1.0 link 150560 <![CDATA[Franken Wins Major Victory In Absentee Count]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/12/franken-wins-major-victor_n_150560.html Al Franken received a potentially major boost towards his hopes of becoming Senator on Friday, when Minnesota state officials ruled that absentee ballots rejected because of clerical or administrative errors should, in the end, be counted.

The decision by the state canvassing board -- which was unanimous -- is, essentially, an official request for county officials to go back and count the wrongfully rejected absentee votes. This process has already begun in many counties and could portend sizeable gains for...

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