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The conservative group Freedom's Watch has unleashed yet another round of robocalls, this one attacking Democrats in Congress for "standing between us and billions of barrels of American oil."

The robocall campaigns are being run in New Hampshire, Arizona, California, Kentucky, New York, Illinois, Florida and Ohio, as well as in Pennsylvania.

With similar scripts, the Pennsylvania calls are targeting U.S. Reps. Jason Altmire (D-McCandless) in the 4th Congressional District, Chris Carney (D-Dimock) in the 10th Congressional District and Paul Kanjorski (D-Nanticoke City) in the 11th Congressional District.

The voice on the call reminds listeners that President Bush recently lifted the executive ban on offshore drilling, and blames its Democratic targets for stopping increases in domestic oil production. It gives listeners a number of times that each target has "sided with Nancy Pelosi and liberals in Congress instead of us" and urges listeners to call the target.

"Tell him to stop standing between the American people and American oil," the call closes.

What many consider the most competitive congressional race in Pennsylvania became a little closer Tuesday.

Republican challenger Chris Hackett raised $367,578 in the second fundraising quarter. That's slightly more than Democratic incumbent Chris Carney, who raised $356,499.

Carney, however, continues to hold a significant advantage in total cash on hand. The incumbent has $1149,938, compared to Hackett's $266,816.

Congressional candidate Chris HackettA prominent business group today endorsed Republican Chris Hackett in his attempt to unseat freshman lawmaker U.S. Rep. Chris Carney (D-Dimock) in the state's 10th Congressional District, Roll Call reports (subscription only).

The endorsement was one of three made by The Business-Industry Political Action Committee today. The PAC also made endorsements in Congressional races Georgia and Kentucky.

BIPAC CEO Greg Casey said that Hackett's ownership of a temp staffing company in northeastern Pennsylvania will help him "bring a keen awareness of business concerns to Congress,” Roll Call reports.

The two candidates in the 10th Congressional District are trying to prove their opponent isn't interested in lowering gas prices, The Times Leader reports.

U.S. Rep. Chris Carney (D-Dimock) criticized challenger Chris Hackett for investments he's made in ExxonMobil, Conoco Phillips and Chevron worth between $31,000 and $115,000, telling The Times Leader Hackett is more interested in financial gain than helping everyday citizens. Carney's campaign is urging Hackett to sell the stock.

The Republican Hackett shot back that Carney invested in mutual funds that held stock in oil companies, and said he's trying to distract the public from his opposition to domestic oil drilling.

Republican congressional candidate Chris Hackett has taken care of the back-taxes his company owed the government, The Times-Tribune reports.

Hackett, who is running to replace incumbent Chris Carney in the 10th Congressional District, had been criticized for the outstanding debt before his primary victory overDan Meuser. Hackett's company, Workforce Solutions Inc., owed almost $17,000 in back-taxes.

The Washington Post’s Friday House Line has Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District as one of the top 20 potential pickups for the opposition party in November. Coming in at #11, it ranks only behind TX-22 (ranked #8) as a potential Republican pick up.

11. PA-10 (Dem.-held): Rep. Chris Carney's (D) win in 2006 over the badly damaged Don Sherwood (R) made some forget the underlying Republicanism of the district. Carney has acquitted himself well in his first 18 months in Congress but wealthy businessman Chris Hackett will be a credible alternative. (Previous ranking: N/A)

Freshman Congressman Chris Carney wrote a letter in January to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in support of the Senate version of the Foreign Intelligence Security Act (FISA).  But according to Republican challenger Chris Hackett, its now time for Carney to act and show real support.

As Sen. Barack Obama took the nationwide lead in superdelegate commitments, Rep. Chris Carney (D-Dimock) Thursday endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, saying he was following the will of his constituents.

"I have watched this primary process very closely -- and as I said I would do, I have weighed the temperament and leadership displayed by Senators Clinton and Obama during the course of this campaign,” Carney said in a statement. “We are extremely fortunate to have two very strong candidates vying to lead our nation. Pennsylvania's 10th District overwhelmingly chose Senator Clinton in the Pennsylvania primary and I will respect their decision. On Wednesday, I had the opportunity to meet with Senator Clinton, and let her know Thursday that I am supporting her.”

What do Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and FISA have in common?

According to Republican Congressional candidate Chris Hackett, things Chris Carney puts his finger in the wind about

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Congressional candidate Chris HackettOver the last weekend before the primary election, questions arose regarding Republican Chris Hackett’s stance on abortion. Hackett maintained he was pro-life while supporters for Dan Meuser claimed Hackett had stated early he was pro-choice.

The National Right to Life PAC has no questions about Hackett’s stance as today they endorsed the Republican in his campaign to unseat Chris Carney in PA-10.

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