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Published 12/16/2008 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) — While the official hand recount in Minnesota's tight U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken has ended, a stack of about 1,500 challenged ballots means the announcement of a winner is still at least a few days away. Secretary of State Mark Ritchie's canvassing board, which [...] (link)

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