GOP candidates fear Iraq war fallout

Los Angeles Times by Janet Hook | Jul. 17, 2007 (News Report)
Lawmakers have started to veer from the party line to keep from paying the price in next year's election.

As Congress wrestles with Democratic proposals to withdraw U.S. troops and limit the war in Iraq, the home-state pressure on Collins and other Republicans helps explain why an increasing number of GOP lawmakers now seem ready to veer from the party line.

The 2008 campaign season is starting to take shape for congressional candidates, and many Republicans see warning signs that the steepest price for the administration's Iraq policy may be paid not ... Full Story »

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 by Gerardine O'Hare - Jul. 17, 2007

This article certainly shows the predicament of Republicans running for relection next year - particularly those who have been so loyal to the President in the past. They have good reason to be in such a quandary and it grows deeper as Mr. Bush ignores and vetoes every suggestion given to him. The article is also very hopeful for Democrats who are worrying about filling both Houses in the next election.

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