PoliticsLawyers descend on Mississippi as Senate race remains too close to call

Mississippi is still counting ballots in a tight Senate race, with Democrat Scott Colom ahead of Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by just under 2,000 votes. The sides are exchanging sharply worded legal letters over how to handle remaining ballots, while lawyers and volunteers monitor counting in all 82 counties.

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