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Democratic Candidate Reports Being Raped Near Her Campaign Sign

A Democratic congressional candidate in Arizona says she was sexually assaulted while trying to repair one of her campaign signs. The Phoenix New Times reports that Bernadette Greene-Placentia, the Democratic nominee in Arizona’s 8th congressional district challenging incumbent Republican Representative Abe Hamadeh, reported being hit over the head this…

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