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Published 4/20/2009 by sarahbethparker at CNN Political Ticker

(CNN) — The battle for New York's 20th Congressional district heads to court today. With all the ballots counted, Democrat Scott Murphy has a 273-vote lead over Republican Jim Tedisco, out of nearly 180,000 votes cast in the March 30 special election, according to unofficial results from the New York State Board of Elections.  But more than [...] (link)

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