Federal judge kills recount effort in Michigan
Posted on AllSides December 8th, 2016
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A federal judge has stopped the hand recount of nearly 5 million ballots in Michigan, a decision that seems to secure President-elect Donald Trump's narrow victory in the traditionally blue state.