Democrats held their narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, grabbing Republican seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and
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turning aside Republican challenges in Missouri, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio. (Nov. 6)
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SCRIPTTICKET SPLITTING IN INDIANA HELPED DEMOCRATS SNARE A SENATE SEAT NOW HELD BY REPUBLICANS.CONGRESSMAN JOE DONNELLY, DEFEATING RICHARD MOURDOCK - WHO HAD DEFEATED SEANTOR RICHARD LUGAR IN THE PRIMARY. THIS EVEN THOUGH MITT ROMNEY WON THE STATEMOURDOCK WAS HURT BY HIS STATEMENT THAT WHEN A WOMAN BECOMES PREGNANT DURING A RAPE "THAT'S SOMETHING GOD INTENDED."IN MISSOURI, DEMOCRATIC SENATOR CLAIRE MCCASKILL HELD ONTO HER SEAT. REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN TODD AKIN WAS HURT BY HIS LEGITIMATE RAPE COMMENTTHE NORTHEAST HAS HELPED SENATE DEMOCRATSELIZABETH WARREN DEFEATED REPUBLICAN SENATOR SCOTT BROWN IN MASSACHUSETTS. HE WAS HOPING FOR A FULL TERM AFTER WINNING A SPECIAL ELECTION FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF TED KENNEDYIN MAINE INDEPENDENT ANGUS KING HAS WON THE SENATE SEAT NOW HELD BY RETIRING REPUBLICAN OLYMPIA SNOWE. HE HASN'T SAID WHO HE'LL CAUCUS WITH BUT THE EXPECTION IS THE DEMOCRATSDEMOCRAT CHRIS MURPHY HAS WON the CONNECTICUT SENATE SEAT BEING VACATED BY RETIRING SENATOR JOE LIEBERMAN. REPUBLICAN LINDA MCMAHON LOSING FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2 YEARS - SPENDING MORE THAN 40 MILLION DOLLARS OF HER OWN MONEY IN THIS YEARS LOSING EFFORTI'M JERRY BODLANDER, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON(****END****)
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