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New York Republican congressional nominee Dede Scozzafava withdrew last weekend from the special election that will take place Tuesday and endorsed the Democrat, Bill Owens, in a race where a third party candidate, Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman, has become a major contender. Yes, you read that right. In one of the most Republican districts in New York, one that borders Canada, Scozzafava ran up against a mass revolt by mainstream Republicans who charged that her long list of liberal credentials made her a “RINO” or Republican In Name Only. The 23rd congressional district race is this year's only congressional...

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) is playing down the impact of the withdrawal under fire of the Republican Party candidate in a New York Congressional race, but the GOP leader is also warning of a new force in American politics that could pose a threat to both major parties. "This is a pretty unusual circumstance," Boehner said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday as he discussed the withdrawal of Republican Dede Scozzafava from the NY-23 contest after conservatives swung their support behind Doug Hoffman who is running on the Conservative Party line. "We are in the middle I...