Republicans retain 2 vacant House seats
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Republicans maintained control of both congressional seats that were up for grabs in special elections Tuesday in Ohio and Virginia, disappointing Democrats who had hoped to extend their gains in the House.
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The power of incumbency and an advantageous GOP redistricting in Texas swept Republicans to another two years of control over the House of Representatives.
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Texas Democrats may have run, but they  cannot hide from a White House-backed redistricting aimed at  thinning their numbers in the U.S. House of Representatives in  the Nov. 2 elections.
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The Republicans picked up at least two extra seats in the House of Representatives; two runoffs in Louisiana may expand their majority further.
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U.S. lawmakers return to work on   Tuesday from a month-long recess with time running out for   Republicans to pass legislation and impress unhappy voters as   they try to retain control of Congress in November 7 elections.
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Regardless who wins the US presidency, Republicans are likely to remain a key voice in the nation&#39;s capital since they appear positioned to keep control of a sharply divided Congress in Tuesday&#39;s elections.
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President Bush&#39;s Republican Party is expected to maintain control of the US House of Representatives and the Senate following Tuesday&#39;s elections.
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House Republicans seeking to build a pre-election record for getting tough on illegal immigration plan a new vote Thursday on a border fence proposal that won House approval last December.
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Sometimes your own partyÃ¢ÂÂs support isnÃ¢ÂÂt enough Ã¢ÂÂ a fact of political life being borne out again in the competitive Republican-versus-Republican special election campaign for the vacant House seat in GeorgiaÃ¢ÂÂs 10th Congressional District.
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An embattled Senate incumbent in Rhode Island and an open House seat in Arizona gave Republican primary voters a choice Tuesday between moderates and conservatives, as both parties watched the races with eyes on the larger fight for control of Congress.
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As expected, California Democrat Sen. Barbara Boxer has retained her seat, according to the Associated Press, which also predicted the Republican Party will retain its hold of the Senate and House.
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Republicans battled Tuesday to retain control of the House as Democrats pinned their longshot takeover hopes on sweeping the lion&#39;s share of the few truly competitive races.
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Republicans in the US House of Representatives changed their rules so that Majority Leader Tom DeLay could stay in power if he&#39;s indicted by a Texas grand jury.
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Though polls show many Americans are  unhappy with the direction of the nation, they seem likely in  the Nov. 2 elections to keep Republicans in control of the U.S.  Congress.
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The 2004 U.S. elections ended on  Saturday with Republicans and Democrats swapping one U.S. House  of Representatives seat each in runoff elections in Louisiana.
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Republican Party strategists, even under expected circumstances, knew they faced a difficult imbalance in the 2008 lineup of Senate races. The GOP have 21 seats to defend to just 12 for the Democrats.
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House Republicans held up debate for a second day on the budget for the Department of Homeland Security as the GOP protested Democrats' handling of lawmakers' pet projects.