Allen campaign brought down by mistakes

WASHINGTON -- Senator George F. Allen, the Virginia Republican who once envisioned using an easy reelection campaign as a platform to run for the presidency, conceded defeat yesterday, formally turning control of the Senate to the Democrats. But he left the door open for another political race, saying, "We live to fight another day for our vision of America's future." (Full article: 620 words)

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