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March 31, 2008 - 5:39am

Will new 'soft money' groups replace cash-strapped NRCC?

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

WASHINGTON -- When Arizonans opened the pages of the Arizona Republic on Veterans Day in November, there was a good chance they saw a full page advertisement taking aim at Democratic U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell for his vote in support of a bill that included a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. The advertisement featured a letter from injured Iraq veteran Andrew Robinson, pictured seated in a wheelchair.

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February 7, 2008 - 11:18am

Analyst: Hooley retirement 'huge'

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Darlene Hooley's surprise retirement gives the GOP with one of their best chances nationally to pick up an open Democratic seat: Getty Images PhotoDarlene Hooley's surprise retirement gives the GOP with one of their best chances nationally to pick up an open Democratic seat: Getty Images Photo
U.S. House race observers are beginning to weigh in on the implications of the Hooley retirement.

“This is a hugely significant retirement,” says David Wasserman, who monitors races for the non-partisan Cook Political Report.

The opportunities for the GOP to pick up a Democratic seat had been few and far between, Wasserman says. Now Republicans have a real shot of landing a seat that has been in Democratic control since 1996.

Says Wasserman: “You can’t even quantify how much an opportunity this is for Republicans.”

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December 1, 2008

"We need to do everything we possibly can to help the agencies deal with the effects of climate change, including hiring additional staff or whatever."

- Holly Michael, a special projects coordinator with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, during her testimony before the Oregon Global Warming Commission, on Gov. Ted Kulongoski's (D) plans to combat global warming.

-The Portland Tribune
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