this is: 646, -- coleman 646. we do it identified the balance there. this is a picture of a ballot envelope that was opened and counted on election night. it makes it. of. it is the first one -- it makes its points. -- point. that was opened and counted. that is part of our evidence. the hundreds of pages that follow, they are the actual ballots in lives that are opened and counted in minneapolis that blatantly violate the court's position on what the law is. it was our position -- >> let us assume for the moment that those ballots, which were counted on election night, should not have been counted. because they do not comply with the standard the panel -- >> we take the position that they should have been. >> if the panel is right on the law as to what should and should not be counted, then they should not have been counted. so we have statutory violations on election night. how does that become a due process problem or an equal protection problem? >> it becomes an equal protection problem when you realized based on the evidence we have shown and is i

coleman is saying is that he focuses on, look at this aberrant galaxy, look at this aberrant, this is proof that the universe is chaos. and in fact, they have shown me that. they have shown that there is some chaos in this universe. it's been pinpointed. tell me why they have not shown us enough that we should not implicate due process and equal protection here because, yeah, we can't see the whole universe but they have shown us enough to show there's a problem, and it implicates due process and equal protection. >> your honor, i have several answers. first, the trial court leaving this court's decision now correctly noted that the times to challenge an unlawful vote is before it is separated before its envelope. it is at the time that the ballot is delivered to the precinct. >> council, the problem i have with that is many of these were counted by absentee ballot boards in the metro area, and i don't see anything in the statute that would provide an opportunity for coleman to challenge at the absent he outboard. and i certainly don't see any indication that he would have received no

i will do the best i can. >> described the moment where norm and coleman called. knowing you're going to become a u.s. senator. >> it was a very gracious call. he said it was a very hard fought campaign. i said, norm, it could not have been closer. i said to him that we can only imagine what this was like for him and his family. he just said, this is going to be the best job you will ever have. i hope is the best job i ever have. yes, i think it will be. >> when the weight of this was finally off your shoulders -- >> i did not know if it has really sunk in yet. i have to say, it was just a really nice moment between two people who really fought hard. he could not have been more gracious. that is really what i felt in a moment. this is nice. it is a nice way to end this. >> have you spoken to harry reid or any of the leadership in washington? >> yes. >> [unintelligible] >> i talked to the majority leader. he called after the decision was announced. i'll be on the health and labor pension committee. i am very happy about that. i'll be on indian affairs, which asked

. >> i think senator coleman was one of the other ones. clec senator colburn, i disagree with senator colburn on a lot of social issues but he is fantastic. i would vote for him early and often if i had a chance. he's been a real tiger in court.

franken received more legally cast ballots then norm coleman. >> were any illegally cast absentee ballotsounted and included in the vote toal? >> there is nothing in the record identifying a specific ballot that was in the total. i think it is fair to say that in every election in every state there is some ballot somewhere where a felon voted and it was not picked up where someone was not registered and got around the table. where some irregularities took place and it was not caught. that has never been the standard. >> we are talking here about the universe of minnesota absentee ballots. you have a broad lens. you are looking at the whole universe you see. there may be some averaged star systems are galaxies. what he is saying is that look at this aberrant -- this is proof that the universe is chaos. they have shown me that. they have shown me some chaos in this universe. tell me why they have not shown us enough that we should not implicate due process and equal protection here -- because we cannot see the whole universe, but they have shown us enough to show us there is a problem? >> i

that was incumbent challenger norm coleman congratulating franken for running that race. al franken will become the democrats' 60 of folth vote. we will bring that to you when it happens. we expect that at about 5:15 eastern time. a portion of this morning's washington journal. host: robert white is president of center for international policy. he served in a number of capacities and central america, including in el salvador and also honduras. i want to ask about the situation in honduras, but crew that took place. was expected and how did it come about? guest: i don't think it was expected but there was a standoff. and there was the supreme court and congress on one side and president zelaya on the other. and how that would have played out, we don't know. but then the military intervened and manhandled president zelaya and threw him out of the country. and i applaud president obama and secretary of state clinton for taking a strong stand against this coup. host: let me share with the president -- secretary of state said yesterday. >> as we move forward, all parties have

anita marks, 105.7 the fan in baltimore, and freddie coleman of espn radio national. everybody have a great weekend. >> you got it. >> u2 favorite song "one." >> all right. coming up, top stories on the way. more on michael vick. we'll hear from the nfl live crouton vick news handed down today. ♪ driving one and all ♪ close shave america... close shave barbasol ♪ ♪ america, you're lookin' good... ♪ ♪ handsome, free and tall ♪ close shave america... close shave barbasol ♪ ♪ close shave barbasol >> welcome back to espnews. once again michael vick released today by the falcons, and they did call michael vick before the news was delivered and told him in person first that he would be released and they had apparently a very cordial conversation and it went very well as he seeks a new starts. most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single season. you can see only michael vick has ever broken the 1,000-yard plateau. as you can see, he has three of the top five since 1970 as a rushing quarterback. with more on michael vick, nfl . live.>> movon >> welcome into nfl live. movin

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you can see statements from al franken and norm coleman in our schedule tonight. general odierno briefed reporters on the latest military operations in the country today. you can see that it o'clock p.m. eastern time here on c-span. >> this holiday weekend on "book tv." discover an unfamiliar side of our nation's first president with historian and author john ferling. join our 3 our conversation sunday on "in-depth." >> how is c-span funded? >> publicly funded. >> donations may be? >> government? >> the taxes? >> if public funding thing? >> helices been funded? 30 years ago, america's cable companies created sees that as a public service. a private business initiative, no government mandate, no government money. >> now today's white house briefing. >> i am never going to live that down. did you see the video on the white house website? i wish you could see the look on my face. >> [unintelligible] >> i think there was some editing. >> we want to start with honduras. as the u.s. been in contact with honduran military leaders? >> i know the state department officials

republican leaders say norm coleman's challenge has been worth the money. since election day, republican senators and the rnc have given hundreds of thousands of dollars more. the government experts vote today on whether michael and other combination cold medicines should be pulled from the market. the fda has assembled experts to discuss and vote on ways to prevent overdosing. the pain relieving. the reducing ingredient in tylenol and others medications. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. host: we want to hear from you. the numbers are on the screen. republicans, 202-737-0001. democrats, 202-737-0002. independents, 202-628-0205. send us an e-mail or a tweet. on the front page of "the wall street journal" -- dick cheney is on the front page of "the washington times." from "the washington post" -- the "chicago tribune" -- and the front page story in "the star-ledger." rarely in memory has a man become such a planetary pariah. not a single person, no member of his family, no friend of a lifetime stepped forward to attest to his character.

and the minnesota, the oral argument between coleman and franken. tomorrow on "washington journal"

then from minnesota, oral argument on the election recount the queen nor coleman and al franken. after that, a debate between candidates for president in iran. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," michael crittenden discusses the obama administration's approach to executive pay. the president and ceo of the alliance of automobile manufacturers talks about federal assistance to the auto industry and the government's 60% stake in general motors. stephen aftergood looks at the possibility of a center to speed up the classification of government documents. >> with a federally men -- with the federally mandated transition to digital television, we will get a look at how viewers have been prepared for that change. monday night at 8:00 eastern, "the communicators," on c-span2. a discussion on how to build on the progressive movement during the obama administration. now, a portion of the discussion. this is 45 minutes. >> at the same time, we see moments where the nomination of sonia sotomayor, the failure of the ability to close guantanamo, there is a far right-wing voice that is loud a

state supreme court's ruling that the former saturday night live comedian defeated gop incumbent norm coleman. he will sign the certificate afforded to do so by the court. the court's ruling stopped short of ordering the governor to sign the documents saying only that out franken was entitled to it. those candidates planning news conferences today and we plan to bring those events to you live on c-span. when they take place, we cover those events live on c-span. c-span.org describes the supreme court opinion. we have that on our web site. more briefings for you tonight with the head of the multinational forces in iraq. he spoke with reporters earlier. we have that press conference in its entirety where at 8:00 p.m. eastern on our companion network, you can join us on c-span2 for books tv. gretchen peters will talk about the taliban, harry stein and his book, ethics and other liabilities, and lily burana on her life as the wife of a military intelligence officer. that starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> this holiday weekend, discover an unfamiliar sight. historian and author john firming on the as

-- a norm coleman. guest: yes, i think so. we are at a disadvantage without a full congressional delegation. the citizens are frustrated, but that has to be balanced against making sure that the outcome is fair. we're interested in having a full delegation and are running up against making sure that we have a fair and clear elections. citizens are frustrated and won it finished. host: our guest is governor tim pawlenty joining us from minneapolis. caller: good morning. i love you lots of messages about our own the budget. you brought the renewable energy. i watched those climate change committee meetings with waxman and others. i was concerned that they have in that bill that coal is considered a non-renewable. nuclear also, and so would behydro and oil. pretty much anything thatmines into the ground. i want to bring up a couple of more things to see how you feel about it. but cost according to the democrats is $2.30 trillion. the estimate is for 2.5 million jobs lost because of this legislation. the fund is allocated to displ

republican norm coleman conceded to alfred can -- to al franken today. he announced his decision. al franken is expected to make a statement shortly in about a half hour. we will have that life for you here on c-span. -- have that live for you here on c-span. at 8:00, general ray odierno breech reporters on the latest military operations in iraq, including the withdrawal of u.s. troops and iraq -- from baghdad. we will have that press conference for you here on c- span at 8:00 eastern time. then, book tv. harry stein and his book "@ six and other liabilities." -- fought"ethics and other liabilities. quote we're live from mount vernon estate with historian and author john ferling. join our three-hour conversation, sunday. it is part of our 3 day holiday weekend on book tv. >> how c-span funded? >> publicly funded. >> donations, maybe. i have no idea. >> the government? >> seize ban gets its funding through the taxes. >> public funding? >> may be. i do not know. >> 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span. no government mandate, no government money. >> today is the dea

in mercer county, new jersey, for instance, bill coleman was informed less than three weeks ago by chrysler that his dealership will be closed. his father started the family business 22 years ago. and people are losing their jobs left wondering if -- in new jersey 30 dealerships this all will face the same fate. and i want to be clear, because there is, has been

. >> i think senator coleman was one of the other ones. clec senator colburn, i disagree with senator colburn on a lot of social issues but he is fantastic. i would vote for him early and often if i had a chance. he's been a real tiger in court. he understands what the problem is. he was apprised of some of the history of this nomination, and he did the right thing. more power to him. >> after senator mccaskill's comment, senator levin was breathing some of the press about he thought the nomination hearing has gone, what was going to happen in the next two months. and he very clearly criticized her for speaking out. >> i think of for the senator was senator mccain. >> no, it wasn't john cornyn. mccain folded like he often does. >> a little bit of positive news. i briefed the senator mccaskill on some of this. and she told me, she said i don't know how long i'm going to be in washington. i'm from missouri. i'm a democrat from missouri, we are in danger. she said if i can change 1% of that, the gop, and she also had just gotten a new ad hoc

. >> host: to a republican line in coleman, new york, you are on. >> caller: i have one comment.since they have this hassle and security as tight as it is at the airport i have thought stopped flying. i am about to do the same thing about not going to canada because of all the security and everything you have there to appear in a sari, but pifer and simeon and taking my freedoms away. >> guest: make i make a quick comment on that. one of the problems tsa has had because previously polls show up with this check point in you don't know who they are, it is anonymous person and it gives a feeling that tsa is treating everybody as if they were terrorists and that is extremely unpopular and obviously we all live nancy most people are not in black terrorists. by having the system in place it will give tsa the flexibility to changeup their screening and focus on those who have been identified as high threat and i think it will, in fact, made the blind process and security process smoother. >> host: on a different issue the business travel news kip hawley wrote about the house passage of