ST. PAUL, Minn., April 20 (UPI) -- Norm Coleman filed official notice Monday he intends to appeal his apparent U.S. Senate race loss to Al Franken to the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Coleman, the Republican who held the seat the past six years, is fighting an uphill battle since a recount and subsequent election contest before a three-judge panel left him 312 votes behind Franken -- a Democrat who must still wait for Republican Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Democratic Secretary of State Mark Ritchie to certify his victory.