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==Current Headlines==
*Fighting off allegations of secret land deals in Guatemala, Rep. [[Jerry_Weller#Retirement|Jerry Weller]] (R-Ill.) will not seek reelection in 2008. ([http://www.rollcall.com/issues/1_1/breakingnews/20095-1.html ''Roll Call''] story)
*Sources in the Republican party stated that Secretary of Agriculture [[Mike_Johanns#2008_elections|Mike Johanns]] (R) would resign and run for Senate in Nebraska. ([http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/johanns-to-resign-run-for-senate-sources-say-2007-09-19.html ''The Hill''] story)
*The [[District_of_Columbia_Fair_and_Equal_Voting_Rights_Act_of_2007#Filibuster|District of Columbia Fair and Equal Voting Rights Act]] was filibustered in the Senate, falling just three votes short of the required sixty votes for cloture. ([http://www.rollcall.com/issues/53_29/news/20057-1.html ''Roll Call''] story)