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News Roundup: AFL-CIO Targets GOP Senate Candidates

Happy Friday, Alley readers. Here are the headlines we're reading this morning.

The AFL-CIO is targeting Republican Senate candidates in six states with a direct mail campaign, the Hill reports.

Women and freshmen lawmakers are stepping forward to run for leadership roles in the House Republicans caucus, Roll Call writes.

The Republican National Committee cut ties with a get-out-the-vote consulting firm after a Florida prosecutor opened an investigation into possible fraud, the LA Times reports.

South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint gave $100,000 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, easing tensions in the party, Politico reports.

Billionaire George Soros donated $1 million to Priorities USA, the pro-Obama super PAC, the Hill reports.

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