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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) \u2014 Democrat Paige Cognetti<\/a> is taking a shot at artificial intelligence data centers<\/a> in her challenge to freshman Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan, saying \u201cwe’re not for sale\u201d in a new TV ad in a swing Pennsylvania congressional district where communities are fighting data center projects.<\/p>\n

The race between Cognetti, the mayor of Scranton, and Bresnahan is considered one of the Democratic Party’s best opportunities to pick up a seat in the November election in its bid to take control of the U.S. House and block President Donald Trump’s agenda.<\/p>\n

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