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" Editor&amp;#039;s note: the name of the incumbent candidate is italicized, while the candidate we&amp;#039;re endorsing is in bold. SENATE Pat Roberts (R) Jim Slattery (D)  As then-chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Roberts steadfastly defended the CIA as clean on torture and the NSA as clean on wiretapping--and just as steadfastly dragged his feet on investigating prewar intelligence failures for the tawdriest of reasons: to protect the White House. His opponent, a moderate former congressman, will do better.Esquire endorses: Slattery HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Congressional District 1 Jerry Moran (R) James Bordonaro (D) Moran is an informed, subtle legislator with an independent streak. His stand against the administration on Medicare cuts drew plaudits from all but his own party leaders; his balanced views on ethanol promote that industry while seeking to protect Kansas&amp;#039;s stockyards. Great work.Esquire endorses: Moran District 2 Lynn Jenkins (R) Nancy Boyda (D) A successful executive and lifelong pro-choice Republican, Boyda switched parties in 2003 over opposition to the war but retains her antitax, pro-business leanings. Which leaves pro-choice, antitax, pro-business Republican Jenkins free to campaign on what, exactly--change?Esquire endorses: Boyda District 3 Nick Jordan (R) Dennis Moore (D) Easy choice here: vague values-and-terrorists talk from the challenger versus bipartisan accomplishment by the incumbent.Esquire endorses: Moore District 4 Todd Tiahrt (R) Donald Betts (D) Tiahrt, knee-deep in Abramoff and DeLay cash, deserves to be dumped for this sin alone. But let&amp;#039;s keep things positive: His opponent is as accomplished a state legislator as you&amp;#039;ll ever find.Esquire endorses: Betts To see more of the Esquire Endorsements 2008 package, including our recommendations for who to vote for in other states, please click this link. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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