Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Odds And Ends, It's All Over But The Counting

November 18, 2008 | 6:19 PM

-- A MN board has approved a statewide manual recount of the deadlocked Senate contest between Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken, officially triggering the count set to begin tomorrow.

-- Sen. John Cornyn replaced Sen. John Ensign today as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Ensign will still oversee the outstanding contests in AK, MN and GA. Cornyn announced today that Rob Jesmer, who has held posts at the Republican National Committee and National Republican Congressional Committee and who managed Cornyn's 2008 re-elect, will serve as the committee's executive director.

-- Mike Huckabee makes an appearance tomorrow a.m. at the Capitol Hill Club to discuss his new book, "Do The Right Thing," which focuses on his 2008 presidential campaign and broader vision for America.

-- And Beau Biden, son of VP Elect Joe Biden, officially took himself out of the running today for the Senate seat his dad will vacate.

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