Republicans Could Gain Control of US Congress

Americans are voting Tuesday in an election that analysts are predicting will give Republicans control of Congress for the first time in a decade, likely generating new political disputes with President Barack Obama during the Democrat's last two years in office. Republicans, generally regarded as the more conservative political party in the United States, already control the 435-member House of Representatives and could add several seats to the 233 they already hold. The...

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