target='';
headline1='Several House Races Remain Hanging in Balance';
url1='http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec06/house_11-13.html';
blurb1='Days after the Democrats won a solid majority in the House of Representatives, the winners of 11 seats remain undecided as the candidates wait for official results of races that will be determined by provisional ballots or that were close enough to require a recount.';
date1='Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:26:00 EDT';
document.write ('<B><a href="'+url1+'"'+target+'>'+headline1+'</a></B><BR>'+blurb1+'<BR>'+date1+'<BR><BR>');

headline2='Senators-elect Plan for Upcoming Congressional Session';
url2='http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec06/newfaces_11-10.html';
blurb2='Ten new faces will join the Senate in January -- eight Democrats, one Republican and one independent. Democrat Ben Cardin of Maryland and Republican Bob Corker of Tennessee discuss what they intend to bring to Congress.';
date2='Fri, 10 Nov 2006 18:30:00 EDT';
document.write ('<B><a href="'+url2+'"'+target+'>'+headline2+'</a></B><BR>'+blurb2+'<BR>'+date2+'<BR><BR>');

headline3='Democrats Secure Majority in the Senate';
url3='http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/politics/july-dec06/senate_11-09.html';
blurb3='The narrow victories of former Navy Secretary James Webb in Virginia and state Sen. Jon Tester in Montana mean Democrats secured 51 Senate seats and the majority in both chambers of the upcoming 110th Congress.';
date3='Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:20:00 EDT';
document.write ('<B><a href="'+url3+'"'+target+'>'+headline3+'</a></B><BR>'+blurb3+'<BR>'+date3);