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Jill Stein campaign officially files for presidential vote recount in Michigan

The campaign of Green Party candidate Jill Stein filed a request Wednesday for a recount of nearly 4.8 million ballots cast for president in Michigan. The recount could begin as soon as Friday in some counties, with a goal of finishing by Dec. 10. Donald Trump won the state with a 10,704 vote margin of victory over Hillary Clinton. Ref. CNN

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Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein said Saturday she is dropping her bid for a statewide election recount in Pennsylvania.

She cited a court ruling that a $1 million bond must accompany a recount request. Stein also said she will be making a "Major announcement" at 10 a.m. Monday outside Trump Tower in New York.

Stein has spearheaded a recount effort in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin -- three battleground states where Donald Trump narrowly defeated Hillary Clinton. Ref. CNN.

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Stein and others like her need to focus efforts elsewhere. She's a member of an endangered breed of politicians who let ethics and ideals guide them rather than money and power. Admirable, but she needs to stop tilting at windmills and pick her battles more wisely.

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Federal judge halts Michigan hand-recount hours after hearing arguments about whether the effort is warranted

After a lawyer urged him not to stick taxpayers with a $5 million recount tab, U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith halted the hand-recount of 4.8 million ballots that were cast for president in Michigan. The fight over the controversial recount, spearheaded by Green Party candidate Jill Stein, is likely far from over as Stein's attorneys have argued it must continue and stressed that it has already shown numerous voting problems across the state. Ref. USAToday.

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All this money could help so many people. The fact that it could be raised so quickly shows how many people dislike Trump but it also shows how much money could be spent on something useful but it isn't.