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United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

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Rep. Joe Sestak on unseating Sen. Arlen Specter

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Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Penn.) defeated incumbent Senator Arlen Specter in last Tuesday’s Democratic primary race for one of Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seats. We speak with Rep. Sestak about how he plans to secure the Senate seat in November.

Does one Senator make a political trend?

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Dems worry over ‘firewall’ elections

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Back-room deals in the Colorado senate race?

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Is it true that the White House is engaging in dubious political tactics, or is this sort of partronage commonplace in Washington? Peter Baker of our partner, The New York Times, has the latest on this developing story.

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