Officials started the task of tallying the ballots shortly after the polls closed Sunday.

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At the hearing Thursday, Holder said the money is needed for special equipment and facilities for the highly classified task force work necessary to enable the detention facility to be closed.

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But Gingrich's own House Majority Leader Dick Armey has taken him to task for not airing his high-risk change of tactics in the privacy of a closed leadership meeting.

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