(ID-01) GOP Uneasy About Idaho House Race (AP)

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GOP Uneasy About Idaho House Race

By JESSE HARLAN ALDERMAN
The Associated Press
Thursday, October 19, 2006; 1:27 AM

BOISE, Idaho -- For years, Idaho's most endangered species have been bald
eagles, sockeye salmon and Democrats.

President Bush carried the state's massive 1st Congressional District with 69
percent of the vote in 2004. Rep. C.L. "Butch" Otter, R-Idaho, who is running
for governor, breezed to three terms in the House.

Yet it's a nettlesome year for Republicans. The 20-county 1st District,
which spans western Idaho from the alpine lakes on the Canadian border to the
sagebrush desert on the Nevada line, might tone down the Gem State's ruby-red
reputation by replacing Otter with a light-blue Democrat.

Larry Grant, a former executive at Micron Technology Inc., the state's largest
private employer, is the Democrat in the race. His opponent is conservative
state Rep. Bill Sali, a rock 'n' roll drumming and soul-singing Republican.

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/19/AR2006101900072.html

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