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Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin early this morning declared victory after Milwaukee’s final tally of its absentee ballots pushed her to a nearly 16,000-vote lead over GOP businessman Eric Hovde. Baldwin’s campaign said it expected that margin to grow as communities such as Oshkosh and Racine reported their final results. With 97% of precincts reporting, Baldwin had 49.2% of the vote, compared to Hovde...