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Monday, October 25th, 2010

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Skelton's Battle. The Cook Political Report now dubs HASC Chairman Ike Skelton's (D-Mo.) battle against Republican Vicky Hartzler to represent Missouri's Fourth Congressional district a "toss up." The election-analysis newsletter previously said the race was leaning toward Skelton. "The race is now close enough that we can't justify keeping it out of the toss-up column," David Wasserman, a Cook analyst, tells The Kansas City Star. "Skelton's lead is now…

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