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blogs.wsj.com - 10/31/2009
Pataki Makes Surprise Endorsement in N.Y. House Race
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Naftali Bendavid reports on Congress. The special election in upstate New York has turned a lot of political rules on their head. And now, with Tuesday's vote in the state's 23rd Congressional District almost upon us, former New York Gov. George Pataki has announced his surprising ...
politico.com - 10/30/2009
Pataki endorses Hoffman
— politico.com — Former New York Gov. George Pataki endorsed Conservative party candidate Doug Hoffman tonight, the clearest sign yet... that even the most establishment New York Republicans now view Hoffman as having the best shot at preventing a Democrat from winning ... (more) Pataki endorses Hoffman

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google.com - 10/31/2009
The Associated Press: Republican in NY House race suspends campaign
— google.com — 1 hour ago ALBANY, N.Y. Fighting plunging support, Republican Dierdre Scozzafava abruptly suspended her campaign Saturday in... the 23rd Congressional District special election that has exposed a rift among national factions of the party. Campaign ... (more) The Associated Press: Republican in NY House race ...

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The Gouverneur Times
gouverneurtimes.com - 11/1/2009
The Gouverneur Times
— gouverneurtimes.com — Fred Thompson Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate for Congress (NY-23), today received the endorsement of former... United States Senator Fred Thompson. In his letter of endorsement Thompson, a Republican and a nationally recognized leader of ... (more) The Gouverneur Times

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DownWithTyranny!:  Official GOP Nominee Backs Out Of Congressional Race In NY-23-- Shockwaves Across America

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Official GOP Nominee Backs Out Of Congressional Race In NY-23-- Shockwaves Across America
DownWithTyranny! — ... . Many observers saw this coming when ostensible mainstream Republican ex-Governor George Pataki endorsed the teabagger candidate last night. His vicious blast must have felt like a ton of bricks falling on the head of the faltering Scozzafava: ...

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Scozzafava pulls out of NY-23 House race, GOP's extremist right scores another major victory — The Reaction
By Michael J.W. Stickings On this All Hallows' Eve 2009, Dede Scozzafava, the (official) Republican candidate in the special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District, has suspended her campaign just days before the vote, giving up in the face of inevitability and essentially ...
Vt. Dems rally for NY congressional race — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]AP[/b] PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Vermont Democrats are organizing to help their New York counterparts get out the vote in a special congressional election. Voters in northeastern New York's 23rd congressional district go to the polls Tuesday in a special off-year election that's ...