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Ethnic Divisions Define Next Week’s California Special Election

By Josh Kurtz
Roll Call Staff
May 14, 2009, Midnight

Next week’s special election to replace former Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.) has devolved into a good old-fashioned street brawl, with candidates trading charges through the mail and the outcome likely to be determined by who has the most committed ground troops.

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