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Wisconsin election clerks prep for possibility of armed federal agents at the polls

Wisconsin election clerks are preparing for the possibility of armed federal agents at polling places in the battleground state ahead of the midterms, a concern raised during a roundtable hosted by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin.

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