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Published 1/5/2009 by Domenico Montanaro at First Read

From NBC’s Domenico MontanaroAfter 62 days of counting and re-counting nearly three million ballots, the Minnesota State Canvassing Board today certified results showing Democrat Al Franken as the winner of the Minnesota Senate race. The decision overturns the initial result from Election Day, Nov. 4th, when incumbent Republican Norm Coleman led by 215 votes and declared victory. After an initial recount, Franken -- bolstered by the state’s liberal voter intent law -- took a 46-vote lead. That...( read more ) (link)

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