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Barbara Hafer, Republican-turned-Democrat in PA may be headed for a congressional race. PA looks increasingly vulnerable to House pickups by the Democrats, specifically in the 3,4,6,7,8,10, 15 and 18th districts…..The Congr-essional Insiders Poll shows agreement by Republicans and Democrats on two key issues. Insiders of both parties agree that there should be no term limits for Supreme Court justices and no timetable set on withdrawing troops from Iraq. ...Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards, "is writing a book about her life, including her recent successful treatment for breast cancer," the Boston Globe reports. Her book, along with a book by her husband, "will be published at a time when" they are "traveling around the country testing the waters for a 2008 presidential bid." ...Former Rep. Robert Dornan (R-CA), "a rabble-rousing Republican and notorious conservative who represented Orange County from 1985 through 1996, is eyeing another run for Congress, despite defeats in 1996, 1998 and 2004," the Los Angeles Times reports.
"This time, Dornan, 72, is weighing whether to abandon the GOP and run as a candidate for the American Independent Party. He is hoping to gain a strategic advantage in a bid for the plum coastal congressional seat held by Rep. Christopher Cox (R-CA)."...New Jersey Gov. Richard Codey signed a series of voting bills which among other things provides for a verified paper voting trail for every vote cast starting in 2008...Wall Street Journal/NBC Poll-"By 45% to 38%, Americans say they would prefer that the 2006 elections produce a Democratic-controlled Congress rather than a Republican-controlled Congress."..Illinois Gov. Blagojevich has designated $10 million for stem cell research…. No less than five anti-Thune (R-SD) blogs are operating in South Dakota, one by a former staffer of former Sen. Tom Daschle who is still on
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