http://clipmarks.com/clipper/BobbyRutan/date/2008/5/4/http://rss.clipmarks.com/clipper/BobbyRutan/date/2008/5/4/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/38EE50EF-B78F-41F5-8ACC-E0457ED65096/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/BobbyRutan/">BobbyRutan</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> The Obama campaign has said that it would run a 50 state campaign aiding down ticket candidates in the election bids in November.<br/><br/>The republicans "misunderestimate" the populaces desire to lessen their influence in national politics. <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080504/ap_on_el_ho/congress_louisiana" title="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080504/ap_on_el_ho/congress_louisiana">news.yahoo.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"> Democrat Cazayoux wins congressional seat in Louisiana</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">A Democrat won a special congressional election here Saturday, bolstering his party's majority status on Capitol Hill by taking a seat Republicans have held since 1974.</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Don Cazayoux, a lawyer and state lawmaker, beat Republican Woody Jenkins to cap a race that Democrats viewed as a chance to further tighten control over Congress. The seat opened when Republican <SPAN id="lw_1209884910_0" class="yshortcuts">Richard Baker</SPAN>, a 20-year incumbent, resigned to take a lobbying job.</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>The congressional district includes <SPAN id="lw_1209884910_1" class="yshortcuts">Baton Rouge</SPAN> and surrounding parishes.</P> <P>"People in <SPAN id="lw_1209884910_2" class="yshortcuts">Louisiana</SPAN> are hungry for a new direction in Washington," Cazayoux said in a written statement issued by his campaign.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">the Cazayoux-Jenkins race attracted attention and money from Washington interest groups and the national parties.</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Cazayoux, 44, who raised twice as much money as Jenkins, was attacked in ads that painted him as a supporter of presidential contender <SPAN id="lw_1209884910_6" class="yshortcuts">Barack Obama</SPAN> and <SPAN id="lw_1209884910_7" class="yshortcuts">House Speaker Nancy Pelosi</SPAN>.</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/BobbyRutan/512/6CFF9251-9D5D-4AA3-A21F-B26BA41E89FA.jpg" alt="6th U.S. Congressional District candidate state Rep. Don Cazayoux, D-New Roads, calls supporters in this April 30, 2008 file photo. Cazayoux won a special congressional election Saturday, bolstering his party's majority status on Capitol Hill by taking a seat Republicans have held since 1974. (AP Photo/Tim Mueller, file)" /><br /></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.aroundthewaybooks.com/images/obama.champion.jpg" title="http://www.aroundthewaybooks.com/images/obama.champion.jpg">www.aroundthewaybooks.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/BobbyRutan/512/B92BE662-0345-4E2A-9F8A-815D2A7D7AD9.jpg" alt="The image “http://www.aroundthewaybooks.com/images/obama.champion.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors." /><br /></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/being+linked+to+obama+and+pelosi+results+in+a+win/" rel="tag">being linked to obama and pelosi results in a win</a></div>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080504/ap_on_el_ho/congress_louisianaSun, 04 May 2008 09:59:59 GMT