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Close senate battles continue in presidential race's shadow.(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Byline: Deirdre Shesgreen
WASHINGTON _ The presidential race is getting most of the national attention this year, but the battle for the U.S. Senate is just as fierce _ and the outcome will have an impact on the fortunes of whoever wins the White House.
With the Senate currently in Republican hands by a tiny margin, a shift of just two seats could throw control to the Democrats. Or the election could help Republicans solidify their power _ and dethrone the top Democratic leader, Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., one of this election's most endangered incumbents.
"It's nip and tuck," said Steven Smith, a political science professor at Washington University who studies the Senate. "There's probably four seats that could go in one direction and four that could ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Close senate battles continue in presidential race's shadow.(St....