Absentees Push Franken Senate Lead to 312

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            ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Democrat Al Franken's lead in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race has grown to 312 votes after hundreds of absentee ballots were added to the race.<br />

A three-judge panel ruled that the rejected absentees should be opened and counted after hearing weeks of testimony in a lawsuit brought by Republican Norm Coleman.

Mr. Franken led by 225 votes going into Tuesday's count of the absentees. He gained more from the 351 absentees that the judges allowed than Mr. Coleman did.

Other issues are still pending in Mr. Coleman's lawsuit, and he has said he will appeal to the state Supreme Court if he loses.

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