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    Dems Snatch Hastert’s GOP Seat
    Saturday March 8th, 2008 10:41 PM by BHDC Staff  
    Filed under: Congress, Denny Hastert, Bill Foster

    CHICAGO (AP) — A longtime Republican district fell to the Democrats Saturday when a scientist snatched former House Speaker Dennis Hastert’s congressional seat in a closely watched special election.

    Democrat Bill Foster won 52 percent of the vote compared to 48 percent for Republican Jim Oberweis. With 564 of 568 precincts reporting, Foster had 50,947 votes to Oberweis’ 46,125.

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