Recount Begins In Tightly Contested Senate Race In Minnesota(Pat Gauan-Gordon)

A copy of the St. Paul Pioneer Press newspaper announces the beginning of the recount as election observers Pat Gauan-Gordon (L) and Steve Gordon (R) await their turn to observe 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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