The first warning sign for the GOP came in early February in Pennsylvania, in the race to succeed Rep. John Saylor (R), who had died the previous October.

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R, a syndicalist party which did fairly well in the presidential race in 1993, but is now weaker.

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At the American Le Mans Series' six-hour endurance race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in September, the GT3 R Hybrid walked away from the field, posting the fastest laps in the GT class and stopping only three times for fuel, compared with other competitors' five or more stops.

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R-10 became the first diesel-powered car to win an endurance race, pipping a field of petrol-powered rivals to the post.

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Carroll predicts all of the six incumbents (Diane Feinstein (D- CA), Debbie Stabenov (D-MI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Maria Cantwell (D-WA)) will win without trouble and points to open seat elections in Hawaii, where former Governor Linda Lingle (R) and former Representative Mazie Hirono (D) are locked in a tight race.

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Kemp also said that although in theory he's against race-based quotas, he is against Rep. Charles Canady's (R-Fla.) proposed bill to end affirmative action programs.

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There has been no announcement yet on whether the race will be held at a later date, though chairman of the Bahrain International Circuit Zayed R.

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