Passed
But what else does it mean?
RANDY FORBES doesn't live up to his first name. He's dour and lugubrious; seemingly incapable of smiling, let alone flirting. But the Republican's victory over his decidedly more jolly Democratic opponent, Louise Lucas, another state senator, in the battle for an open congressional seat in Virginia will surely have brought a much-needed smirk to the face of George Bush.
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