Our children arrived in quick succession, we traveled to all 50 states in the Union (though I can't specifically remember North Dakota), I got a record deal, lost a record deal, and got another one.

孩子也一个一个地接踵而至，带着孩子我们走遍了美国的五十个州（我有点记不清去没去过北达科他州），这一路上，我有过唱片合约，失去过唱片合约，又得到新的唱片合约，就这样周而复始。

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Tom Daschle, the Democrats' leader in the Senate, narrowly lost his South Dakota seat to John Thune.

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When the Sioux in South Dakota suffered serious blizzards and lost electricity, they needed help badly.

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Stalwart senators like Byron Dorgan of North Dakota politely gave up without a fight, and the Democrats lost House seats in both of the Dakotas, Minnesota and Kansas.

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