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Published 3/31/2009 by emilyes at CNN Political Ticker

(CNN) – Election Day is arriving once again for voters in New York's 20th Congressional District. Regardless of who wins Tuesday's special election, the Democrats will continue to hold a large majority in the House of Representatives. But what normally would be a local contest with little national interest has in part turned into an early [...] (link)

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