Democrat Al Franken wins Minn. Senate race, gives Democrats fillibuster-proof majority

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Al Franken ascended Tuesday from the ranks of former “Saturday Night Live” comedians to an even more exclusive club, outlasting Republican Norm Coleman in an eight-month recount and courtroom saga to win a seat in the U.S. Senate.

US Senate complete as court backs disputed November election

WASHINGTON - A nearly eight-month dispute over Minnesota’s US Senate seat ended Tuesday, as the state’s highest court sanctioned the wafer-thin election victory of Democratic candidate Al Franken.

Franken: ‘So thrilled’ to finally be headed to Senate after Coleman concession in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — Democrat Al Franken says he’s “so thrilled” to finally be celebrating a victory after nearly eight months of recounts and courtroom fights in Minnesota’s Senate race.

Republican Norm Coleman concedes Minnesota Senate race, sending comedian Franken to Congress

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Republican Norm Coleman conceded to Democrat Al Franken in Minnesota’s contested Senate race Tuesday, hours after a unanimous state Supreme Court ruled the former “Saturday Night Live” comedian should be certified the winner.

Minn. Supreme Court hears Coleman, Franken arguments over disputed US Senate seat

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Republican Norm Coleman is asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to toss out a lower-court ruling that gave Democrat Al Franken a victory in the state’s U.S. Senate race.

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WASHINGTON — Now that Justice David Souter has helped solve the mystery of whether anyone would retire from the Supreme Court this year, what’s next? How will the executive and legislative branches of government set about filling a vacancy on the nation’s highest court?

Sen. Specter switches to a Democrat, pushing party near 60-vote filibuster-resistant majority

WASHINGTON — Veteran Republican Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched parties Tuesday with a suddenness that seemed to stun the Senate, a moderate’s defection that pushed Democrats to within a vote of the 60 needed to overcome filibusters and enact President Barack Obama’s top legislative priorities.

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