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Democrats completed their conquest of Capitol Hill by winning a U.S. Senate seat in Virginia, giving them majorities of both chambers of Congress for the first time in 12 years.
The Democrats sealed their Senate majority when Democrat Jim Webb won a narrow victory over Republican incumbent George Allen. The Associated Press declared Webb the winner with a margin of about 7,200 votes, or about 0.3 percent, with all but one of the state's 2,411 precincts reporting.See the full content of this document
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Democrats Clinch the Senate, Too
While the close margin left Allen with the option of requesting a recount, an adviser to the senator said he would be less inclined to seek one if Webb's lead continued to hold up during an official canvass that could be completed as early as today. The adviser said Allen did not intend to drag out the process.
The Democrats also captured ...See the full content of this document
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