ST. PAUL, Minn., May 20 (UPI) -- Democratic National Committee chief Tim Kaine has urged Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty to convince Norm Coleman to end his battle to regain his U.S. Senate seat.
"No one will deny that the race was incredibly close -- but after an official recount, an extensive legal process and a clear and definitive ruling by the three-judge panel, it is all but indisputable that Democrat Al Franken won and will be the next senator from Minnesota," Kaine said in a letter mailed Tuesday to Pawlenty, a Republican.