[Carling]

I see zero links to back up your claims. Coulter at leat quotes a worker affiliated with the precinct.

[gocats5]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/04/minnesota.recount/index.html

the first sentence of that article states

“A missing envelope containing about 130 ballots has stalled the recount in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken.”