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North Carolina Rep. Mike McIntyre and New York Rep. Carolyn McCarthy will not seek reelection this year, according to multiple Democratic sources familiar with their plans – marking a blow to Democratic efforts to win control of the House. The 57-year-old McIntyre, who was elected in 1996 to the Wilmington-area congressional seat, narrowly defeated Republican state Sen. David Rouzer in 2012 and was poised to face him in a 2014 rematch. His retirement from the heavily Republican district will further thin the ranks of Blue Dog Democrats. It comes less than a month after another Blue Dog, Utah Rep. Jim...

Puzzling break-ins over the last month at the offices of at least three House members and several committees have U.S. Capitol Police gumshoes working to find a pattern and the culprits, with missing items ranging from cash and expensive computer equipment to autographed baseballs and alcohol. In at least four of the cases, thieves broke into the offices at night when doors were locked, leading some staffers to believe they were victims of an inside job. (MAP: Where the House Office Break-Ins Happened) “The evidence points to someone with access to my office, and other offices in the Capitol complex,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 31, 2010CONTACT: Levi Russell at (509) 979-6615 or via email at: Levi@FrontLineStrat.com  TEA PARTY EXPRESS IV ROARS THROUGH THREE STATES SUNDAY!Special Guests Include: Roger Hedgecock, Tammy Bruce, Jim Martin,Tom Kelleher, Jon Runyan, Anna Little, Steve Lonegan and others! Surprise Guest Speakers At Some Rallies Today!RALLIES ON SUNDAY, OCT. 31st * Harrisburg, PA (10:00AM) ** Wilmington, DE (3:00PM) ** Toms River, NJ (8:00PM) *  (ON THE ROAD FROM WHEELING, WV) – Just days before the historic midterm elections, the cross-country tour Tea Party Express IV: Liberty at the Ballot Box (www.TeaPartyExpress.org) continues rallying across the US. The tour, whose recent...

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. – A New Jersey Republican congressional candidate criticized his Democratic opponent Friday amid mounting evidence that Democratic officials planted a tea-party candidate in the race to siphon off conservative votes. "My opponent, John Adler, represents everything that is wrong with politics in our country today," Republican Jon Runyan said. "I would ask for an apology. But frankly, an apology from someone like Congressman Adler would be so meaningless that it's not worth seeking." He spoke at a news conference Friday as Adler, a first-term Democratic lawmaker, and his campaign remained mum about a report in the Courier-Post...

Every cycle there are races that are so heavily polled that you can't help but think about them (say, VA-05 this cycle), and there are races that manage to work their way into the news for other reasons (like FL-08). But there are also relatively quiet races that are easy to overlook until something comes along to shake things up. One of those races this year is in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District. Democrat John Adler picked the district up from retiring Republican Jim Saxton in a quiet election in 2008, where the only surprise was that Adler only won...

Former Eagles' offensive lineman Jon Runyan plans to run for Congress in South Jersey next year after finishing this football season with the San Diego Chargers. Runyan, a Mount Laurel resident who signed with the Chargers Tuesday, said he will run as a Republican in the 3rd Congressional district. Runyan, who has not been active in public politics, may face a challenge in a district where two Republican-heavy counties have battled for supremacy.

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — Former NFL player Jon Runyan says he's considering running for Congress. In a statement issued Wednesday by the Burlington County Republican Committee, Runyan says he believes the country is being taken in the wrong direction by career politicians. Runyan, an offensive lineman, played 13 seasons in the NFL, the last nine with the Philadelphia Eagles. The 36-year-old is out of football this season, though he's talked to the Eagles and other teams about coming back. If he runs for Congress, it would be in New Jersey's 3rd District, which stretches from the Philadelphia suburbs to central...

PHILADELPHIA -- They first met eight years ago, when the world was young and their knees and shoulders didn't ache nearly so much. On Sunday, Giants left defensive end Michael Strahan and Eagles right offensive tackle Jon Runyan meet for the 13th time. It is a classic, cosmic collision featuring an extremely irresistible force and a thoroughly immovable object. The Giants lead the NFC East with a surprising 8-4 record, while Philadelphia, the defending NFC champion, is struggling at 5-7 and is coming off a disturbing 42-0 home loss to the Seahawks. For these two proud men, however, records don't...