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briefingroom.thehill.com - 10/27/2008
Pennsylvania GOP Candidate Roots for Rival Tampa Bay Rays
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Republican candidate for Congress Lou Barletta is finding himself in a bit of a tough situation during this year's World Series, as the Hazleton, Pennsylvania mayor said he is rooting for the Tampa Bay Rays over the local Philadelphia Phillies. Hazleton is the hometown of Rays manager Joe ...
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