By Jessica Bloustein
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Albany, NY – Political analysts are calling the battle for the 20th Congressional District one of the key contests in the race for control of the U.S. House of Representatives. The sprawling upstate New York territory stretches from northern Dutchess county in the Hudson Valley to southern Essex county in the Adirondacks. This week, both incumbent Republican John Sweeney and Democratic challenger Kirsten Gillibrand took on the war in Iraq-but still have yet to debate it. WAMC's Capital District Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein reports on both candidates: