BOSTON (AP) — Drawing on the political might of the White House, Democrats have exorcized the ghost of Scott Brown.Three years after the little-known Republican state senator shocked the political world with an unlikely victory here, veteran Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Markey won the special election Tuesday for U.S. Senate to replace John Kerry, defeating a Republican political newcomer with an all-star resume who failed to inspire Massachusetts voters and Washington’s GOP leaders alike.
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