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Tuesday's Primaries and a Look toward November
Are American voters ready for a shift of political power?
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenThe biggest primary day of the year has set the stage for the November elections. In the battle for control of Congress, Republicans have five times more money than Democrats.So why are some conservatives saying the Republicans might as well lose?
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President Ahmadinejad of Iran has promised that his country will "establish complete security in Iraq." That came in response to a request from Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki in a visit to Tehran. But US officials have been saying that elements in Iran have stoked Iraq's sectarian violence. Edward Wong is in Baghdad for the New York Times .
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In the biggest primary day of the year, nine states and the District of Columbia have chosen candidates for the November elections.
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