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Mon 01 Jan 2009Comedian Franken wins recount for final Senate spot
THE DEMOCRATIC Party politician and comedian Al Franken emerged victorious at the weekend from a recount of votes in one of the most hard-fought and protracted US Senate races in history.
Franken’s lawyers said he had won by 225 votes, overturning the 215-vote lead that his Republican opponent and incumbent, Norm Coleman, had following the election on November 4th.
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