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Anti-McConnell Noise May Yield a Race

Democrats Hope TV Attack Ads Weaken Minority Leader in ’08

A slew of recent ads targeting Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have been flooding TV sets in the Bluegrass State and appear to be setting the table for a strong Democratic challenger to step in for the 2008 cycle.
But as of right now no one has accepted the invitation to dinner.

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Rep. Frank Pallone waits Feb. 8 for the start of a news conference to introduce legislation to keep arsenic and lead out of fruit juices.
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30 Hill Aides to Know

30 Hill Aides to Know

The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

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