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Brown win could spark legal battle over health care and Sen. Paul Kirk’s vote

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A victory by Republican Scott Brown Tuesday in Massachusetts could quickly turn into a legal battle over the man he would replace – Sen. Paul Kirk – with the future of health reform in the Senate hanging in the balance.

Conservative commentator Fred Barnes is arguing that Kirk will lose his vote in the Senate after Tuesday’s special election, no matter who wins, signaling a possible GOP line of attack against health reform if it passes with Kirk’s vote.

Full story: Brown win could spark legal battle – Chris Frates and Manu Raju – POLITICO.com