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Printer-friendly versionIndicted La. congressman hopes to repeat '06 win (AP)
AP - Indicted U.S. Rep. William Jefferson had a quarter of voters on his side as he overcame scandal to come in first in Louisiana's Democratic primary.
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Quarter of the Vote Enough to Send Louisiana's Jefferson to Runoff (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Democratic Rep. William J. Jefferson of Louisiana's 2nd District, who is awaiting trial on federal bribery and corruption charges, received just more than a quarter of the vote in Saturday's Democratic primary election -- but that was enough to place him first in the seven-candidate field and qualify him for a primary runoff that will be held Nov. 4.
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GOP dread: Dems could hit 60 Senate seats (Politico)
Politico - The possibility that Democrats will build a muscular, 60-seat Senate majority is looking increasing plausible, with new polls showing a powerful surge for the party’s candidates in Minnesota, Kentucky and other states.
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GOP, Democrats battle in Pa. over voter dress code (AP)
AP - Sue Nace thought election volunteers were joking when they told her she would have to remove her T-shirt to vote in the presidential primary last spring.
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Economic rescue swiftly signed into law (AFP)
AFP - US President George W. Bush Friday signed an economic rescue bill just hours after the US House of Representatives reversed course and approved the historic 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout.
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