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SUMMARY:Make Calls to Take Back Congress - Stephen Colbert's Sister in Special Election
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:<p><span style="line-height: 1.3em;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="line-
 height: 1.3em;">The fight to take back Congress with more and better Democr
 ats has started!  There will be a special election on Tuesday, May 7th, in 
 South Carolina's 1st Congressional district.  (The current rep was appointe
 d to </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina%27s_1st_co
 ngressional_district_special_election,_2013" target="_blank" style="line-he
 ight: 1.3em;">replace</a><span style="line-height: 1.3em;"> Jim Demint in t
 he US Senate.)</span></p><p> </p><p><strong>Candidates:</strong>  The prima
 ries are over. The Democrat is Elizabeth Colbert Busch, who happens to be t
 he sister of late night satirist Stephen Colbert.  The Republican is disgra
 ced former governor Mark Sanford.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://colbertbusc
 hforcongress.com/welcome/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to visit Elizabet
 h Colbert Busch's campaign site, where you can learn more about Elizabeth a
 nd <strong>make calls.</strong> (<a href="http://colbertbuschforcongress.ng
 pvanhost.com/ngpvanui/login?destination=vpb#register" target="_blank">Click
  here</a>.) We've spoken to Elizabeth's campaign and they welcome the idea 
 of having people from across the country making calls to voters on her beha
 lf in advance of this important election.</p><p> </p><p><strong><span style
 ="text-decoration: underline;">Some articles about the race:</span></strong
 ></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina%27s_1st_congre
 ssional_district_special_election,_2013" target="_blank">Wikipedia Page Abo
 ut this Special Election</a></p><p><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2
 013/04/22/1203907/-SC-01-VoteVets-Hits-Mark-Sanford-s-R-Abysmal-Record-On-V
 eterans-Affairs" target="_blank">VoteVets Hits mark Sanfords Abysmal Record
  on Veterans Affairs</a></p><p><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/
 explainer/2013/04/stephen_colbert_endorses_sister_elizabeth_colbert_busch_d
 o_campaign_finance.html" target="_blank">Does Stephen Colbert's Endorsement
  of His Sister Violate Election Laws?</a></p>
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