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Washington Times

A political action committee created by the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, whose financial accountability has been challenged by MCDC members, has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to support GOP candidates

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by Justin Raimondo (AntiWar)

[This is A LOT better than the title might suggest.] The November election is shaping up as a national referendum on the war in Iraq – and the GOP, AKA the War Party, is in deep trouble.

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USA Today/ Gallup poll

A Capitol Hill sex scandal has reinforced public doubts about Republican leadership and pushed Democrats to a huge lead in the race for control of Congress four weeks before Election Day, the latest USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows.

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ESPN

Sex! The Green Bay Packers! Sex with the Green Bay Packers! The usually ho-hum race for Wisconsin secretary of state is being spiced up by one candidate's naughty tell-all book about her bed-hopping exploits with Green Bay football legends

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Zogby poll (Reuters)

President George W. Bush and Republicans are sinking under the weight of the Iraq war and the Capitol Hill sex scandal, according to a flurry of polls, endangering their control of Congress in the November 7 elections.

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Reuters

While Republicans tried to contain the fallout from Rep. Mark Foley's lewd messages to teenage congressional assistants, they also are forced to fight off new political firestorms over the Iraq war and a lingering influence-peddling scandal.

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AFP (Pew poll)

Iraq remains the top issue for US voters ahead of next month's crucial midterm elections according to a national poll, which also found Americans surprisingly unmoved by the congressional sex scandal currently dominating Washington.

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AP

A record low primary turnout and voter disgust for politics could spell trouble for Republicans trying to keep control of the House and Senate. Only 15% of eligible voters cast primary ballots this year, breaking the 19% low record from the last two

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Reuters / Zogby poll

Democrats must gain six seats in the November 7 election to recapture U.S. Senate control, and they lead in three of the seven most vulnerable Republican-held states.

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AP

Florida Republicans chose a nominee to replace disgraced former Rep. Foley in the election, but it is too late to change the ballot so the newcomer can only win by persuading voters to cast ballots for the man sending lewd messages to teenage boys.

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AP

Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., resigned from Congress, effective immediately, in the wake of questions about e-mails he wrote a former teenage male page boy. "I am deeply sorry and I apologize for letting down my family and the people of Florida I hav

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American Spectator

If a successful steakhouse stopped selling beef and substituted stale vegan sandwiches as part of a strategy in increase its customer base, the restaurant wouldn't remain in business very long. Yet for some reason, the GOP has adopted precisely

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Raw Story

Television stations in Montana have been warned that an advertisement produced by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee containing statements made by Republican Senator Conrad Burns may be inappropriate for television.

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AP

[Come on, they gave you lip service...again.] There is concern that some evangelicals, unhappy that the GOP-led Congress and President Bush haven't paid more attention to gay marriage and other "values" issues, may stay home on Election

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USA Today

When it comes to President Bush's approval rating — the number that measures his political health — one factor seems more powerful than any Oval Office address or legislative initiative. It's the price of a gallon of gas. Statisticians who ha

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Rasmussen Reports

Rasmussen Reports is changing three races from “Toss-Up” to “Leans Democrat.” Rasmussen Reports now rates 49 seats as Republican or Leans Republican while 48 seats are rated as Democrat or Leans Democrat. There are now just three states in the Toss-U

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