Stryker is said to have been retained in the case because of his success in defending District Attorney Geoghan, of Brooklyn, against charges of misconduct in office.
— Terrelle Pryor was one of the best basketball players on the court Friday night as his team, Jeannette High School of western Pennsylvania, played Chester High School, a six-time defending district champion.
Blue Dog Democrats, a group of moderates whose numbers have been dwindling, were particularly endangered as they struggled to defend districts they had long held.
As a result, Republican leaders are focusing on making sure that incumbents, especially their 87 freshmen, end up defending districts with even more Republican voters than they had in the last election, with the hope of ensuring that they maintain control of the House for the long term.
Mr. Ross, who arrived here four years ago after working in New York City and on Long Island, defended the district's practices.
Charlie Beck, Los Angeles police chief, immediately defended the district's decision: "It is very easy in hindsight to criticize a decision based on results that the deciders could have never known.
This year he defended a district judge who had been severely criticised – by the prime minister, among others – for leniency after imposing a £50 fine on a man who burned poppies during an Armistice Day event.
Representative Benjamin A. Gilman defended his district and his incumbency in front of a court-appointed special master in a Manhattan courtroom yesterday, saying that Sullivan, Rockland and Orange Counties were among the state's fastest growing and diverse regions and deserved a representative with seniority.
Board of Education President Steve Zimmer defended the district's ongoing scrutiny.
But board member George McKenna argued that Wyatt had successfully defended the district.
