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         <title><![CDATA[Hamos Hits the Airwaves in Race for Kirk's Seat]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Illinois state Rep. Julie Hamos (D) is the first candidate to hit the TV airwaves in the open-seat contest for Rep. Mark Kirk's (R) seat.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Former Specter Foe to Back Sestak]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A one-time Democratic challenger to Sen. Arlen Specter (D) has endorsed Rep. Joe Sestak's (D) 2010 bid to unseat the five-term Pennsylvania Senator.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Flake Endorses Moran in Kansas Senate Race]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Rep. Jeff Flake (Ariz.) is the latest Republican Member to pick a side in the Kansas Senate primary battle between GOP Reps. Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[With Shurtleff Out, Bennett May Escape Serious Primary Challenge]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A day after he shocked Utah political watchers by dropping his primary bid against Sen. Bob Bennett (R), state Attorney General Mark Shurtleff said in an interview late Thursday afternoon that he believes he still has a role to play in the effort to oust the three-term Senator next year.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Top GOP Senate Leaders Back Fiorina]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Eight influential Republican Senators jumped on board former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina's (R) California Senate campaign Thursday, a day after she officially launched her bid to take on Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) in 2010.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Potential Grayson Challenger Says No Thanks]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Scratch off another potential Republican challenger to outspoken Rep. Alan Grayson (D) in Florida's 8th district.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Club for Growth Set to Air Anti-Crist Ads in Florida]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The powerful anti-tax group the Club for Growth said Thursday that it is set to air a new television commercial in Florida that hits Gov. Charlie Crist (R) for endorsing the stimulus bill — one day after the governor denied in a CNN interview that he ever backed the $787 billion spending legislation.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Missed Votes Become Campaign Fodder]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The possibility of a Saturday vote on the health care bill in the House isn't especially enticing to anyone who has to shuffle their weekend plans. But it presents a particular inconvenience for those Members already in the thick of their 2010 campaign schedules.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Michigan: Could State Senate Race Spell Trouble for Schauer?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Michigan's 19th district state Senate race received some extra attention on election night from national Republicans, who hope a big win by state Rep. Mike Nofs (R) is a harbinger for the area's 2010 House race. Nofs defeated state Rep. Marty Griffin (D) by double digits to win the open seat previously held by Rep. Mark Schauer (D). Republicans say their win in the Democratic-leaning state district, which encompasses the key counties of Calhoun and Jackson, shows that Schauer is in trouble in his first re-election bid. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Virginia: Loyola Makes Rounds in Washington, D.C.]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Ben Loyola (R), a businessman who is challenging freshman Rep. Glenn Nye (D), made the rounds in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to publicize his campaign in the 2nd district in and around Virginia Beach.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_53/atr/40286-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Kentucky: Polls Show Both Parties' Primaries Competitive]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A slew of new polling numbers released this week has the two Democratic Senate candidates at odds over who has momentum just six months from the primary.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Kansas: Wagle Won't Run in 4th, Endorses Pompeo]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[State Sen. Susan Wagle (R) officially bowed out of a Congressional bid this week. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mississippi: Former Mayor Mulling 1st District Run]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Despite an impressive first fundraising report and support from state and national Republicans, state Sen. Alan Nunnelee (R) may not be able avoid a primary next year in his effort to knock off freshman Rep. Travis Childers (D) in the conservative northern 1st district.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[California: Fiorina Officially Launches Senate Bid]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina (R) declared her intentions to run for Senate in California on Wednesday, after exploring a 2010 campaign against Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) for months.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Commonwealth Clues: What 2009 Means]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Emboldened by the results of Tuesday's gubernatorial race in Virginia, Republican officials are expressing renewed confidence about unseating one or more Democratic House incumbents in the Commonwealth in the 2010 midterm elections.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_53/politics/40277-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shop Talk: If I Were a Rich Man]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Club for Growth spokesman Rich Dunn has left the anti-tax conservative group to take a gig as the deputy political director at the National Republican Senatorial Committee. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_53/shoptalk/40276-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[New York Remains GOP Trouble Spot]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Upstate New York has been a killing field for the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2009.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Giannoulias to Dine at Vice President's House]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[It may not be the president's basketball court, but Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D) is scheduled to be at Vice President Joseph Biden's home this evening.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fiorina Enters California Senate Race]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina (R) declared her intentions to run for Senate in California in a Wednesday morning opinion piece in the Orange County Register. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Garamendi Cruises in Race to Succeed Tauscher]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[While most eyes were focused on Tuesday's big-ticket elections on the East Coast, a House race in California quietly went about its business with Lt. Gov. John Garamendi (D) winning the 10th district special election.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sessions: Open Candidate Selection Process in N.Y.]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[On the heels of the GOP's second special election loss in New York this year, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (Texas) said Wednesday morning that Empire State Republicans need to adopt a more open candidate selection process.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Owens Holds Off Hoffman to Win in New York]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Attorney Bill Owens (D) held off Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman in Tuesday's special election to succeed former Rep. John McHugh (R) — a topsy turvy race dominated by national political disputes in a normally quiet corner of upstate New York.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40239-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[GOP Sweeps New Jersey, Virginia]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Republicans pulled off a sweep of Tuesday's closely watched gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, with Bob McDonnell winning by a landslide in the Old Dominion and Chris Christie comfortably topping a three-way race in the Garden State.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40237-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[McDonnell Wins Easily in Virginia]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Republican Bob McDonnell was decisively elected Virginia's next governor on Tuesday, giving his party a major boost in a state where Democrats had made major gains in recent elections.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40236-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Coakley Launches Her First TV Ad in Massachusetts]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The air wars are intensifying among the leading Democrats in the Massachusetts Senate special election, with state Attorney General Martha Coakley launching her first television ad of the campaign on Tuesday. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40222-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Grayson 'Money Bomb' Raises $500,000]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Outspoken freshman Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) raised more than $500,000 for his re-election effort during a one-day online "money bomb" event held Monday, one year before the 2010 elections.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40200-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Candidate Filing Deadline Passes in Illinois]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.) has filed paperwork to run for both Cook County Board president and for re-election in 2010, as the candidate filing deadline passed Monday at the Illinois Board of Elections. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40189-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ivey May Challenge Edwards]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A second prominent Democrat in the Washington, D.C., suburbs is considering launching a primary bid against Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.).]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_51/politics/40188-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Elections Head to Photo Finish]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[As Election Day dawns, Republicans appear headed to a solid victory in Virginia's race for governor, while the raucous special House election in upstate New York and the New Jersey gubernatorial contest are too close to predict with any certainty. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_51/politics/40187-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[GOP Hopes Special Election Is Special Circumstance]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Is there another Doug Hoffman waiting in the wings?Hoffman, the Conservative Party nominee in an upstate New York race that will be decided today, effectively forced the Republican nominee out of the race this weekend. But while Hoffman's situation might be unique to a special election in the Empire State, similar ideological divides are likely to be showcased in Republican primaries across the country next year.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_51/politics/40186-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Parties Turn to Ground Game in New York]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[In a race that has received a disproportionate amount of national attention in the last week, the two remaining candidates running for former Rep. John McHugh's (R-N.Y.) upstate House seat spent the past 48 hours engaged in an all-out ground war before voters head to the polls Tuesday. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_51/politics/40180-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Florida: McBride to Meet With NRCC About 8th District ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Attorney and 2006 Senate candidate Will McBride will be on Capitol Hill today meeting with Republican officials about a possible 2010 campaign against outspoken freshman Rep. Alan Grayson (D).]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_51/atr/40179-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[California: Voters to Pick Tauscher Replacement Today]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Today's special election in Northern California hasn't garnered nearly the same attention as its counterpart in upstate New York. But Republican David Harmer is seeking to pull off an upset in the 10th district that, if successful, could trump even the drama that has unfolded in the New York race. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_51/atr/40178-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Illinois: Giannoulias' Poll Shows Tight Senate Race]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D) had a slight but statistically insignificant lead over likely GOP nominee Rep. Mark Kirk in the 2010 Senate race, according to a poll released by the Democrat's campaign.  ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_51/atr/40176-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pennsylvania: U.S. Attorney Eyeing Altmire Challenge?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan (R), who is rumored to be looking at challenging Rep. Jason Altmire (D), announced last week that she is stepping down from her post — but she gave no hints on her future plans. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_51/atr/40175-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Washington: McMorris Rodgers Starts CMR-PAC to Help GOP]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to create her own leadership political action committee.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_51/atr/40174-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[With Scozzafava Out, Hoffman Leads in N.Y. Special]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Accountant Doug Hoffman, the upstart Conservative Party candidate now backed by national Republicans, has taken the lead over Democrat Bill Owens in Tuesday's special election in upstate New York, according to two new polls conducted over the weekend. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40141-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[House GOP Leaders Throw In With Hoffman]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Top House Republican leaders urged voters in New York's 23rd district to support Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, just hours after the GOP's official candidate dropped out of the race.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40137-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Scozzafava Ends Campaign in N.Y. Special Election]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Republican Dede Scozzafava on Saturday abruptly suspended her campaign to win Tuesday's special election in New York's 23rd district, as the latest poll in the race confirmed that her support had collapsed and that she had slipped to third in the closely watched three-way race. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40136-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[New Poll Confirms Owens, Hoffman in Dead Heat]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[After nabbing a long list of endorsements from Republican lawmakers and candidates this week, third-party candidate Doug Hoffman now looks to be the pick of Republicans in the special election in upstate New York as well. Hoffman, who is running on the state Conservative Party line, has the support of half of Republican voters in the 23rd district special election and is locked in a tight race with attorney Bill Owens (D), according to a Siena College poll released Saturday, likely the final independent poll before the Tuesday election.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40135-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sessions May Face Scrutiny]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Ten months after House Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio) ousted Rep. Tom Cole (Okla.) as the party's top campaign strategist, House Republicans continue to be plagued by funding woes and ugly intraparty skirmishes that have hurt their ability to win elections over the past several years.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_50/politics/40132-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Biden to Campaign for Owens in N.Y. ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Vice President Joseph Biden will campaign Monday with Democrat Bill Owens, who is seeking to win the closely watched special election to replace former Rep. John McHugh (R) in upstate New York. Biden will join Owens at a morning rally in Watertown, in an effort to energize Democrats to turn out and vote in Tuesday's election.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40113-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Reid Focuses on Energy in Third Campaign TV Ad]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is up with the third television ad of his re-election campaign, still more than a year out from when voters go to the polls in 2010. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40108-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[GOP House Candidates Rush to Back Hoffman in New York Special ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Conservative candidates running for Congress next year are weighing in on the special election in New York's 23rd district by publicizing their support for Doug Hoffman, a conservative accountant who is running ahead of moderate state Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava (R) and about even with attorney Bill Owens (D).]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40091-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hatch, Once Skeptical of Toomey, Will Host Fundraiser for Him]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A top Republican Senator who once dismissed former Rep. Pat Toomey's (R) chances of winning the Pennsylvania Senate race will host a fundraiser for him in late November.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[11 More GOP Members Back Hoffman as New Poll Shows Scozzafava Sinking]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A new poll from Daily Kos and Research 2000 confirms what election watchers have been saying for the past week — the House special election in upstate New York is coming down to a race between Democrat Bill Owens and third-party candidate Doug Hoffman.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40061-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Second Illinois Senate Candidate Confers With Axelrod at White House]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Former Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman (D) met with top White House adviser David Axelrod on Thursday afternoon to discuss his 2010 Senate bid, according to Hoffman's campaign manager.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Van Hollen: 'Extreme Voices' Prevailing in GOP's Internal Struggle]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen (Md.) reveled Thursday in the Republican infighting in next week's special election in New York's 23rd district.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/news/40050-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Missouri: Carnahan Foe Hits D.C., Meets GOP Officials]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Ed Martin (R) was in Washington, D.C., this week to meet with GOP officials who are backing his 2010 campaign against Rep. Russ Carnahan (D) in the St. Louis-area 3rd district.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_49/atr/40039-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Iowa: State Senator Weighs Challenge to Boswell]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A Republican state Senator is weighing a campaign against Rep. Leonard Boswell (D) in the 3rd district, in and around Des Moines.]]></description>
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