Democrats Expect More Departures – Roll Call

Democrats Expect More Departures

By Bob Benenson, Senior Elections Analyst and CQ-Roll Call

Posted December 15, 2009 at 1:00am

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Jennifer Bendery and John McArdle contributed to this story.

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