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    The Battle for the Senate Suddenly Looks Quite Different

    Forty-seven of the 100 seats in the US Senate are controlled by Republicans. Forecasts had the GOP rated as likely to take the Senate in November, but that's changed recently. In Massachusetts a celebrity economics professor takes on the incumbent Republican who sits in Ted Kennedy's old seat.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Mike Pesca • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Forty-seven of the 100 seats in the US Senate are controlled by Republicans. Forecasts had the GOP rated as likely to take the Senate in November, but that's changed recently. In Massachusetts a celebrity economics professor takes on the incumbent Republican who sits in Ted Kennedy's old seat. In Indiana a Republican brags about his disdain for bipartisanship. In Virginia two former governors who at times have been mentioned as possible presidents square off. In Wisconsin a former governor and cabinet secretary faces a woman, who if elected, would be the first openly gay senator. We take on some of the more notable, hard-fought and surprising Senate races.

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      Mike Pesca

      host of The Gist

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      architecture critic and author

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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      Cook Political Report

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      staff writer for The New Yorker

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    2 of 3
    The Battle for the Senate Suddenly Looks Quite Different
    1. 0:00Protests against the Anti-Islam Video Turn Deadly in Pakistan
    2. 7:36The Battle for the Senate Suddenly Looks Quite DifferentYou’re reading this
    3. 42:08'The Master' and Scientology
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