Democrat Wins U.s. House Race In Florida

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, New York Times
Tue, 04/13/2010 - 2:25pm

A Democratic state senator on Tuesday handily won the first U.S. House race since Congress passed a massive health care overhaul.

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