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Americans Love an Underdog—Just Not Lincoln Chafee, Jim Webb, or Martin O’Malley
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May 31, 2013
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Baitless Switch
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee is a Democrat now. That doesn't mean his re-election is assured.
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Obama's Shrewd NCLB Strategy
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The "accidental Senator" Lincoln Chafee's unlikely path to political stardom

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