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Dec 21, 2008 2:17 pm US/Central

Tuesday Is Next Big Day In Minn. Senate Recount

ST. PAUL (AP) ― The special board that will eventually declare a winner in Minnesota's Senate race meets again on Tuesday to tie up most of the remaining loose ends in the long-running contest.

Democrat Al Franken pulled ahead of Republican incumbent Norm Coleman on Friday by 262 votes, according to a tally kept by The Associated Press. There are some 5,000 challenges both campaigns withdrew earlier that will be awarded at the Canvassing Board's Tuesday meeting.

The board will also review any standing challenges that slipped through the cracks during four days of work last week.

Later in the day, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case brought by Coleman. It seeks to disqualify more than 100 ballots the campaign claims were counted twice, an allegation the Franken campaign disputes.

But the race won't be settled for good. Counties have until December 31 to count a batch of absentee ballots that were improperly rejected by election judges.

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Norm Coleman was born in New York City in 1949. Al Franken was born in New York City in 1951.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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