Al Franken declared winner, ending 8-month battle.After an 8-month battle, the Minnesota Supreme court The Minnesota Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Minnesota and consists of seven members. The court was first assembled as a three-judge panel in 1849 when Minnesota was still a territory. decided in Democrat Al Franken's favor making him the newest US Senator from Minnesota. The 5-0 ruling confirmed the court's decision "that Al Franken  This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. received the highest number of votes legally cast and is entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: under (Minnesota law) to receive the certificate of election as United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Senator from the State of Minnesota." Franken's victory over opponent Republican Norm Coleman See Norman Jay Coleman for the former secretary of Agriculture. This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election. gives
Democrats control of 60 seats in the Senate, the number required to
overcome Republican filibusters.
Franken's entry to the Senate leaves the Democrats with a majority they have not had since the late 1970s when the White House was under Jimmy Carter. "When you win an election this close, you know not one bit of effort went to waste," Franken said. "The way I see it, I'm not going to Washington to be the 60th Democratic senator, I'm going to Washington to be the second senator from Minnesota." 2009 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) 2009 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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