Pa. congressman faces election challenge
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Sex could be the undoing of a family values Republican.
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The Republican candidate takes on the tough task of defending his positions before religious conservatives today.
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EVANSVILLE, Ind., Sept. 21 -- Ask Karen Hammonds the name of Rep. John Hostettler's campaign manager and she answers simply, "The congressman."
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It's been a month since control of Congress was decided, but Republican Rep. Henry Bonilla and Democrat Ciro Rodriguez are still campaigning as if the balance hangs on the outcome of their runoff.
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Lebanonâs efforts to select a new president are already facing fresh setbacks. But with a deadline looming, lawmakers risk even deeper chaos if they fail to make a choice.
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The hotly contested race to fill Florida's open U.S. Senate seat has been dominated by someone who is not running, an imprisoned former professor awaiting trial on charges of raising funds for Palestinian suicide bombers.
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In an effort to win Pennsylvania, the President backed Arlen Specter in the Republican Primary. Specter won by fewer than 16,000 votes and Pennsylvania went for Kerry anyway.
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Candidate endorsements usually do not decide political contests, but they certainly donÃ¢ÂÂt hurt. And marketing consultant Charlie Stuart Ã¢ÂÂ a Democrat running in the Sept. 5 primary to challenge Republican Rep. Ric Keller in FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs 8th Congressional District Ã¢ÂÂ has gotten the best of his partyÃ¢ÂÂs endorsement chase.
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By Fredreka Schouten  WASHINGTON -- Retired naval officer Joe Sestak out-raised incumbent Republican Curt Weldon to seize a House seat in suburban Philadelphia -- aided by nearly $900,000 in Internet contributions. "Netroots" activists helped propel Virginia's incoming Democratic Sen.
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He tries to build on momentum of State of the Union and Iraq vote, but resistance runs deep.
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As they plot to win back the House in the 2008 election, Republicans have vowed to wage an aggressive challenge next year against freshman Democratic Rep. Ron Klein, who last year unseated veteran Republican Rep. E. Clay Shaw Jr. in southern FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs highly competitive 22nd District.
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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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Even the most optimistic and partisan of the state&#39;s Democrats are conceding that winning back control of the Pennsylvania House and Senate is out of reach this election.
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The race to replace the late U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood on Capitol Hill appears headed to a runoff.
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Time is running out for Congress to pass real reform before the elections. But a commonsense plan from an unlikely Congressman may be gaining momentum
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A congressman alleged Thursday that his opponent violated a new campaign finance law designed to regulate the spending of millionaires seeking political office.
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A Pennsylvania town's efforts to crack down on illegal immigration will be challenged by civil rights campaigners in a landmark federal trial beginning on Monday that could signal whether such local laws across the country can stand up to legal challenge.