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Abbott Encouraged to Seek Hutchison Seat

Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), the incoming National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman, would like to see his former colleague on the Texas Supreme Court, state Attorney General Greg Abbott (R), succeed Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) should she resign her seat to run for governor in 2010.

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor leaves the podium after speaking to reporters at the Republican National Committee following a House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on Feb. 7.
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