Lawmakers to Ask Questions About Lincoln Hat, Museum Future

SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — A state House committee plans a hearing to consider questions surrounding the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The Tourism, Hospitality & Craft Industries Committee on Tuesday will review a $26 million collection of Lincoln artifacts the organization’s fundraising foundation purchased and the more than $9 million remaining on the loan . Included is an iconic…

Florida Election Recount Underway, Tensions Rise

By KELLI KENNEDY and TERRY SPENCER , Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — After some early bumps, more than half of Florida’s 67 counties began recounting votes Sunday in the razor-thin Senate and gubernatorial races, bringing back memories of the 2000 presidential fiasco. In Democratic-leaning Broward County, the scheduled start of the recount was…