Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterIn a Cold Garage, Minnesota's Senate Recount Drags On
Published 12/5/2008 by Eli Saslow at Wash Post In Congress
MINNEAPOLIS -- One of the closest elections in the history of the United States Senate is now playing out inside a storage garage hidden on the outskirts of downtown. Dozens of election officials wearing winter jackets sit in teams of two at plastic folding tables. Each team counts about 500 ballots...
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