The union support in a heavily unionized district provides another advantage that Republicans don't often enjoy and deprives his opponent, Mark Murphy, of a traditional advantage for city Democrats.

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Mark Murphy's favourite theory is that a dummy Apollo capsule was being carried through the forest by a helicopter.

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Indeed, there was a question mark over why the Bannsiders hadn't been awarded a penalty for Murphy's moment of madness.

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