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According to his hometown paper, the Auburn Journal, Rep. Doolittle (R-CA) is reaching out to his inner circle of funders to raise $100,000 in January to fend off what he’s describing as a concerted attack by Democrats — presumably run through the Bush Justice Department — to drive him from office.

Says Doolittle in his money appeal: “Make no mistake about it. The liberal media wants the Democrats back in control of Congress. They don’t like conservatives. They don’t like President Bush, and they don’t like what we stand for. They will stop at nothing to accomplish their goal.”

Doolittle’s plea comes amidst new disclosures tying him to the Duke Cunningham influence-peddling and bribery scandal.

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