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News Roundup: Chamber Backs Smith in Pa. Senate Race

Happy Friday, Alley readers. Here are this morning's headlines.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Tom Smith, his campaign announced today. (The state's sleepy race between Smith and Sen. Bob Casey recently ... woke up.)

Lawyers on both sides in the presidential race are ready to spring into action in the event there's "election overtime," the Associated Press reported.

Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock is behind his Democratic opponent Joe Donnelly by 11 points in a new poll, Hotline On Call reports.

Sen. Rand Paul is remaining critical of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's role in disaster relief, CNN reported.




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