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April 24

On this date, April 24, 2002, Fox News ran a story declaring the Tim Johnson/John Thune U.S. Senate race a "proxy war." 

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,51003,00.html

South Dakota Senate Race a Proxy War

Wednesday, April 24, 2002

By Carol McKinley

Farm Bill Played Out in Crucial Midwestern State

One-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson and the state's at-large Republican Rep. John Thune are racing for the Senate seat in South Dakota, but the showdown is turning out to be a proxy war between President Bush and Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.

A Thune victory could turn the one-seat Democratic majority in the Senate over to the Republicans. It would also be an immense blow to Daschle's prestige, even though South Dakota's senior senator is not up for re-election.

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