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Two graduation speeches that President Obama agreed to give are proving that, as someone once said, no good deed goes unpunished. Arizona State University decided to stiff him on an honorary degree at its graduation last night, and his actions on abortion-related issues have the University of Notre Dame in convulsions ahead of his speech [...]

U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman spoke to raucous supporters early on Election Night at the Minnesota Republican Party gathering Nov. 4 at the Sheraton Hotel in Bloomington, Minn. Even then, partial election returns signaled a margin between Coleman and Democrat Al Franken so small that it was headed to a recount. So after acknowledging the historic result in the presidential contest and the “graciousness” of U.S. Sen. John McCain’s concession speech, Coleman offered neither concession nor triumphalism. Instead he told the pumped-up crowd, “There is more counting to be done” — a sober assessment that will apparently hold true for weeks.