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Democrat Jaime Harrison Poised to Unseat ‘World’s Most Powerful Golf Caddy’ – Free Press of Jacksonville

By Stacy M. Brown - Jaime Harrison speaks with an easiness rarely found in a U.S. Senate candidate with just two weeks remaining before Election Day. But the man seeking to upset the incumbent, South [...]

Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

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