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Week10Voa1.OppositionRepublicanshavetakencontroloftheUSHouseofrepresentativesfromPresidentBarrackObama'sDemocraticparty.Thissweepingmidtermelection'svictorieswerefilledbyvoterangeroverastrugglingeconomyandgovernment'sspending.AsVOA'sMichaelBowmanreportsRepublicancandidateswantatleast60seatsinTuesday'selection,farmorethanthenumberneededtotakecontroloftheHouse.TwoyearsafterAmericansvotersgaveDemocratstheWhiteHouse,theparty'sbiggestlegislativemajoritiesinthegeneration,theyforcefullyreversedcourseandhandedasignificantchunkofpowerbacktoRepublicans.Withanationmiredineconomicdoldrums,highunemploymentandsoaringnationaldebtandangryandanxiouselectoraldoubtDemocratsaresternrebuked.RepublicanswillhaveacommandingHousemajorityofwellover40seats.DemocratsfeltbetterintheSenatewheretheywereretainedaslimmajority.MichaelBowmanVOANewsWashington.ThenewbalanceofpowercouldhaveasignificanteffectonUSforeignpolicy.PresidentObamahassaidhewouldliketostartreducingUStroopnumbersinAfghanistannextyear.MoreRepublicansintheHousecouldmeanmoreshort-termsupportforthewar.Republicansalsohavepledgedtoremaintoughonterrorism.RepublicangainsintheHouseandtheSenatecouldalsolendwaystocriticjudgesthatthePresidenthasnotbeentoughenoughonIrananditspotentialdevelopmentofnuclearweapon.TheRepublicangainscouldalsoallowconservativestopressureMrObamatobemoreassertiveondisagreementswithRussiaandChina.Formoreontheelectionsandtheiraftermath,pleaseseeourwebsite:Hey,everyone.I'mKrisAllenfromAmericanIdol,andI'mheretointroducemyidol,CarlAzuz.CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:Anawesomeintroductiontothemostawesomedayoftheweek.Thankyou,Kris.It'sFriday,IamCarlAzuz,andyou'retunedintoCNNStudentNews!FirstUp:PostElectionPlanAZUZ:Themidtermsareover,butbeforewestarttalkingaboutthe2012elections,beforeweevenstarttalkingaboutthenextCongress,thisCongressstillhassomeworktodo.Anditwilldoitasalameduck.ThatreferstothetimebetweenanelectionandwhenthenewCongressisswornintosession.PresidentObamawantstogettogetherwithcongressionalleadersandtalkaboutwhattheycandoduringthislameducksession.WhathappenswhenthatnewCongressstartsinJanuary,whenRepublicanswillhaveamajorityintheU.S.HouseofRepresentatives?WeturntoSandraEndo,whonowgivesusanidea.SANDRAENDO,CNNCORRESPONDENT,WASHINGTON,D.C.:Afteramajormidtermelectionblow,anadmissionfromthepresident:thereneedstobeachangeinfocus.U.S.PRESIDENTBARACKOBAMA:Intherushofactivity,sometimeswelosetrackof,youknow,thewaysthatweconnectedwithfolksthatgotushereinthefirstplace.Now,I'mnotrecommendingforeveryfuturepresidentthattheytakeashellackinglikeIdidlastnight.ENDO:Atthepolls,votersspokeclearly;they'renothappy.OBAMA:I'vegottotake