Prospects looking 'bleak' for New Jersey Republican who went missing for months
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- The Hill reports: “Embattled New Jersey Rep. Thomas Kean Jr.’s (R) hopes of hanging on to his battleground seat may be dimming after national Republicans effectively abandoned the race last week. The fierce contest …”
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