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    California's McCarthy is Majority Leader

    Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield has been elected Majority Leader of Congress to replace Eric Cantor, who lost his primary in Virginia to another Republican. With Speaker Nancy Pelosi now Democratic minority leader, California has unprecedented clout… or does it? Evan Halper reports from Washington for the LA Times .

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    By Warren Olney • Jun 19, 2014 • 1 min read

    Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield has been elected Majority Leader of Congress to replace Eric Cantor, who lost his primary in Virginia to another Republican. With Speaker Nancy Pelosi now Democratic minority leader, California has unprecedented clout… or does it? Evan Halper reports from Washington for the LA Times.

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      Warren Olney

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