{UAH} BBC News: US election settled by 'drawing straws'

I saw this story on the BBC News iPad App and thought you should see it:

US election settled by 'drawing straws'

A Democrat has won a Mississippi House race by drawing a longer straw, an official way to break a tie in a legislative election for the state.

Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34883294


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