Republican Dino Rossi kept his razor-thin lead in the Washington governor's race as counties raced a Wednesday deadline for recounting 2.8 million ballots - and girded for yet another possible recount. Both political parties were poised to request a rare hand recount if they don't like Wednesday's results. That count would take until nearly Christmas to complete. "It looks like that's the only way we'll ever break this tie," state Democratic Party Chairman Paul Berendt said Tuesday. GOP Chairman Chris Vance said he expects Rossi to win Wednesday's count and called on Democrat Christine Gregoire to "do the decent thing,...