Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterFranken Expands Lead on Coleman After Count of Disputed Ballots (CQPolitics.com)
Published 1/4/2009 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
CQPolitics.com - Democrat Al Franken got a big boost in his effort to unseat Republican Sen. Norm Coleman on Saturday and now leads by 225 votes in Minnesota's roller coaster ride of a Senate race. A pending court case, however, could wipe out Franken's gains, at least temporarily.
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