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To: SiouxPal who wrote (83161)	10/16/2006 10:09:25 PM
From: ThirdEye	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361075

Sioux, Kerry ran a losing campaign. Yeah, sure. Diebold, Ken Blackwell, swiftboaters and all that. But damn, the mistakes the guy made are still coming out. It shouldn't have been that close.

To: SiouxPal who wrote (83161)	10/16/2006 11:51:38 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361075

Looks like everybody is a cut and runner these days. Message 22915109

To: SiouxPal who wrote (83161)	10/17/2006 1:19:59 AM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 361075

aw, Sioux, look at this gal, Lost two legs in the Iraq war and now she's a democrat - funny how that happens that most vets become democrats - and now she's kicking butt. I hope the dems win. Like you, I'm leery: raq amputee vivid champion of Dems' hopes Illinois political novice exemplifies party's new energy Edward Epstein, Chronicle Washington Bureau Tuesday, October 17, 2006 (10-17) 04:00 PDT Lombard, Ill. -- Tammy Duckworth makes the most dramatic entrance in American politics. She can't help it. Duckworth, the Democratic nominee in a tightly fought, expensive race for a traditionally Republican House seat in Chicago's seemingly endless western suburbs, lost both legs when the Army combat helicopter she was piloting north of Baghdad in 2004 was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. Now she teeter-totters along unsteadily on high-tech artificial legs and a cane or gets around in a wheelchair. Her injuries, which also included a shattered right arm, sparked the political career of the first-time candidate, who was recruited by national Democratic leaders. The 38-year-old still attends occasional weekend sessions as an Illinois National Guard major. She said that if not for her wounds, she would like to return to duty in the Iraq war she believes has been botched by President Bush and the Republican Congress. "But I don't think the Army wants pilots with no legs,'' she said outside a diner where she had chatted with the lunchtime crowd. Her opponent is Republican state Sen. Peter Roskam, who in any other year and against another opponent might coast to victory in the race for the seat being vacated after 32 years by GOP Rep. Henry Hyde, who is probably best known as the chief House prosecutor in the impeachment case of former President Bill Clinton. But Duckworth, who attracts a steady stream of reporters and camera crews from around the world, is no ordinary candidate. And with Republicans under fire for the very war in Iraq that left Duckworth so badly injured, and for tales of congressional corruption that have prompted some to criticize the leadership of Republican Speaker Dennis Hastert, who represents a neighboring House district, 2006 is hardly an ordinary year. "When she gets up and tries to walk to the microphone, you see why it's an even race,'' said Paul Green of the Institute for Politics at Roosevelt University in Chicago. "It makes no difference what she says. Her presence is greater than her message,'' he added. It's that presence coupled with a sunny disposition and a disciplined middle-of-the-road message that Democrats hope will provide them with one of the 15 seats they need to gain control of the House for the first time since 1994. Roskam, the Republican minority whip in the state senate, is a formidable candidate and a well-known figure in DuPage County, which accounts for about 80 percent of the district. The rest is in Cook County around O'Hare airport. sfgate.com

To: SiouxPal who wrote (83161)	10/17/2006 1:24:43 AM
From: Karen Lawrence	Respond to of 361075

more bad news for the republicans who are bad news for the country: FBI operation deals new blow to Republican hopes Financial Times All Financial Times News Republican control of Congress was further endangered on Monday after the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the home of the daughter of a long-term Republican congressman facing a tough re-election fight. The FBI operation took place at the home of Karen Weldon, the daughter of congressman Curt Weldon, a 10-term Pennsylvania Republican lawmaker who serves as vice-chairman of the House homeland security committee. Several US media reported that the agency was investigating whether Mr Weldon had illegally steered contracts to his daughter and Charles Sexton, her business partner and friend of the congressman. Debra Weierman, an FBI spokeswoman, declined to comment on the investigation, but confirmed the FBI had executed search warrants at six locations in Pennsylvania and Florida. Mr Weldon, who faces a fierce electoral challenge from retired navy admiral Joe Sestak, is one of many Republican incumbents in previously safe constituencies who face tough re-election bids because of voter dissatisfaction with Republicans over the war in Iraq and scandals in Congress. Already reeling from increasing voter concerns about the Iraq war – which has claimed the lives of 2,749 soldiers and seen almost 21,000 US military casualties – Republicans have more recently been dogged by the revelation that Mark Foley, a Republican congressman, sent overly friendly e-mails to page boys in the House. The Republican leadership has also come under fire following allegations they allowed Mr Foley to remain in Congress in spite of warnings about his activities. A recent poll by the Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania found that Mr Sestak, a previously unknown political opponent, had a slight lead over Mr Weldon ahead of the November 8 elections. The poll also found 49 per cent of voters in his district believed it was time for a change, compared with only 37 per cent who favoured his re-election. Mr Weldon yesterday denied any wrongdoing. "I've never helped my daughter get anything," he was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. "My kids are qualified on their own."