Senate Minority Leader Daschle Loses Seat
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By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON - Republicans tightened their grip on the Senate early Wednesday, dealing defeat to Democratic Leader Tom Daschle in South Dakota and capturing a string of seats across the South.
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Daschle fell to former Rep. John Thune, the first Senate party leader to lose a race for re-election in more than a half century.
Republicans were assured of 53 seats in the Senate that convenes in January, two more than they control in the current Congress.
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