Okay, here are some interesting excerpts: -------------- Republicans yesterday cited support for their position from the Attorney General's Office. They pointed to a 1996 memo from then-Secretary of State Ralph Munro saying the Attorney General's Office had advised that a recount should not include previously rejected ballots. The memo appears to put Gregoire in the awkward position of heading an office that is on record against the position of Democratic Party lawyers trying to help her win the election. However, Jim Pharris, a senior assistant attorney general, said the office hasn't "expressed a view" on the issue since 1990, before...