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Ads Hit Three House Democrats on Health Care Vote

Democratic Rep. John M. Spratt Jr. is in his 14th term representing South Carolina's 5th District and usually has little trouble winning re-election. But it appears that national Republicans are set on giving the Budget Committee chairman more than simply a token challenge this cycle.

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The political ground shifts in Kansas' 3rd district with the retirement of Democrat Dennis Moore, and Republicans are aiming for a further tilt in their favor -- if they can avoid a contentious primary.

Many Republicans have already announced their interest in running for the seat currently held by Rep. Dennis Moore (D-Kan.), who unexpectedly [@url@announced Monday morning@@http://www.kansascity.com/842/story/1587369.html@] that he would not run for re-election after six terms in the House.

Not long after she bucked her leaders and voted against the health care bill, freshman Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (Fla.) earned a Democratic primary challenger.

Toomey Gains on Specter in Pennsylvania

Most Washington, D.C., insiders know former Rep. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., as a stalwart conservative.

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Lawmakers were all over the airwaves Sunday following the Senate's procedural vote on the health care overhaul bill -- and like the chamber's vote, the rhetoric and the predictions for going forward lined up along predictable partisan lines.

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Republicans Hold Upper Hand in Arkansas

She was the last Senate Democrat to declare her intention on the procedural vote on the health care overhaul bill but Blanche Lincoln's position from here on out likely will be the first to garner attention.

Andrew Jackson would assuredly be pleased at the rising congressional distrust of the Federal Reserve. The populist president, who won re-election in 1832 on a platform of abolishing the Second Bank of the United States, was an early hater of power concentrated in huge financial institutions.

Iowa Legislator to Join GOP Race Against Boswell

After passing on a vigorous campaign against Rep. Leonard L. Boswell in 2008, Republicans in Iowa are signaling that they are more serious about challenging the seven-term congressman next year.

After spending millions of his own money during his unsuccessful 2008 presidential campaign, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney apparently has learned a thing or two about fundraising.

Sen. Roland W. Burris provided misleading information to investigators and had inappropriate phone calls with former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich, but did not violate the law, the Senate's ethics committee said Friday.

The Senate opened a two-day debate on its health care overhaul bill amid indications Friday morning that Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is closing in on the 60 votes he needs to overcome an anticipated Republican filibuster and bring the measure to the floor.

The Senate Finance Committee's top Republican slammed the Obama administration and some Democrats on Friday for seeking confirmation of several government nominees who have tax problems.

Senior House Democrats have introduced legislation that would impose a surtax beginning in 2011 to cover the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Can 'Mr. Insider' Win in Massachusetts?

The Democratic primary race in Massachusetts to succeed the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is intense enough -- and if the fundraising is any indication, it's a safe bet the contest is bound to get downright fervid.

The Federal Election Commission approved new rules Thursday that limit how congressional campaigns use private and corporate jets.

Republicans are vigorously attacking the health care overhaul package unveiled by Democrat Harry Reid, and the GOP is preparing to throw procedural roadblocks in front of the Senate majority leader's effort to call up the proposal on the floor before Thanksgiving.