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2010 elections: Democratic fears, Republican hopes

November 8, 2009 By The Associated Press LIZ SIDOTI (AP National Political Writer)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Oh, how the tables have turned.

Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governors' races in a cross-country Democratic wave.

Now, with most states under their control and comfortable majorities in Congress,...

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