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NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Former U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel announced Tuesday he is suspending his campaign for U.S. Senate and endorsing former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper for the seat currently held by Republican Sen. Thom Tillis.
Outgoing Senator Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, warned that the battle for his seat will be a "knife fight in a telephone booth" as former Democratic North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper threw his name into the race on Monday.
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