CNN is now projecting that Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse will defeat Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee in Rhode Island. If the result holds, Democrats now need three more pickups to take control of the Senate.
Rhode Island: CNN says it's another pickup for Democrats
Sheldon Whitehouse projected to beat Sen. Lincoln Chafee.
By Tim Grieve
Published November 8, 2006 2:27AM (EST)
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By Tim Grieve
Tim Grieve is a senior writer and the author of Salon's War Room blog.
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