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...congressional candidate, a presidential visit during campaign season is a sought-after opportunity reserved for those who really need it. So midterm watchers were surprised to hear that President George W. Bush would travel to northeastern California this week to raise an estimated $500,000 for Republican incumbent Representative John Doolittle. Doolittle hasn't won less than 60% of the vote since 1992, and Republicans outnumber Democrats 48% to 30% in his district. So why spend valuable time and fund-raising muscle on a man who should be a sure thing? One simple answer: Jack Abramoff...
...Congress over the past year, putting both their seats in play. At the same time, Democrats are finding that in a handful of districts like Doolittle's, their opponents' ties to Abramoff are helping them raise money and close poll numbers, forcing expensive countermeasures like the Bush visit. And with races tightening across the country, a handful of districts may be enough. The Abramoff factor has put up to five seats in play for Democrats in a contest in which 15 would give them control of the House...
...covered. But allergy sufferers generally need more than three days' relief. Antihistamines will take care of the runny nose and watery eyes. For your stuffy nose, you're going to want to think about signing that logbook. And if you use a big drugstore, be sure you visit before the pharmacy section closes for the night. There's also a limit to how many boxes you can buy each month, so families may need to plan accordingly. As an alternative, you may want to see a doctor about getting a prescription for a nasal corticosteroid spray...
ANOUSHEH ANSARI, entrepreneur who paid $20 million for a visit to the International Space Station, blogging from space about the difficulty of keeping track of her things in zero-gravity conditions...
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