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Business Latest: GOP tipping point?

Despite North Carolina and New Hampshirec ampaigns becoming more competitive, they do not in practice create more paths for the GOP to gain Senate control.
North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Thom Tillis speaks during a debate with Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C. at UNC-TV studios in Research Triangle Park, N.C. on Oct. 7, 2014. (Photo by Gerry Broome/Pool/AP)
North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Thom Tillis speaks during a debate with Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C. at UNC-TV studios in Research Triangle Park, N.C. on Oct. 7, 2014.

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