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Thu 11 Nov 2002New faces, voices as Republicans celebrate victoryUS: The face, voice and soul of the US Congress will change as a result of midterm election victories and defeats, retirements, scandals and even death.Get ready to say hello on Capitol Hill to former 2000 Republican presidential rivals Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, a pair of ex-Cabinet secretaries who won Senate seats yesterday.