Minnesota mystery of the day solved -- for now: Norm Coleman Senate offices ordered closed
Doug Grow
MinnPost
UPDATE: Around midday, the offices of Sen. Norm Coleman were officially closed, though whether they'll stay closed pending results of a recount and any possible court cases remains unclear.
About 20 Coleman staffers had showed up for work at the senator's Washington office today, but they were ordered to close the office around midday by Howard Gantman, staff director for the Senate Rules and Administration committee.
Gantman said that Coleman's staff could NOT carry on Senate business. The senator's term had officially expired on Saturday.
But the senator released a statement indicating that the seemingly clear order might be subject to debate:
"Without question, this is a unique situation in the history of the Senate and specifics are still to be determined as to the future of the Senate office,'' Coleman said in the statement.
(More here.)
MinnPost
UPDATE: Around midday, the offices of Sen. Norm Coleman were officially closed, though whether they'll stay closed pending results of a recount and any possible court cases remains unclear.
About 20 Coleman staffers had showed up for work at the senator's Washington office today, but they were ordered to close the office around midday by Howard Gantman, staff director for the Senate Rules and Administration committee.
Gantman said that Coleman's staff could NOT carry on Senate business. The senator's term had officially expired on Saturday.
But the senator released a statement indicating that the seemingly clear order might be subject to debate:
"Without question, this is a unique situation in the history of the Senate and specifics are still to be determined as to the future of the Senate office,'' Coleman said in the statement.
(More here.)
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