After losing ground in election, Republicans step back and look ahead to 2010

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With the election of Senator Barack Obama to the White House and Democratic gains in the House and Senate, the Republican Party has been left fragmented and politically adrift. Kevin Williamson of the National Review says the conservative moment and the Republican party are both in need of some serious re-focusing.

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