The Almanac of British Politics (Routledge), by Robert Waller and Byron Criddle and also in its seventh edition, is indispensable.

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In addition, several Democrats -- including West Virginia's Robert Byrd, Georgia's Zell Miller, and North Dakota's Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan -- have said they'll support Ashcroft.

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