Democrats see chance in Foley's district
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Democratic candidate Tim Mahoney seized the opportunity created by scandal and criticized GOP leaders Saturday for not fully investigating Rep. Mark Foley when his raunchy communications with a teenage boy came to light about a year ago.
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Infighting among US Democrats after their victory in the November 7 elections has led some to wonder if the party is up to the task of controlling Congress.
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Superdelegates, or party professionals, could play a decisive role in the outcome of the Democratic race.
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Seven major-party candidates Ã¢ÂÂ five Republicans and two Democrats Ã¢ÂÂ are vying in the Sept. 5 primary for FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs 13th Congressional District seat, which two-term Republican Rep. Katherine Harris left open this year to run for the Senate. These House contenders have dealt with the usual challenges, including advertising, fundraising and distinguishing themselves in a large field of strong competitors.
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The number of Nov. 7 House general elections in which the winner has not been firmly established has dwindled to four. But at least one of these, the controversy-plagued contest for the open seat in FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs 13th District, is unlikely to be decided for weeks Ã¢ÂÂ and even has the potential to kick off the Democratic-controlled 110th Congress in January with a dispute over whether to seat the certified winner.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky Democrats are looking to regain an advantage in the state Senate in Tuesday&#39;s election, while Republicans are fielding opponents in hopes of a greater House presence.
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It's no secret that Senate Democrats are looking at a target-rich environment in 2008. Open Republican seats in Colorado, Virginia and Nebraska are likely to be seriously contested by Democrats, while Republican incumbents in Maine, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Oregon are also in danger.
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Two congressional committees are scheduled this week to consider a bill giving the District its first full vote in the House, and senior Democrats hope to pass it in the House and send it to the Senate this month.
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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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The level of interest, if it is matched by turnout at the polls on Tuesday, could make the results more important for Democrats than they had assumed.
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Democrats could have a chance at seizing a crucial Republican US Senate seat in Colorado in a neck-and-neck battle pitting a brewing magnate against a Hispanic from humble origins.
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Four high-profile Democrats are running in the Sept. 12 primary to succeed veteran New York Democratic Rep. Major R. Owens in BrooklynÃ¢ÂÂs 11th Congressional District. And they have set up a race so tight that even local political insiders are loathe to predict a winner.
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With just five weeks to go before Election Day, the nationÃ¢ÂÂs political scene Ã¢ÂÂ and most especially the closely contested partisan battle for control of the House Ã¢ÂÂ has been rocked by the scandal surrounding Florida Republican Rep. Mark Foley, who abruptly resigned Friday after reports emerged that he allegedly sent sexually explicit e-mail and instant messages to underage male congressional pages.
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The Democrats suddenly face a map with unexpected opportunities in their battle for control of the Senate.
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Unless Kerry surges, Democrats may see hope of controlling House or Senate slip away.
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The political life of the top Senate Democrat is on the line in the Nov. 2 congressional elections while the reputation and clout of a key House Republican known as &quot;The Hammer&quot; is also at stake.
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House Republican leaders mounted an effort to explain their own conduct after the resignation of Rep. Mark Foley and suggested there should be a criminal investigation of Foley's contacts with congressional pages. The scandal comes just weeks before the November 7 midterm elections, and Republicans were hurriedly trying to find someone to replace Foley.