MCHUGH UP FOR POWERFUL COMMITTEE POST; HE COULD BE FIRST NEW YORKER IN 60 YEARS TO RUN ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE. YEARLY BUDGET: MORE THAN $500 BILLION.(News)

From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: May 25, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Mark Weiner Washington bureau

As members of Congress turn their attention to the fall election, Rep. John McHugh has quietly started waging his own campaign -- except this one is on Capitol Hill.

McHugh is working behind the scenes for the support of his Republican colleagues in a high-stakes battle for one of the most influential positions in Congress.

If he succeeds, McHugh will become the first New York congressman in 60 years to serve a...

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