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Secretaries of state rock on: Growe lauds recount, Kiffmeyer chases Olson, Ritchie won’t quit

By Chris Steller | 03.25.09 | 10:22 am

growe-kiffmeyere-ritchieMinnesota’s secretaries of state traditionally hold the post a long time, and even after they leave office they like to stay in the game. DFLer Joan Growe writes in the Pioneer Press today that former Republican U.S. Sen. Norm…

Who’s on first? With recount’s Andersons and Magnusons, it’s ‘Who’s on the bench?’

By Chris Steller | 12.23.08 | 1:11 pm

You can’t tell the players in the Minnesota Senate recount drama with a scorecard — even a Politico blog that’s called The Scoreboard misattributed a quote (since corrected) on Monday from Marc Elias, a lawyer for Al Franken, as coming from Fritz Knaak, U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman’s recount attorney. Minnesota media mostly keep those two straight, but even locals find the profusion of Scandinavian surnames in the various recount venues vexing. More including the Anderson Effect and a Sven-and-Ole routine, after the jump.