Franken's Lead Grows In Minn.'s Senate Race
Published 4/8/2009 by Perry Bacon Jr. at Wash Post Elections
Democrat Al Franken yesterday increased his small lead over Republican Norm Coleman in the protracted dispute over the race for a U.S. Senate seat representing Minnesota, but it remains unclear when the five-month legal battle will end.
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