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By JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence acknowledged Wednesday he does not have the power to throw out the electoral votes that will make Democrat Joe Biden the next president in two weeks, dashing Trump's baseless hopes that Pence somehow could find a way to keep him in office. Under intense pressure from Trump and his allies to overturn the election results before the Jan. 20 inauguration, Pence issued a lengthy statement laying out his conclusion that a vice president cannot claim 'unilateral authority' to reject states' electoral […]

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