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NH governor suggests he'd replace Gregg with a Republican

 
(CNN) – It looks like Democrats may not reach 60 votes in the Senate after all. In a statement released Monday, New Hampshire’s Democratic Governor John Lynch all but promised to replace Republican Judd Gregg with another Republican in the very likely event that President Obama names the New Hampshire senator to lead the Commerce Department. “I [...] (link)

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