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Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Trial continues this morning

The Court will be reconvening this morning at 9:00 AM for the second day of Week Two in the election contest trial. There are three days of trial left.

The News Tribune has a good story this morning on Nick Handy's testimony in the trial:
After a Republican lawyer accused Nick Handy, the office’s elections director, of playing “cheerleader” for bungling county elections officials and of trying to sabotage the party’s lawsuit, Handy fired back.

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He accused the GOP of waging a “very misleading campaign” to erode public confidence in the election system. “There were some claims that are being pursued by the Republicans that I do not believe are valid claims,” said the normally unassuming, 30-year bureaucrat.
And once again, NPI member Archerhouse is doing a LIVE Trial Diary at Daily Kos, keeping you apprised to developments out of Wenatchee. We'll post more lengthy updates here as well. And Pacific NW Portal has also been updated with the latest news stories on the court case.

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