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Karen Bass elected as first woman mayor of Los Angeles

Karen Bass will become the first woman to serve as the mayor of Los Angeles. CBS News projected Wednesday that the Democratic congresswoman defeated billionaire Rick Caruso in a closely watched race. Lara Korte, a California politics reporter for Politico and co-author of Politico's California Playbook, joins CBS News to break down why she won and the significance of her victory.
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