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Rep. Ciro D. Rodriguez, who has alleged voting fraud during the Democratic primary he lost in March, is making a last-ditch effort to reclaim his seat. Rodriguez plans to file a petition with the Texas Supreme Court on Monday appealing a recent ruling that let stand the 58-vote lead held by his opponent, Henry Cuellar. "We recognize that it's a long shot, but we're optimistic," he told the San Antonio Express-News for Saturday's editions. Rodriguez, a seven-year incumbent from San Antonio, led by 145 votes on primary election night. But Cuellar took the lead in a recount after more than 200 previously untallied ballots were discovered in Webb County, where he lives, and neighboring Zapata County. [more]