TsongasÃ¢ÂÂ Poll and Money Numbers Add up to Favored Status in House Special
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There never was much doubt that Niki Tsongas would enjoy a significant name identification advantage as a candidate in the Sept. 4 special election primary for MassachusettsÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ vacant 5th Congressional District seat.
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Ten rising stars to watch in the 109th Congress:
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Rep. James T. Walsh (R-N.Y.) spent last year aggressively fundraising and campaigning for what promised to be a very close election in his toss-up district in Syracuse. A 10-term House veteran and senior member on the coveted House Appropriations Committee, Walsh raised more than $780,000, almost...
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A resolution expressing the Legislature's concern and displeasure with the upcoming Divine Strake military test sailed through the House Thursday.  SCR5, sponsored by Sen. Gene Davis, D-Salt Lake, garnered 69 yes votes. Six representatives were absent.
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House members can choose from an array of ready-made aids, but many draw from personal experience of constituents.
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Facts and figures on political action committee spending in the presidential race since Labor Day:
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There is no shortage of hopefuls for the upcoming special election in Indiana's 7th Congressional District, as both major parties' local organizations prepare to pick their nominees this weekend.
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The House planned to vote Tuesday afternoon on the $150 billion economic aid package that would mean tax rebates to most income earners
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Republicans are poised to renew their grip on the House on Tuesday, and Democrats&#39; faint hopes of a Senate takeover hinge on close races in a string of southern and western states that favor President Bush.
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted 273-149 on Wednesday to slash federal subsidies paid to college student-loan companies such as Sallie Mae and Citigroup and boost grants to students, ignoring a White House veto threat.
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By Steve Tetreault  By STEVE TETREAULT  Stephens Washington Bureau   WASHINGTON - Rep.
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A measure that would give Republicans two more votes on the Executive Appropriations Committee passed 46-20 off of the House floor on Friday.  HJR9 would allow the two vice-chairs of the committee to vote on budget decisions.
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Fueled in part by election-year politics, a massive bill loaded with tax breaks and topped off by a $10.1 billion buyout for tobacco farmers was advancing toward a final vote in the House as early as today.
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President Bush says polls don't matter to him, but his slumping popularity appears to be influencing fellow Republicans in a way that hurts &#151; money. Bush's yearly fundraising dinner for Republican congressional candidates on Wednesday generated $15.4 million &#151; no small amount, but almost half as much as the $27 million the event brought in last year. Bush raised $23 million at the same dinners in 2005 and 2004.
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Although  a week has passed  since the Congressional elections, the winners of some House seats remain undecided
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House members are about to learn whether some nips and tucks to a children's health bill will be enough to secure a veto-proof margin against a White House that wants major surgery.
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Â· Clinton's rival raises record breaking $32m in a monthÂ· Schwarzenegger endorses Republican frontrunner