Franken drops ballot challenges
Democrat Al Franken withdrew 633 challenges to ballots in the U.S. Senate race, and an attorney for Republican Norm Coleman said he might follow suit. The canvassing board is to meet Dec. 16 to begin examining contested ballots.
Coleman defeated Franken in the election by 215 votes, a margin so small that it triggered an automatic recount.
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