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• Published August 26, 2008 Modified August 26, 2008

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Man, it's way harder to simultaneously think and talk than I expect, every time. Also, I think somebody asked for the list of "close" races a while back, so heres what I've got:

District 5, Rep. 2 (Anderson) District 6, Rep. 2 (Ahern) District 8, Rep. 1 (Hankins old spot) District 14, Rep. 1 (Skinners old spot) District 17, Senate (Benton) and Rep. 1 (Dunns old spot) District 25, Rep. 1 (McDonalds old spot) District 26, Rep. 1, (Lantzs old spot) District 28, Senate (Carrell) District 44, Rep. 2 (Loomis) District 45, Rep. 1 (Goodman) District 47, Rep. 1 (Simpson)

Check the latest vote counts here.

Also, Yesterday I got to go to the medical marijuana hearing, which was a one-sided affair.

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