Gop Targets 7 Senate Seats; Democrats Scoff

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Republicans are targeting seven seats in the state Senate with the hope of securing filibuster power in the Democrat-controlled General Assembly.

Senate Republicans, who number 14, need five additional seats to secure a filibuster under rules that raised the threshold from 16 to 19 in 2004.

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Gop Targets 7 Senate Seats; Democrats Scoff

"If we had the ability to mount filibusters, we would stop the liberal programs which have characterized the General Assembly," said Se...

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