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| Shock US result is 'vote warning' | Shock US result is 'vote warning' |
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| The shock Republican winner of a Senate election in the Democratic stronghold of Massachusetts has said he tapped into mounting aggravation among voters. | The shock Republican winner of a Senate election in the Democratic stronghold of Massachusetts has said he tapped into mounting aggravation among voters. |
| Scott Brown's victory is a serious setback to President Barack Obama's key domestic agenda on reforming healthcare and passing a climate change bill. | Scott Brown's victory is a serious setback to President Barack Obama's key domestic agenda on reforming healthcare and passing a climate change bill. |
| The result stunned Democrats and means Republicans now have enough Senate votes to impede the president's plans. | The result stunned Democrats and means Republicans now have enough Senate votes to impede the president's plans. |
| Mr Brown will be Massachusetts' first Republican senator since 1972. | Mr Brown will be Massachusetts' first Republican senator since 1972. |
| The senator-elect told NBC's Today show he did not think the vote was a referendum on President Obama's first year in power. | |
| He said it was a sign of voter disenchantment over partisan gridlock in Washington. | |
| Mr Brown, 50, also said voters had "enjoyed the message" he pushed while campaigning, including his criticism of Mr Obama's healthcare plans. | |
| The Republican beat Democratic rival Martha Coakley - the Massachusetts attorney general - by 52% to 47%. |