Sunday News and Commentary (UPDATED)

The Seattle Times reassures us that no matter what Bev Harris has said, "Florida newspaper finds no evidence of election fraud." Slipping into his white doctor coat, Howard Dean tips his hat to Nancy Reagan in this week's syndicated column, "Embryo source, goal of stem-cell research often misunderstood."A suburban New York reporter, Adam Stone, does a very thorough recap of what the bloggers have been pounding away on with, "Kerry clutches to hopes of recount victory." The first half of this New York Observer story is all about Dan Rather's exit from the stage, but the second half covers Keith Olbermann's current moment in the spotlight.In Kiev, Ukraine, they are still blockading the government offices, after four days and nights. The BBC sets the scene.Update: "Kerry Supports Ohio Vote Investigation, Jackson says. Jackson’s brief remarks may be the first that shed some light on Kerry’s fast concession – a decision many supporters felt was too hasty. Jackson will be in Ohio today, Sunday, Nov. 28, to declare his support for a recount of the Ohio vote and for a broader investigation into voting patterns that he said were “suspicious” and could have given votes to Bush that he did not earn."-from the Columbus (OH) Free Press.The Oregonian has, "'Lowdown tricks' sap poll-watcher's faith in fair U.S. voting." "Voting Machines Count Backwards in Okla.," according to the Oklahoma Independent Media Center. "Thirty Million Americans Don't Believe Bush Was Legitimately Elected," according to a new Harris Poll, reported on ReDefeatBush.com. For a newspaper that used to be the laughingstock of newsrooms everywhere, the San Francisco Chronicle does a much better job today than either the New York Times or Washington Post have managed, to date, with the story, "Skepticism spawns broad effort to push voting reform." Jesse Jackson is having an impact on the media's coverage: "The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Sunday that the Ohio Supreme Court should consider setting aside Bush's win in Ohio and that Congress should investigate how Ohioans voted."-from the AP story, "Jackson joins critics of Ohio vote." Update: "Preaching to a packed, wildly cheering central Ohio citizen congregation, Rev. Jesse Jackson blasted the presidential election back into the national headlines Sunday. Jackson said new findings cast serious doubt on the idea that George W. Bush beat John Kerry in Ohio November 2. A GOP "pattern of intentionality" was behind a suspect outcome, he said. At stake is "the integrity of the vote" for which "too many have died." "We can live with losing an election," he said. "We cannot live with fraud and stealing."-from the article, "Jesse Jackson demands Ohio presidential recount, blasts GOP election officials, and says Kerry supports the process," in Monday's Columbus (OH) Free Press.