With senator seated, Minn. reporter loses beard

[Kadie]

St. Paul Pioneer Press political reporter Bill Salisbury is shown in St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday, July 7, 2009 with the beard he has been growing since Nov. 5, 2008. Salisbury vowed not to shave until Minnesota sat its second senator after the election contest between Al Franken and Norm Coleman ended in a recount. Franken was seated as Minnesota's second Senator today in Washington, DC.
(AP Photo/The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Ben Garvin)


St. Paul Pioneer Press political reporter Bill Salisbury is shown in St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday, July 7, 2009 after shaving the beard he had been growing since Nov. 5, 2008. Salisbury vowed not to shave until Minnesota sat its second senator after the election contest between Al Franken and Norm Coleman ended in a recount. Franken was seated as Minnesota's second Senator today in Washington, DC.
(AP Photo/The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Ben Garvin)



With senator seated, Minn. reporter loses beard

1 hr 48 mins ago

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota's Senate standoff was a hairy deal. Just ask St. Paul Pioneer Press political reporter Bill Salisbury.

Soon after Sen. Al Franken was sworn in Tuesday, Salisbury had a barber shave off the beard he grew over the eight months the race lingered.

Salisbury vowed on Nov. 5 — the day after the election ended in recount territory — that he wouldn't shave until the contest concluded and a senator took the oath. He thought he'd have a clean face by Christmas.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090707/ap_on_re_us/us_odd_minnesota_senate_beard_1

[Catherine Vincent]

1. Nice way to get your pic in the paper and the internets!

:)

[timeforpeace]

2. Looks better with a beard.

[angstlessk]

3. I agree, he needs to grow it back!

[Demoiselle]

4. I DON'T agree! Handsome dude, and even better without the beard. (eom)