Rep. Ray LaHood (R) Announces Retirement (good pickup opportunity)

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

This is a seat the Dems can win, if they have a good candidate:

After serving seven terms in Congress, Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) announced his retirement on a Peoria radio station Thursday afternoon.

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Democrats have said the Peoria-based seat would be a target for them assuming LaHood retired -- particularly if Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is their presidential nominee. The district gave President Bush 58 percent of the vote in 2004. A Democrat hasn't represented the Peoria area since 1917.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/0707/Ray_LaHood_announces_retirement.html