It’s a 5-0 for Franken

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Following a unanimous ruling by the Minnesota Supreme Court, former Senator Norm Coleman conceded to Senator-elect Al Franken.

Governor Tim Pawlenty is expected to certify the Franken’s 312-vote margin of victory sometime later today.

This electoral victory gives the Democratic Party its sixtieth seat in the United States Senate.

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