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Sunday, January 4, 2009

Franken Leads at Close of Minnesota Recount
Published: January 3, 2009
Filed at 9:23 p.m. ET
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Victory in Minnesota's drawn-out Senate race moved within Democrat Al Franken's grasp Saturday when he increased his lead over Republican Norm Coleman as the statewide recount drew to a close.
The state Canvassing Board will reconvene Monday to declare which candidate received the most overall votes in the election. Barring court intervention, it will be Franken.
Franken's lead now stands at 225 votes after gaining 176 votes more than Coleman in Saturday's review of the formerly sealed absentee ballots. Franken started the day with a 49-vote advantage. Read on..
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/01/03/washington/AP-Minnesota-Senate.html?_r=1&hp
 

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