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    GOP looking to limit Democratic gains in House (AP)

    These various dated file photos shows House Democratic incumbents. Top row, from left are, Rep. Nick Lampson, D-Texas; Rep. Chris Carney, D-Pa.; Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-Pa.; and Rep. Nancy Boyda, D-Kan. Bottom row, from left are, Tim Mahoney, D-Fla.; Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, D-N.H.; Rep. Don Cazayoux, D-La.; and Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Calif. (AP Photo/Files)AP - Democrats have the money and reach to add substantially to their House majority in November, but public sentiment is moving in Republicans' direction, according to a poll that suggests the GOP could limit those gains.


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    Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:01:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - Republican Party
    Solo in Nevada, Palin draws big crowd (Reuters)

    Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) is pictured alongside her husband Todd during an outdoor campaign rally in Fairfax, Virginia, September 10, 2008. (Jason Reed/Reuters)Reuters - Out on the road as a solo act, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin fired up a large crowd in Nevada on Sunday by pledging to shake up Washington if elected with John McCain on November 4.


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    Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:50:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - Republican Party
    Democrats: GOP should support drilling compromise (AP)

    The Inglewood oil field is seen in the the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008. The operator, Plains Exploration & Production (PXP), has proposed to expand production by 1,000 new wells over the next 20 years. Residents told the Los Angeles Regional Planning Commission at a public hearing today that the proposal to drill 1,000 new wells at the Inglewood oilfield will bring increased air and noise pollution, as well as higher risk of spills and pipeline ruptures. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Democrats sought on Saturday to drum up support for compromise legislation on offshore drilling, challenging Republicans to break from Bush administration policies that neglect development of alternative energy sources.


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    Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:15:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - Republican Party
    Democrats Relying on Early Spending in Pursuit of House Gains (CQPolitics.com)
    CQPolitics.com - The Democratic strategists running the party's national House campaign have gotten a huge spending jump on Republicans over the past six weeks, investing in a slew of contested races with almost no GOP response. -- read full article
    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:06:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - Republican Party
    Alaska lawmakers decide to subpoena Palin's husband (Reuters)

    Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) is pictured alongside her husband Todd during an outdoor campaign rally in Fairfax, Virginia, September 10, 2008. (Jason Reed/Reuters)Reuters - Alaska lawmakers voted on Friday to issue subpoenas to Gov. Sarah Palin's husband and 12 others linked to the Republican nominee for vice president as part of an investigation into whether she abused her power to fire a state trooper feuding with her family.


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    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:32:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - Republican Party
    GOP: Democrats' plan leaves most oil off limits (AP)
    AP - House Republicans attacked a Democratic offshore drilling plan Friday for including a 50-mile coastal buffer that they said would leave untouched most of the 18 billion barrels of oil in waters now off-limits to energy companies. -- read full article
    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:35:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - Republican Party
    Palin says Obama regrets bypassing Clinton (AP)

    In this image provided by ABC, ABC News anchor Charles Gibson, right, talks with Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, in Wasilla, Alaska in an interview, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008.  The first excerpts aired Thursday on 'World News with Charles Gibson' and 'Nightline.'  Friday, portions of the interview will air on 'World News,' 'Nightline' and a special one-hour '20/20.'  (AP Photo/ABC, Donna Svennik)AP - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said Friday she thinks Barack Obama regrets not making Hillary Rodham Clinton his running mate.


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    Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:03:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - Republican Party
    Maine Republican Hopes Convention Spotlight Boosted His Underdog Bid (CQPolitics.com)
    CQPolitics.com - Charlie Summers, the Republican nominee in Maine's 1st Congressional District, faces difficult odds in his bid to take over the seat that six-term Democratic Rep. -- read full article
    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:09:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - Republican Party
    Palin's statements on climate change murky (AP)

    In this image released by ABC, ABC News anchor Charles Gibson talks to Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin in Fairbanks, Alaska in an interview, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008.  The first excerpts will air Thursday on 'World News with Charles Gibson' and 'Nightline.'  On Friday, portions of the interview will air on 'Good Morning America,' 'World News,' 'Nightline' and a special one-hour '20/20.'  (AP Photo/ABC, Donna Svennik)AP - Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's assertion that she believes humans contribute to global warming — made in her first major interview since joining the Republican ticket — is more definitive than her previous statements.


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    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:40:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - Republican Party
    GOP campaign downplays Palin book-banning inquiry (AP)

    Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin carries her son Trig up a jetway before departing from Fairbanks, Alaska Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008.  Palin was traveling to Anchorage before returning to her home in Wasilla, Alaska.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)AP - The McCain campaign is defending Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's much-criticized inquiry into banning books at her hometown library, saying her questions were only hypothetical.


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    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:59:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - Republican Party
    Bush quietly raises money for McCain (AP)

    President Bush is silhouetted as he walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Okla., Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. The president traveled to Oklahoma to attend a private Republican fundraiser. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Bush played the role of invisible man on the campaign trail Friday, headlining a closed-door fundraising luncheon for John McCain and the Republican Party with tickets costing as much as $25,000.


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    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:28:52 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - Republican Party
    McCain fumbles Palin's record on earmark requests (AP)

    In this image released by ABC, Republican presidetial candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, listens as host Barbara Walters speaks with Cindy McCain during a broadcast of 'The View,' Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/ABC, Steve Fenn)AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Friday defended two debunked television ads attacking Democrat Barack Obama and claimed erroneously that running mate Sarah Palin never sought money for lawmakers' pet projects as Alaska governor. Palin has sought nearly $200 million in earmarks this year alone.


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    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:50:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - Republican Party
    Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

    Presidential candidates Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., observe a moment of silence together at ground zero on the seventh anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, Pool)AP - Palin declares readiness for high office as she takes small step out of protective bubble ... Biden says 9/11 showed world what it means to be an American ... Palin: "I didn't hesitate" when McCain offered spot on Republican ticket ... Former GOP Sen. Lincoln Chafee calls Palin a 'cocky wacko' ... Bill Clinton predicts Obama will defeat McCain 'pretty handily' ... Poll: McCain gains support in 2 swing states


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    Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:45:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - Republican Party
    McCain, Obama Put Partisanship Aside, Temporarily (CQPolitics.com)
    CQPolitics.com - For one day -- likely the last such day before the November election -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and his Republican counterpart, John McCain, reached common ground on the topic of national service at a live, televised forum at Columbia University. -- read full article
    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:48:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - Republican Party
    Palin switches roles to send a son to Iraq (AP)

    Republican Vice Presidential candidate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin takes the stage at a campaign event in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on September 9. Palin Thursday refused to rule out war with Russia should Georgia eventually join NATO and then be invaded by Moscow's troops.(AFP/Robyn Beck)AP - Gov. Sarah Palin switched roles Thursday, shifting from Republican candidate for vice president to anxious mom sending her son off to war in Iraq.


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    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:28:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - Republican Party
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