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Pro-Palestine immigrant ousts 30-year veteran in Colorado Democratic primary
Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old Ethiopian immigrant and political newcomer, defeated Diana DeGette in Colorado's 1st congressional district Democratic primary. Kiros, a lawyer and PhD student, unseated DeGette, who has held the congressional seat since before Kiros was born.
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