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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Illinois congressional seat that former House Speaker Dennis Hastert once held for 20 years may see a Hastert comeback.
Hastert's son, Ethan, is running as a Republican for the seat now held by Democratic Rep. Bill Foster, a former physicist who succeeded the elder Hastert after a special election early in 2008.
Ethan Hastert said Thursday he initially had no interest in becoming a congressman, but his view changed after watching the federal budget deficit balloon. He acknowledged that his father was often criticized, even by fellow Republicans, for helping to increase the deficit. He said he shares that frustration about deficits.
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