Maine Republican Enters House Race Ã¢ÂÂ Then Reports for Iraq Duty
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Charlie Summers is the first Republican to officially declare a candidacy for the open U.S. House seat in MaineÃ¢ÂÂs 1st Congressional District. The third-time House contender also is a lieutenant commander in the Navy Reserve Ã¢ÂÂ and he left Friday, three days after announcing his House bid, for a yearlong deployment to Iraq.
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A top Republican congressman has broken from his party in the final days of his House career, saying he believes the U.S. military assault on Iraq was unjustified and the situation there has deteriorated into "a dangerous, costly mess."
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One of the house parties sponsored by the Republican candidate uses the Sept. 11 date for fund-raising.
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A look at what lawmakers are saying about the Iraq war:
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BURLINGTON, Vermont  - From pressing for hearings on Iraq to probing no-bid contracts awarded to Halliburton Co., America's first socialist senator aims to give Congress a hard tilt to the left.
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The incoming Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee said yesterday that he will push to renew the military draft, as lawmakers in both parties sharpened their criticisms of the situation in Iraq and struggled for consensus and solutions.
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LINCOLN, Neb.  A top Republican congressman has broken from his party in the final days of his House career, saying he believes the US military assault on Iraq was unjustified and the situation there has deteriorated into &#39;&#39;a dangerous, costly mess.&#39;&#39; ...
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Maine Sen. Susan Collins managed to keep busy last week, a down period for most members of Congress awaiting Tuesday&#39;s start of the lame-duck legislative session.
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Mass graves, war criminals, and Iranian agents: welcome to the campaign trail in Iraq. Even before he announced his
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Arizona legislator Jonathan Paton will miss his own campaign, primary and election. Why? He'll be serving in Iraq
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Senator Richard G. Lugar of Indiana has become one of the highest-ranking Republicans in Congress to call for a troop drawdown in Iraq.
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Freshman Pennsylvania Rep. Michael G. Fitzpatrick is a Republican. But what he is trying hardest to impress upon his constituents this year, as he bids for a second term in suburban PhiladelphiaÃ¢ÂÂs politically competitive 8th District, is just how often he doesnÃ¢ÂÂt line up with his party.
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Rep. Mel Watt, a North Carolina Democrat whose document condemning the war with Iraq became policy for the Congressional Black Caucus, was elected the group's leader Monday. He pledged to pursue more frequent meetings with the White House.
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The Republican candidate takes on the tough task of defending his positions before religious conservatives today.
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ASHINGTON, Aug. 18 - Representative Doug Bereuter of Nebraska, a respected Republican voice on intelligence issues who is retiring from Congress, is telling his constituents that he now considers the war in Iraq a mistake despite his earlier ...
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US Representative Dennis Kucinich, an outspoken opponent of the Iraq war, has entered the already-crowded field of possible contenders for the 2008 presidential election, announcing he will vie for the Democratic party nomination.
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A conservative former state lawmaker whose campaign targeted illegal immigration and border security won the GOP primary for an open U.S. House seat, despite a lobbying push by the National Republican Congressional Committee to defeat him.