SENATOR JIM TALENT CONCEDES
Missouri Senator Jim Talent (MO-R) speaks to his supporters after he conceded the Missouri Senate race to Claire McCaskill (D) Senator elect of Missouri in St.Louis, Missouri on November 7, 2006. (UPI Photo/Robert Cornforth)
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