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After Hackett’s Close Call, Iraq War Veterans Are in Demand

  • By Nicole Duran
  • Roll Call Staff
  • Aug. 8, 2005, Midnight

Iraq war veteran Paul Hackett (D) fell just short of beating Republican Jean Schmidt in Tuesday’s special election in Ohio’s 2nd district. But his close call in solid Republican territory makes some Democrats think they have a winning recipe for 2006.

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