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		<title>Republican Committee War: Pipkin-Smigiel Slate Wins Majority Seats</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[   The drama may just be beginning for the Cecil County Republican Central Committee as members of  different factions elected in Tuesday&#8217;s primary learn to co-exist&#8211; or not.     The crowded field of candidates &#8211;22 people vying for 9 seats&#8211; and the war of words on various Internet bulletin boards and comment pages was a never-ending source of  local political entertainment&#8211; especially for Democrats&#8211; in this election season.   With all 19 regular precincts reporting, a slate spearheaded by Sen. E.J. Pipkin and Del. Michael Smigiel, both R-36, appeared to have won control of the party committee. However, absentee and provisional ballots could alter the final outcome since some candidates were separated by just a handful of votes.      The current chairman of the committee, Joe Carabetta, barely hung on, coming in 9th place in the crowded field. Several other current members of the committee, including Robert Amato and Allen Andrichyn, finished out of the running.  The campaign featured rival slates and feuds over whether a slate assembled by two state legislators had the right to call itself  &#8216;tea party tested, tea party approved,&#8217; when some of its members boycotted a non-partisan candidates&#8217; forum hosted by the local tea  party group. The local tea party group, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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