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Duckworth: Volunteers the difference in 8th District race

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Tammy Duckworth greets people Wednesday morning at the Metra station in Schaumburg. Duckworth beat U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh to win election to Congress in the 8th District.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

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Tammy Duckworth thanks Kathy RePak of Hoffman Estates for her support at the Metra station Wednesday in Schaumburg. Duckworth beat U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh to win election to Congress in the 8th District.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

Tammy Duckworth greets people Wednesday morning at the Metra station in Schaumburg. Duckworth beat U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh to win election to Congress in the 8th District.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

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Just hours after declaring victory over Congressman Joe Walsh in the 8th Congressional District, Democrat Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates was up and at 'em, greeting supporters at the Schaumburg Metra Station Wednesday morning. "I knew grass-roots beats everything," she said later, thanking volunteers.

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