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• Boustany trounces Landry for La congressional seat

  December 9, 2012 in Nation/World BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Congressman Charles Boustany, a veteran Republican allied with House Speaker John Boehner, has trounced freshman GOP incumbent Jeff Landry in an attack-heavy runoff race. …

• Boustany defeats Landry for La. congressional seat

  December 8, 2012 in Nation/World BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana congressman Charles Boustany won a fifth term on Saturday by handily defeating his fellow Republican incumbent, Jeff Landry, in a runoff election. The two …

• Jockeying under way to replace Rep. Jackson Jr.

  November 22, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — The jockeying to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. began before the ink was dry on the former congressman’s resignation letter. Among those expressing an interest: Chicago aldermen, a …

• High court to take fresh look at voting rights law

  November 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will consider eliminating the government’s most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s. The court acted three days after a …

• High court to take new look at voting rights law

  November 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will consider eliminating the government’s most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s. The court acted three days after a …

• High court to take new look at voting rights law

  November 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Friday it will consider eliminating the government’s most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s. The court acted three …

• Republicans renew House control for 2 more years

  November 7, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans recaptured control of the House early Wednesday, besting Democrats in a billion-dollar battle and ensuring that the chamber will be dominated by their conservative agenda. Reacting …

• Republicans renew their control of House

  November 6, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans recaptured control of the House early Wednesday, besting Democrats in a billion-dollar battle and ensuring that the chamber will be dominated by their conservative agenda. Reacting … 2

• Republicans ready to grasp renewed House control

  November 6, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans had renewed control of the House within their grasp early Wednesday as the two parties traded gains from the Eastern seaboard to the Southwest. Shortly past …

• 2 House incumbents fall victim to redistricting

  November 6, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Two House incumbents have lost re-election bids in Maryland and North Carolina districts that were reshaped by legislatures controlled by their political opponents. Republican Roscoe Bartlett’s western …

• In states hit by Sandy, voters find ways to polls

  November 6, 2012 in Nation/World STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Superstorm Sandy’s floodwaters drove Bob Mackie from his home on Long Beach Island, N.J., but nothing was going to stop him from voting Tuesday. The …

• Federal court rejects GOP-drawn Texas voting maps

  August 29, 2012 SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Stadiums and hospitals removed from the districts of black congressional members and country clubs newly drawn into those of white incumbents. A lawyer emailing “No bueno” …