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Alaskan Republican fails to win state’s only House seat in special election against Democrat Mary Peltola
FT’s guide to establishment figures and potential bomb throwers in new administration
America’s racial history did not end with his election, as borne out by today’s voting patterns
Brash showman needs his supporters to vote as well as cheer
Party establishment asks which outsider is lesser of two evils
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Former running mate blazed trail for the populist Republican
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Move could boost support for billionaire among evangelical conservatives
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Agreement would raise debt ceiling until early February
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America back then was truly bipolar and an election did mean ‘change’
If the president wins a second term he will be stymied in most of his agenda
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