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Lawmakers Brace for Capitol Hill Power Shift

NPR

By Scott Simon

Published November 9, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Republican gains in the midterm elections will bring a new agenda to Capitol Hill, as the GOP reclaims control of the Senate and adds to its advantage in the House. NPR's Scott Simon takes a look ahead with Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN).

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Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.

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