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  • June 2008

    • Detroit Mayor's Blunders Hurt Mom's Reelection Chances

      newser  |  Detroit Free Press  |  Jun 11, 08 8:00 AM CDT

      Detroit Mayor's Blunders Hurt Mom's Reelection Chances

      She’s a popular 11-year incumbent with a $500,000 war chest facing two cash-strapped two opponents, but Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick still faces a challenge in defending her House seat, the Detroit Free Press reports. Why? Her son is Kwame Kilpatrick, the Detroit mayor recently charged with perjury in a highly public scandal involving an affair with his chief of staff. More »

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      Congress  • House of Representatives  • Detroit  • sex scandal  • mayor  • Kwame Kilpatrick  • re-election

  • May 2008
  • March 2008

    • Superdelegates Ask: Which Candidate Has the Coattails?

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Mar 27, 08 9:38 AM CDT

      Superdelegates Ask: Which Candidate Has the Coattails?

      Ten of Pennsylvania's superdelegates have yet to back a Democratic presidential candidate ahead of the April 22 primary. And while Clinton is expected to win the balloting, Bloomberg writes, some—especially several freshman congressmen up for reelection—are concerned that her "high negatives" might inspire more Republicans to come out to vote against her, hurting their own chances. More »

    • Hill Newbies Slow to Commit

      newser  |  Time  |  Mar 17, 08 6:00 PM CDT

      Hill Newbies Slow to Commit

      A surprising number of freshman congressmen are holdouts in the Dems' superdelegate derby, Time reports, with  half of the House's 40 newbies and six of eight rookie senators still officially undecided. Impressive that they're tough enough to take the pressure, the magazine notes, but they also may be more averse to making enemies. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • superdelegates  • re-election

  • November 2007

    • Throw the Bums Out, Says Poll

      newser  |  CNN  |  Nov 9, 07 4:35 PM CST

      Throw the Bums Out, Says Poll

      Americans are so unhappy with Congress that they've set a polling record. Fifty-three percent of those surveyed in a new poll say most members shouldn’t be re-elected, which might foreshadow a rough 2008 for incumbents, CNN reports. Republicans inspired more anger than Democrats, with 38% and 50%, respectively, saying the party’s members deserve another term. More »

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      election 2008  • Congress  • poll  • Harry Reid  • Mitch McConnell  • records  • re-election

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