Steve Clemons: Easing restrictions on Cuba a good first step — but there’s still a long, long way to go.
It’s a sure bet that the Minnesota Supreme Court will end up having to handle the appeal of the final decision in the Coleman-Franken election contest trial. But as many as four of the seven justices could end up recusing themselves from the case.
The three-judge election contest court has unanimously rejected Norm Coleman’s challenge to the validity of the election.
In a news conference just now on the steps of his home (which we live-streamed here thanks to TheUptake.org), Franken pointed out that the election contest court declared that he is entitled to a certificate of election and hoped it would be issued soon.
Our in-house Minnesota election expert, Eric Kleefeld, has more on the Franken presser and on Coleman’s declaration that he’ll appeal.
The Obama Administration may drop the long-standing stop-nuclear-activities precondition for talks with Iran. That and the day’s other political news in the TPMDC Morning Roundup.
Al Franken’s presser from late yesterday evening, after the Minnesota election contest court unanimously ruled in his favor:
Since last night’s court victory for Al Franken, there’s been no comment from the RNC, the NRSC or the Minnesota GOP.
Time for Norm to go?
Lindsay Beyerstein: Enough dead teen pirate porn already.
Late Update: Several examples of the cartoonish media coverage were sprinkled through yesterday’s The Day in 100 Seconds.