Independents like them may decide who carries many places like Chester County.

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Ms. CHRISTINE THOMAS (Executive Director, Republican Party, Chester County, Pennsylvania): The history of the county since 1855, which I believe is when the county party started, this is a Republican county.

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Meanwhile, Brian McCausland, a contractor from Chester County, Pa.

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For example, in late March, 18-year-old Annette McCullough, a Chester County (S.C.) High School senior, was charged with simple assault after beating an opponent who had tripped her during a soccer game.

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This was found to be an exact match for a sample taken from a rape scene in Chester-le-Street, in County Durham, in 1995.

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Protesters against the regime of President Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe wanted a total boycott of the match at Durham County Cricket Club's ground in Chester-le-Street.

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