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Parties Make Tactical Choices in N.Y. 23 Special

By Stuart Rothenberg
Roll Call Contributing Writer
Aug. 12, 2009, 1:29 p.m.

Like generals preparing to fight the last war, party leaders in New York’s 23rd Congressional district apparently have decided that the results of the special election in the state’s nearby 20th district is all the information that they need.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.

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