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SAN DIEGO, June 7 (UPI) -- The Republican Party appeared Wednesday to have narrowly hung onto a U.S. House of Representatives seat vacated by a jailed California congressman.
Final totals in Tuesday's San Diego-area special election were not complete by daybreak, but former Republican Rep. Brian Bilbray had been leading in polls against Democratic opponent Francine Busby, The Los Angeles Times reported.
Various local media said Bilbray had as much as a 5-percent lead over Busby.
The seat was left vacant when former Rep. Randy Cunningham was sent to jail for eight years for bribery and corruption. Tuesday's winner will serve the rest of Cunningham's term and face a rematch in November.
Meanwhile, state Treasurer Phil Angelides won the Democratic primary to square off against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger after opponent Steve Westly conceded in a 1:15 a.m. phone call, the Times said.
Schwarzenegger faced no serious primary challengers and easily won the Republican nomination.
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WILMINGTON, Del., June 3 (UPI) --
A group investigating the disappearance of Amelia Earhart concluded she died on an uninhabited Pacific island where her plane made an emergency landing in 1937.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 3 (UPI) --
"Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes, was honored at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards in San Francisco, the organization said.
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If you're in the market for a car or truck it might make more sense to consider a new vehicle this year rather than a used one.
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HARRISBURG, Pa., June 3 (UPI) --
Pennsylvania Game Commission officials say they found a wallaby, a marsupial native to Australia, roaming the northwestern part of the state.
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