoworld..../03/beyond_the_norm.html
• MN: Wikileaks fights back against Coleman campaign
  http://blogs.citypages.c...9/03/wikileaks_answe.php
• MN: Franken rests
  http://minnesotaindepend....com/28951/franken-rests
• MN: Franken Legal Team Officially Rests Its Case
  http://tpmdc.talkingpoin...ially-rests-its-case.php
• MN: Closing arguments to start in Senate trial
  http://www.startribune.c...aEP:kD:aUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU
• MN: Minnesota Closing Arguments Tomorrow --- How Long Until The Very End?
  http://tpmdc.talkingpoin...g-until-the-very-end.php
• MS: Flowers: Voter ID fight will continue
  http://www.desototimes.c...b5c11157669361543939.txt
• NY: Obama's Omnibus Appropriations Act May Save Lever Voting System
  http://www.opednews.com/...y-Ananda-090311-910.html
• OH: Editorial - Voting should be secure, as well as easy to do
  http://www.advertiser-tr.../id/513282.html?nav=5006
• OK: Oklahoma House passage sends voter ID bill to Senate
  http://newsok.com/lawmak...o-senate/article/3352513
• SC: Georgetown County - Pawleys Island voting precincts debated
  http://www.thesunnews.co.../local/story/816596.html
• TX: Fort Worth woman, 98, proves photo ID not always easy to get
  http://www.star-telegram...m/804/story/1253127.html
• TX: Obama defends oversight of election laws as Texas lawmakers near voter-ID bill
  http://www.dallasnews.co...te.Edition1.4aa3a0b.html
• TX: Texas Senate committee approves voter ID bill, will face tougher test in House
  http://www.dallasnews.co...te.Edition1.4ac2bc8.html
• TX: Voter-ID debate soon shifting to the Texas House
  http://www.star-telegram...ories/story/1253335.html
• TX: GOP activists pressure House on voter ID
  http://trailblazersblog....ts-pressure-house-o.html
• VA: Fairfax County - Touch-Screen Failure in VA's 'Hotly Contested' Special Election Results in Republican 'Victory'
  https://bradblog.com/?p=6980

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