GOP candidates fear Iraq war fallout

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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Jim Lang
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by Jim Lang - Oct. 1, 2008

A fairly balanced report on the vulnerability many Republicans fear at the next election -- and that many Democrats are hoping for. Pretty well sourced and the hype-over-fact is not severe.

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