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Friday, January 16, 2004

US Supreme Court refuses to intervene in upcoming Texas elections
Winston G. at 4:32 PM ET

From the anchor desk... The US Supreme Court this afternoon refused to block Texas from conducting upcoming elections using its recently redrawn congressional districts. Democratic appellants had asked the Court to consider an emergency appeal which would have prevented the state from employing the new congressional districts while the Court considers whether to take up the issue later this year. The new districts are believed to benefit Republicans, possibly allowing the party to pick up an additional six House members.



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