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Democrats' mixed result in Congress vote

Democrats still hold majority in Senate, but Republicans control the House of Representatives.
Last Modified: 07 Nov 2012 17:27

Barack Obama may have won four more years in the white house, but the Democrats had a mixed result in the vote for congress.

They kept their majority in the Senate but Republicans still control the House of Representatives.

Tom Ackerman reports from Capitol Hill.

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