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Perhaps because Richardson has been embroiled in controversy over her dealings with Washington Mutual Bank, which canceled the sale of a foreclosed home she owns in Sacramento-the House Ethics Committee cleared her of charges on July 1-the incumbent is only slightly ahead of Parker in fund-raising ($370,000 to Parker's $320,000).\nS. support for Israel.' Sestak's Republican opponent, the former congressman and investment banker Pat Toomey, recently reiterated his opposition to hate crimes legislation, which in 2004 he called an attempt to criminalize thought. According to the JTA, Democratic incumbent Russ Feingold maintains a narrow lead over his opponent, Republican Ron Johnson, a plastics executive, but one-third ofthe voters have told pollsters that theyare undecided.
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Nov. 2 Election a Chance to 'Just Say No' to Congressional Israel-Firsters
With the possibility that the Republicans may retake control of the House, which they lost in 2006-two years before Barack Obama was elected president-and possibly even the Senate, the upcoming Nov. 2 election is getting much more attention than the average congressional midterm. Despite the fact that much of the campaign is focused on domestic issues, certain races offer the opportunity for voters to make their voices heard on whether they want their representatives to put the interests of a foreign country ahead of their constituents'. Members of the Washington Report's Hall of Fame and Hall of Shame are indicated by color, with the names of 2010 candidates in bold. Close races where this choice is particularly clear are indicated by.
AlaskaJoe Miller, the Sarah Palin-endorsed candidate who upset Republican incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the state's August primary, has raised $283,000 to Democrat Scott McAdams' $16,000 (see charts beginning on p. 33 for pro-Israel PAC contribution amounts).ArizonaHouse District 3: The race for this open seat pits Republican Ben Quayle (son of the former vice president), who in a campaign ad called Barack Obama "the worst president ever," against Democrat Jon Hulburd, who has been running ads on Christian radio stations attacking Quayle for posting to a salacious Web site, TheDirty.com. Hulburd's stance on national security includes the statement, "Iran continues to pose a threat to both the United States and our important regional allies, including Israel, whose security and right to exist we need to firmly and unequivocally stand behind."House District 8: Jewish Democratic incumbent Gabrielle Giffords, who represents...See the full content of this document
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