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Hill Newbies Slow to Commit

Superdelegate lawmakers let hopefuls come courting

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 17, 2008 6:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – A surprising number of freshman congressmen are holdouts in the Dems' superdelegate derby, Time reports, with half of the House's 40 newbies and six of eight rookie senators still officially undecided. Impressive that they're tough enough to take the pressure, the magazine notes, but they... Read full story »

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