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Republican candidate for U.S. Senate faces questions on party affiliation

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Published reports yesterday said outgoing Wisconsin Commerce Secretary Dick Leinenkugel was leaving his job to run as a Republican for U.S. Senate.As Shawn Johnson reports it would force him to either embrace or denounce his experience in a Democratic cabinet…

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