Franken Declared Winner of Minnesota Senate Seat

It's over. Again. Maybe. Reuters reports at 1:47 (CST) that Al Franken will be officially declared the winner of Minnesota's long, drawn out recount drama. But there's a catch... Democrat Al Franken will be declared the winner of the tight U.S. Senate contest in Minnesota, emerging from a ballot recount with a slim margin over Republican Norm Coleman, state officials said on Sunday. Here's the catch. Maybe. But Coleman, the incumbent, has asked Minnesota's supreme court to require that a few hundred additional absentee ballots be included in the recount -- and he could then ask the court to investigate the contest all over again. Subscribe to Chicago News Bench

Breaking: Franken - Coleman STILL Tight

With Thanksgiving just hours away, one of the Minnesota US Senate races is still undecided. The recount has hit all kinds of speed bumps. Just hours ago, it was being reported that Al Franken (Democrat) would appeal a court decision that would not count approximately 12,000 absentee ballots, but a later report from The Hill says that he will not appeal the decision after all. Franken is hoping to unseat incumbent Norm Coleman (Republican). According to the Washington Independent, "With more than 80 percent of the 2.92-million ballots recounted, the incumbent clings to a roughly 200-vote lead — almost the exact margin he maintained when the process got underway on November 19. The outcome of this tight race will likely hinge on a few thorny issues still in play." See the full article...

Minnesota Recount: Coleman Holds Tight Lead Over Franken

UPDATE on the US Senate recount in Minnesota, where challenger Al Franken (Democrat) is now nipping at the heels of incumbent Norm Coleman (Republican). There's a lot of aspirin being consumed up there. According to the Star Tribune of Minneapolis, "Norm Coleman is hanging on to his whisker-thin lead over Al Franken. With 64 percent of the 2.9 million ballots recounted, Coleman is ahead by 120 votes."