Republicans Poised For Big Wins

Republicans were on the verge Tuesday of capturing the House of Representatives and making deep inroads into the Democrats’ Senate majority following months of voter discontent over the economy and government policy. At the halfway point in President Barack Obama’s term, as voters went to the polls across the country, even Democrats feared they would be dealt a sizeable, possibly history-making rebuke. Energized Republicans, fueled by a surging conservative tea-party movement and polling that showed the party ahead of Democrats, were looking for gains across the country, the only question being how high the so-called Republican Wave would go/ Laura Meckler & Jonathan Weisman , Wall Street Journal. More here . (AP Photo)

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