The special election race was dominated by the national debate over a GOP plan to overhaul Medicare.Democrat Kathy Hochul has won a special congressional election in a conservative pocket of western New York, a race dominated by the national debate over House Republicans’ proposal to overhaul Medicare, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
Ap: Democrat Hochul Pulls Off Upset In New York Congressional Race
Los Angeles Times - Top News, Los Angeles Times
Tue, 05/24/2011 - 6:45pm
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