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April 27, 2004 Second New York Republican to Leave CongressBy RAYMOND HERNANDEZ ASHINGTON, April 26 - Representative Jack Quinn, a six-term Republican from the Buffalo area, said on Monday he has decided not to seek re-election this year, which could potentially deal a blow to New York State's delegation in Congress.Mr. Quinn, 53, of Hamburg, is the second Republican from upstate New York to announce his intention to leave Congress at the end of the year, following the elections this fall. Amo Houghton, 77, of Corning was the first.Mr. Quinn's retirement could further erode the influence of New York's heavily...

Nine-Term N.Y. Congressman to Retire Tuesday, April 06, 2004 CORNING, N.Y. — Rep. Amo Houghton (search), a businessman turned congressman who is an institution in upstate New York politics, said Tuesday that he won't seek a 10th term in the House. "I've decided that I'm not going to run again," the moderate Republican told supporters. "I appreciate everything you've done for me and all the friendship you've given me." Houghton, 77, is a former CEO of Corning Inc. (search), which his great-great-grandfather founded in 1851. "I tell you, when you get to be 77 and you're looking at 78, that...

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Snowe in cross-fire of dueling ads By TOM BELL, Portland Press Herald Writer Copyright © 2003 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc. Two Republican political action committees based in Washington are starting dueling advertising campaigns this weekend in Maine, one in support of Sen. Olympia Snowe, the other opposing her. The ads, which aim to influence Snowe by targeting her constituents in Maine, reveal the political pressure that Snowe is facing because of her efforts to limit President Bush's tax cut to $350 billion, less than half of his $726 billion proposal. Maine's Republican Party sharply criticized one of the ads, a...