Texas House 22nd District

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District profile: Politically, the 22nd District remains Republican, but not quite as strongly as it was before the 2003 redistricting.
2004 results: Tom DeLay (R) defeated Richard Morrison (D) by 55-41%.
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1. Other political news of note
   1. Holder says drone strikes since 2009 have killed four U.S. citizens

      On the eve of a major address by President Barack Obama on his counterterrorism policy, the Obama administration revealed Wednesday that drone strikes since 2009 had killed four Americans overseas – one of whom, Anwar al-Aulaqi, was targeted in Yemen because he’d planned and was planning terrorist attacks on the United States – principally the plot to blow up an airliner over Detroit on Christmas Eve 2009.

   2. Reid appears to back away from 'nuclear option' on filibusters
   3. Lawmakers grill officials for inaction on IRS, Lerner denies wrongdoing
   4. Republicans target Democrats in conservative districts
   5. Public relations gone bad for White House on IRS

REPUBLICAN CHALLENGERS

Tom DeLay resigned after his name was printed on the ballot, and four Republicans are running in a Nov. 7 special election to replace him. Three of those candidates are also running as write-ins in the general election.

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NICK LAMPSON (D)
Lampson, a former congressman, was unopposed in the primary.

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