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Franken’s Lead Widens in Senate Recount - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

Late last night, Democrat Al Franken appeared to widen his lead in the Minnesota Senate race to about 225 votes as the state's Canvassing Board finished counting absentee ballots that had earlier been rejected. The tally is still considered unofficial, however. The Canvassing Board resumes its meetings on Monday, and may validate the new totals including those absentee ballots later this week.

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