Independent King to caucus with Democrats, boosting their Senate control
Posted on November 14, 2012 at 09:37 AM EST
WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator-elect Angus King, an independent and former Maine governor, announced on Wednesday that he will caucus with President Barack Obama's Democrats, raising their control of the Senate to 55-45 in the new Congress that convenes in January.