Pressure builds on Republicans
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House of Representatives Republican leaders faced growing pressure over a congressional sex scandal on Tuesday, with Speaker Dennis Hastert rejecting calls to step down amid Republican fears about the potential fallout in November's fight for control of Congress.
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A record low primary turnout and voter disgust for politics could spell trouble for Republicans trying to keep control of the House and Senate.
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House of Representatives Republican  leaders, already facing a tough election fight to keep control  of the U.S. Congress, struggled on Monday to contain a  mushrooming sex scandal just five weeks before the November 7  vote.
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California Republicans are headed for a showdown over the direction of the party that could highlight national schisms over gay rights, gun control and abortion.
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The Republican presidential field appears to face a tough general election fight in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Saturday.
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The Democrats are facing a long and possibly divisive nomination battle after Super Tuesday, while Republicans are closer to an opportunity to rally around a nominee.
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A conservative backlash to the massive street demonstrations over immigration is aggravating Republican leaders&#039; carefully orchestrated plans to renew the landmark Voting Rights Act before the fall elections.
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Seizing the offensive in their campaign to retain control of the House, Republicans have begun running a televisions ad against the Democratic congressional candidate in eastern Washington even before the selection of his GOP opponent.
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Few constituencies are as eager for the Republican Party to falter this political season as gay-rights activists. Yet as they observe the Democratic presidential campaign and the rest of the electoral landscape, their high hopes often are mixed with frustration.
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Conservative opponents of Sen. Arlen Specter's bid to become Senate Judiciary Committee chairman are flooding Republican committee members with calls demanding he be passed over.
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Republican leaders are ready to call for his resignation, but are hoping the senator will act on his own, aides said.
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The growing possibility that Senator John McCain may carry the Republican banner is causing anguish and reconsideration for the right.
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As controversy grew last spring amid a corruption investigation in former Gov. John G. Rowland's administration, many Republicans privately braced for political repercussions on Election Day.
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Pressure is mounting on Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. to produce results or face protectionist measures in Congress next year.
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Ten Republican presidential hopefuls face off in a debate Wednesday with the shadow of another possible runner hanging at their shoulders -- former Sen. Fred Thompson They face the balancing act of putting light between themselves and an increasingly unpopular president without alienating their base. One issue that could provide fireworks is the immigration bill supported by President Bush but which has sharply divided Republicans.
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Republicans on Monday laid the groundwork to contest the gubernatorial election, airing a litany of allegations and concerns over the way the election and its three counts were administered, particularly in King County.
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As President Bush enters a tight two-month battle to win another term in the White House, fellow Republicans seem headed toward retaining control of a sharply divided U.S. Congress.