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The Silicon Valley congressional race is getting ugly

The primary isn't until early June, but the CA-17 race between five-term incumbent Ro Khanna and tech founder Ethan Agarwal is already getting nasty.

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The Silicon Valley congressional race is getting ugly

The primary isn't until early June, but the CA-17 race between five-term incumbent Ro Khanna and tech founder Ethan Agarwal is already ge...

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