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To: CYBERKEN who wrote (13909)	10/29/2006 11:02:51 AM
From: Mr. Palau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

"In Pennsylvania, Poll Shows Casey Pulling Away In Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race, a new Temple/Inquirer poll shows Sen. Rick Santorum has lost ground to his opponent, Bob Casey Jr (D). Last month, Casey led by 11 points. The latest poll has Casey ahead by a stunning 16 points, 54% to 38% with 6% undecided. Said pollster Michael Hagen: "The war in Iraq is the issue that is playing most heavily in Casey's favor. Pennsylvanians, like people all over the country, are becoming more discouraged with the situation, less convinced than they were two years ago that going to war in Iraq was the right thing to do, and less certain about what to do next." In Missouri, Senate Race Deadlocked In Missouri's U.S. Senate race, a new Research 2000 poll shows Sen. Jim Talent (R) tied with challenger Claire McCaskill (D) at 47% each. "Talent and McCaskill have been close since the campaign began and polls taken throughout the race have never given either candidate a substantial lead." Said pollster Del Ali: "Neither candidate has made the sale." In New Jersey, Poll Gives Menendez the Lead Though two recent polls show New Jersey's U.S. Senate race tied, a new Research 2000 poll gives Sen. Bob Menendez (D) a six point edge over Tom Kean Jr. (R), 48% to 42%. Key findings: "The poll found the electorate sharply split by gender. Women preferred Menendez 52% to 37%, while Kean had a three-point edge among men. Kean also held a five-point lead in South Jersey, while Menendez had a 10-point lead in the more populous northern part of the state." In Maryland, Both Democrats Well Ahead Despite recent rumblings that Maryland's U.S. Senate race may be tightening, a new Washington Post poll shows Rep. Ben Cardin (D-MD) 11 points ahead of Lt. Gov. Michael Steele (R), 54% to 43%. "The poll of 1,000 voters showed that the state's overwhelmingly Democratic electorate is highly disturbed about national issues -- extremely critical of President Bush, more upset about the war in Iraq than voters in the rest of the country and eager to shift power in Washington from the Republican Party." The state's gubernatorial contest is not much closer, with Martin O'Malley(D) topping Gov. Robert Ehrlich (R) by 10 points, 55% to 45%. In Arkansas, Beebe Hanging On Mike Beebe (D) is hanging onto his lead over Asa Hutchinson (R) in Arkansas' gubernatorial race, according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll. Beebe currently tops Hutchinson 49% to 41%. However, the latest Arkansas News Bureau/Stephens Media poll shows Beebe leading Hutchinson by 18 points, 56% to 38%. In Colorado, Ritter Remains in Charge Though Bill Ritter (D) has lost a few points since last month to Rep. Bob Beauprez (R-CO) in Colorado's gubernatorial election, he remains a solid favorite to succeed Gov. Bill Owens (R-CO), according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll. Ritter is beating Beauprez by 12 points, 51% to 39%. In Massachusetts, Patrick Way Ahead Deval Patrick (D) appears destined to succeed Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) after next month's contest with Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey (R), according to a new Rasmussen Reports survey. Patrick is beating Healey by 24 points. 53% to 29%, while Christy Mihos (I) comes in third with 11%."

To: CYBERKEN who wrote (13909)	10/30/2006 6:44:46 PM
From: Mr. Palau	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71588

looks like you spoke too soon "Nev. Congressman Assault Probe Reopens By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: October 30, 2006 Filed at 5:46 p.m. ET LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The district attorney said Monday that authorities have reopened their investigation into a cocktail waitress' claim that a Republican congressman running for governor assaulted her in a parking garage after a night of drinking. District Attorney David Roger said the case involving Rep. Jim Gibbons -- which had been closed after the woman, Chrissy Mazzeo, dropped her complaint -- is under investigation again. Mazzeo, a Las Vegas Strip casino waitress, accused Gibbons, 61, of pushing her up against a wall Oct. 13 and propositioning her. Mazzeo, 32, said she had been pressured and offered cash from people linked to the Gibbons campaign to drop the complaint. The five-term congressman, who is in a close race with Democratic state Sen. Dina Titus for Nevada's open governor's seat, has denied wrongdoing and sued Monday to force police to release surveillance videos he said would disprove Mazzeo's claim. A judge set an emergency hearing for Tuesday. Mazzeo's lawyer, Richard Wright, did not immediately return phone calls seeking comment. He told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that his client will press charges after all. Gibbons, in statements to police and at a news conference with his wife earlier this month, said he walked Mazzeo to the garage, caught her when she tripped and walked away. ''A true record of the tape's recording will demonstrate that I was never in that parking garage on that evening,'' he said in the lawsuit. Police previously said surveillance cameras in the garage weren't working. A property management company for the garage, however, said it turned hours of tapes over to authorities. The police department said in a news release Monday that it would not comment until a judge ruled on the matter. Gibbons led Titus 47 percent to 41 percent in a poll released Friday. Most of the polling took place after the allegations were reported but before Mazzeo held a news conference Oct. 25 to recount her version of the events. The poll conducted by Washington-based Research 2000 for the Reno Gazette-Journal and KRNV-TV had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. More Articles in National »