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The motion of the ocean aside, here's a quick guide to some Democratic House members that Republicans believe are genuinely vulnerable in a year when President Obama isn't on the ballot.

Alyson Gardner, 5, draws for prizes during the GOP Gala Saturday at the Country Steak-Out. More than 100 people showed up for the GOP Gala put on by the Morgan County Republican Party Central Committee on Saturday at the Country Steak-Out. That turnout made up probably the largest crowd the gala has seen in recent years, some observers said.

GREELEY, Colo. - Colorado Democratic Rep. Betsy Markey, along with 38 other politically-vulnerable House Democrats, bucked the Democratic caucus and voted against the Affordable Health Care for America Act, which narrowly passed the U.S. House of Representatives Saturday night on a 220-215 vote.

Rep. Betsy Markey voted against a health-care reform bill backed by President Barack Obama and the House Democratic leadership Saturday night, citing concerns over the cost of the bill.

The House of Representatives, as part of its trimming of the Department of Homeland Security 's proposed $31.8 billion appropriations for 2006, cuts the $136,000 allocated for a liaison to Hollywood.

From the ever predictable New York Times : By JEREMY W. PETERS November 4, 2009 SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. - Democrats won a special election in New York State's northernmost Congressional district Tuesday, a setback for national conservatives who heavily promoted a third candidate in what became an intense debate over the direction of the Republican Party ...

One year to the day after President Barack Obama stepped onto a stage in Chicago's Grant Park after a historic election win, Republicans savored two victories in Tuesday's gubernatorial contests in New Jersey and Virginia.

The elections that attracted national attention Tuesday were all on the East Coast, with New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine going down to defeat and conservative Republican activists like Sarah Palin failing in their effort to override the local party and elect a fellow-traveler to an open Congressional seat in upstate New York.

Democrats won a special election in New York State's northernmost Congressional district Tuesday, a setback for national conservatives who heavily promoted a third candidate in what became an intense debate over the direction of the Republican Party .

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said the New York special congressional election, which is roiling after the Republican nominee pulled out and endorsed the Democrat, will be a chance for voters to send a message that the Republican Party has become too extreme.

Marilyn Musgrave's political career rose from the dead last week, as the former Colorado congresswoman and current director of the Susan B. Anthony List's Votes Have Consequences project campaigned for the election of Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate running for the 23rd Congressional seat left vacant when Republican John McHugh ...

When the local Republican leadership chose New York Assemblywoman Deirdre "Dede" Scozzafava to run in the 23rd district's special election, it's unlikely that they had any notion of the national attention - and debate - their decision would draw.

A week ago we brought you the story of a New York congressional district that has become the epicenter for GOP infighting as the party determines its best way out of the political wilderness.

Rachel Maddow talks to Steve Benen about the Republican infighting going on in the New York 23rd District's special election.

Earth to the conservative movement: Don't use a defeated conservative to argue the winning value of conservatism at the ballot box.

From a command center inside the Days Inn here, conservatives from around the country are fighting to preserve what they see as the integrity of the Republican Party .

From a command center inside the Days Inn here, conservatives from around the country are fighting to preserve what they see as the integrity of the Republican Party.

Conservative women are looking for a voice in the Mountain State. A new group trying to help these women express their views will have its second meeting in Morgantown Sunday.

State Rep. Corey Gardner likely will be the Republican candidate in next year's general-election contest for Colorado's 4th Congressional District seat, former U.S. Rep.

The abortion rights group NARAL is urging its supporters to back four freshman House Democrats who are facing the prospect of tough re-elections next year.