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By LISA MASCARO, BRIAN SLODYSKO and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is so determined to stop a sweeping elections overhaul pushed by congressional Democrats that he will personally argue against it, armed with a stack of amendments at a Senate hearing this week as Democrats advance the bill toward a vote. It’s a rare role for a party leader but shows