Stephen M. Sweeney, the New Jersey State Senate president and a Democrat, lost his re-election bid on Tuesday.Credit...The Press of Atlantic City, via Associated Press For nearly a decade, Stephen M. Sweeney, the second most powerful lawmaker in New Jersey, seemed truly unassailable. He boasted deep ties to the most feared political power broker in the state and unyielding support from the influen
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