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Holidays, Court Ruling Will Further Extend Minn. Senate Recount

 

Published 12/19/2008 by Paul Kane at Wash Post Elections

With the latest projections showing incumbent Norm Coleman (R) clinging to a lead of a handful of votes, Minnesota's U.S. Senate race headed deeper into political limbo yesterday, raising the possibility that the contest could still be undecided when the rest of the class of 2008 is sworn in Jan. 6. (link)

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