Palm Beach recount tests patience as ballots pile up
In Palm Beach County observers and counters labor through Day Three of a hand count of more than 462 000 punch card ballots. About 60 counters work in shifts amid tense exchanges between Democrats and Republicans, with lawyers and party observers reviewing questionable ballots and banning talk. Journalists number about 100 as fatigue grows and officials blame each side for delays.
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