Recount Begins In Tightly Contested Senate Race In Minnesota(Clinton Gerner)

Sherri Nesseth (C) election analyst for Ramsey County, sorts ballots with election observers Clinton Gerner (L) and Bev Krause (R) during the election recount process in the Senate race between Al Franken and Sen. Norm Coleman at the Ramsey County election office on November 19, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Every ballot, nearly 3 million in total, from all 87 Minnesota counties will be recounted by hand.

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