1.0link142413<![CDATA[Minnesota ruling favors Franken as recount looms]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/08/minnesota-ruling-favors-f_n_142413.htmlST. PAUL, Minn. — Sen. Norm Coleman has failed in an attempt to block some absentee ballots from being counted in his close race with Democrat Al Franken.
A Ramsey County judge on Saturday denied the request because of lack of jurisdiction. The incumbent Republican had tried to block 32 ballots from heavily Democratic Hennepin County.