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Race to Follow Young at Approps Wide Open

Bush would have garnered 47 percent in the redrawn district, 3 points better than his performance in the old 10th territory.

February 26, 2003

Warning System Hasn’t Caused Too Much Terror

In the Jan. 15-16 Harris Interactive, Time and CNN poll, 47 percent said Bush was doing a good job handling the environment, and 40 percent a poor job.

February 25, 2003

Roll Call Casualty List

casualtysubhd"> 5 House: 1D, 4R; 1 Senate: 1D Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.), 62, 13 terms Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), 41, 3 terms Nick Smith (R-Mich), 68, 6 terms Richard Burr (R-N.C.), 47

February 21, 2003

A New Land of Enchantment?

Centered in Albuquerque, the district would have given Al Gore (D) a narrow 48 percent to 47 percent victory over George W.

February 21, 2003

McDermott Finds New Controversy

A Washington Post article last October revealed that the 47-year-old Iraqi-born businessman, who immigrated to the United States from Iraq in 1976, ran into trouble with the law shortly thereafter

February 21, 2003

The Man in the Middle

But the cable rates have gone up 47 percent while the [consumer price index] has gone up 17 percent — and cable is announcing a new round of price increases to the subscribers.

February 21, 2003

Roll Call Casualty List

casualtysubhd"> 4 House: 1D, 3R; 1 Senate: 1D Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.), 62, 13 terms Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), 41, 3 terms Nick Smith (R-Mich), 68, 6 terms Richard Burr (R-N.C.), 47

February 12, 2003

Collins Challenger to Lead Common Cause

The 47-year-old former Maine Senate Majority Leader and small-business owner is slated to take over as the new president and chief executive officer of Common Cause, the public interest group that

February 12, 2003

Unholy Alliance?

He was just trying to recover from cramming 47 jalapeno peppers down his throat in a span of five minutes to steal the “Zestiest Legislator” crown from Rep. Max Sandlin (D-Texas).

February 12, 2003

Most Agree: Bush’s Tax-Cutting Proposal Favors the Rich

In the early-February ABC News/Washington Post poll, 47 percent approved of the way the president was handling the deficit, but 46 percent disapproved.

February 11, 2003

The Other Washington

Whatever decisions Dunn and Nethercutt make about a statewide race in 2004 could have implications for control of the House, especially in Dunn’s swing district, which gave Al Gore (D) a 49 percent to 47

February 5, 2003

Bush Should Fight Medical Errors, Not Just Lawyers

One particular medical horror story — the unnecessary double mastectomy undergone last year in Minnesota by 47-year-old Navy veteran Linda McDougal after a misdiagnosis of breast cancer — is being

January 31, 2003

Democrats Urged to Seek More Targets In Effort to Take Back House Majority

said, 18 should be in districts where the GOP Member won with less than a 10 percent margin, while another 12 should be those where victory was between 10 percent and 20 percent but with better than 47

January 31, 2003

Hometown Hero, Not on Ballot

Then a Midland oil executive, Bush was defeated by Lubbock businessman Kent Hance (D), 53 percent to 47 percent. Hance later switched parties, running unsuccessfully for Senate and governor.

January 29, 2003

Could Blunt Be the Next One in Line?

“I was 47,” he noted. “Frankly, I thought I was probably too old based on the seniority system to ever stay here long enough to have an impact beyond what you have in your district.

January 23, 2003

After Bowles’ Showing, Is Edwards Caught in A Numbers Game?

Since then, the two losers drew 47 percent (incumbent Lauch Faircloth) and 48.1 percent (appointed Sen. James Broyhill). Except in the rarest of cases, that appears to be the GOP floor.

January 17, 2003

Isakson to Run for the Senate in Ga.

Isakson, 58, has run for statewide office twice before, losing a gubernatorial election to Miller in 1990 and then a 1996 Senate primary runoff, 53 percent to 47 percent, against Guy Millner.

January 14, 2003

Que Sera, Coble

As former dean of the North Carolina Congressional delegation’s chiefs of staff, the 47-year-old McDonald headed up Coble’s office since 1988 and earlier served as the Tar Heel State Congressman

January 10, 2003

Allard’s Allies

Over the course of his career, the 47-year-old Wadhams has managed the campaigns of a variety of Centennial State politicians, including Gov. Bill Owens (R) and former Sen. Hank Brown (R).

January 8, 2003

Don’t Sign a Long Lease: House Newcomers Top Parties’ ’04 Hit Lists

And Kansas’ 3rd, where Dennis Moore (D) held on for a 50 percent to 47 percent win over Republican challenger Adam Taff, is likely to see another hard-fought race, possibly with Taff trying again.

January 8, 2003