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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: congressional district

congressional district stories: 3 news summaries
NY-23 circus

 Limbaugh 
 'Handpicked' 
 Hoffman: Biden 

Limbaugh: VP should 'reacquaint himself' with Constitution

Nov 2, 09 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Joe Biden took aim at a variety of GOP and conservative opponents today at a rally for New York congressional candidate Bill Owens. The VP said Conservative candidate Douglas Hoffman was “handpicked” by Rush Limbaugh, adding that Hoffman is in line with conservatives like Sarah Palin who “will... More »

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Joe Biden • Rush Limbaugh • conservative • campaign rally • special election • Sarah Palin • New York state • congressional district • Doug Hoffman • Dede Scozzafava • Bill Owens • Election 09 • election day November 2009

NY Dem Is First Candidate to Get Push From Obama

Email urges area activists to support Scott Murphy for Congress

Mar 25, 09 10:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - For the first time since his swearing-in, President Obama is getting involved in a campaign. The Huffington Post reports that Obama has sent out an email to about 50,000 people in and around New York’s 20th congressional district, urging them to elect Democrat Scott Murphy. “To restore... More »

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New York • political organizing • special election • congressional district • President Obama • Kirsten Gillibrand • Scott Murphy • Jim Tedisco • political capital

glossies

Lawmakers Get Most Funding From Outside Districts

'Nonresident contributors donate for expressive purposes,' study shows

Aug 30, 08 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Candidates running for Congress are increasingly using affluent ZIP codes outside their own districts as "political ATM machines" to fund their campaigns, a new study finds. In the majority of House races in 2004, almost three-quarters of contributions came from donors outside a lawmaker's district—often from Hollywood, Manhattan's... More »

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campaign finance • campaign contributions • campaign fundraising • donor • scientific study • political elite • congressional district

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