It is an important, and troubling, election year. Voters’ focus has been principally on the presidential campaign, but there are Senate, Congressional, state, and local offices on the November 2 ballot as well. In nearly all of these races, the campaign season has been starkly different from that of the Bush-Kerry campaign: quiet, with […]
Samara Barend
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29th Congressional District
With Republicans enjoying a slim 22-member majority in the 435-member US House of Representatives, both parties are paying close attention to seats around the nation that seem in play. One of those lies on Rochester’s doorstep, with 18-year Republican Congressman Amo Houghton of Corning is retiring, clearing the field for two fresh challengers. Houghton’s former […]
