Hazleton mayor runs for Congress
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Mayor Lou Barletta, whose local crackdown on illegal immigration made him a national hero among those seeking tighter borders, said Thursday he will try to parlay that celebrity into a seat in Congress.
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Democrats seeking a tough challenger to heavily favored two-term Republican Rep. Jeb Bradley in New HampshireÃ¢ÂÂs 1st District have ended up with an unexpectedly competitive contest for TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs primary, with Democratic state Senate Minority Leader Jim Craig fighting off a challenge from community activist Carol Shea-Porter.
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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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DC's former mayor takes a new role in government
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By Rebecca Boyle, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Sep. 9--Four candidates seeking state House offices this fall will debate next week in Greeley.
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Few incumbents have been as besieged in this yearÃ¢ÂÂs campaign season as moderate Rhode Island Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee, who faces a threatening challenge from conservative Cranston Mayor Stephen Laffey in the Sept. 12 primary.
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Despite a City Hall corruption scandal, Mayor Richard M. Daley sought a sixth term Tuesday in a re-election campaign that could put him on course to eclipse his legendary father and become the city's longest-serving mayor.
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Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Gerald E. Connolly (D) often reminds residents that they have two representatives: their elected supervisor and himself, the only board member who runs at large.
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New York mayor's move sparks speculation he intends to run for president.
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The former mayor is making the case that he would be more competitive in states the GOP has long conceded. Is he right?
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A television news anchor launched a campaign for mayor of this border city on Tuesday.
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The former mayorâs association with New York may be a hurdle to becoming the Republican presidential nominee.
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HAZLETON, Pa. - Officials in this city plan to meet Friday to consider toning down one of the nation's toughest laws targeting the employers of illegal immigrants.  The revised law would still impose $1,000-a-day fines on anyone who employs someone unauthorized to work in the United States.
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HAZLETON, Pennsylvania  - Officials in the   Pennsylvania town of Hazleton on Friday strengthened a local   law designed to drive illegal immigrants away in a bid to   defend the measure against legal challenges.
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New York Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds has had a consistent theme in this, his second term heading up the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC): His partyÃ¢ÂÂs incumbents are well-funded, battle-tested and intensely focused on votersÃ¢ÂÂ concerns in individual districts.
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Former Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney, who was ousted from office last year after a headline-grabbing scuffle with a Capitol Hill police officer, has decided to seek the presidency Â as a Green Party candidate.
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Mikal Carter Watts, a San Antonio trial lawyer, has set up an exploratory  committee for a race to win the Democratic primary and then take on incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the General Election in 2008.