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Franken request to certify win denied

The Page by Mark Halperin found this 1/12/2009 on politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com

Franken's request to certify the election has been denied. MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN) — Mark Ritchie, Minnesota’s Democratic secretary of state, said Monday he would not sign off on any document certifying Al Franken as the winner of the state’s closely-contested Senate race until all lawsuits related to the recount had been resolved. "Minnesota law is very clear [...]