AP: Democrats take control of the Senate

Democrats take control of the Senate

By LIZ SIDOTI and BOB LEWIS 19 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Democrats wrested control of the Senate from Republicans Wednesday with an upset victory in Virginia, giving the party complete domination of Capitol Hill for the first time since 1994.

Jim Webb's squeaker win over incumbent Sen. George Allen (news, bio, voting record) gave Democrats their 51st seat in the Senate, an astonishing turnabout at the hands of voters unhappy with Republican scandal and unabated violence in Iraq. Allen was the sixth Republican incumbent senator defeated in Tuesday's elections.

The Senate had teetered at 50 Democrats, 49 Republicans for most of Wednesday, with Virginia hanging in the balance. Webb's victory ended Republican hopes of eking out a 50-50 split, with Vice President Dick Cheney wielding tie-breaking authority.
Democrats take control of the Senate

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MSNBC confirms too!!!.....

and hey RTfan..........you can KISS MY ASS again!

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Must express an ugly wish that's unworthy of me:

I hope fake-blond overprivileged skeleton Ann Coulter and bloated pill-popping waste of space Rush Limbaugh are throwing up right now.

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Woo-hoo! *sings rousing chorus of "Happy Days Are Here Again"*

Updated On: 11/9/06 at 12:46 AM

I don't drink, never have and never plan to but I'll drink something non-alcoholic to that too!

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Bush is probably crying himself to sleep every night now. (with a blanky!... of course he probably already did that anyway)

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