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Big Break for GOP

by Josh Marshall
10.06.09 | 7:48 am

Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE), one of the half a handful of people who basically runs Delaware politics, is going to run for Joe Biden’s old senate seat in 2010 against Biden’s son Beau Biden.

Castle’s decision instantly makes this a competitive race.

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