The House version, sponsored by Shelley Moore Capito, Republican of West Virginia, would impose a one-year delay.

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Capito, who is in her seventh term, is viewed as a formidable candidate with a strong fundraising base.

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Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, a terrific campaigner, is running in West Virginia while former Gov. Mike Rounds is running in South Dakota.

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But most of all, she has never wavered in her unconditional support for coal, helping her to win backing from such unions as Coal Miners for Capito.

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One race it could get involved is in West Virginia, where Rep. Shelley Moore Capito had already announced her decision to run for the Senate even before incumbent Sen.

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Joel Brubaker, the 41-year-old chief of staff to Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R, W.Va), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, made money trading in financial-services firms in 2009.

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Capito is likable, gracious and level-headed.

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