TROUBLED HISTORY: A TIMELINE OF DELAY'S POLITICAL AND LEGAL PROBLEMS

Tom DeLay At A Glance • Born: Apr. 8, 1947; Laredo, Texas • Home: Sugarland, Texas • Religion: Baptist • Elected: 1984; serving 11th term • Represents: Texas-22 (state map)  TEXAS CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING  DELAY VOTE RATINGS, ELECTION RESULTS

The Long Year Ahead A majority of political insiders in both parties predict tough times ahead for the Texas Republican. CBS NEWS: Is your opinion of Tom DeLay favorable, not favorable, undecided or haven't you heard enough about Tom DeLay yet to have an opinion?   Favorable 10%   Not favorable 21%   Undecided 17%   Haven't heard enough 54%   Refused 1% A CBS News poll; conducted 10/3-5/05; surveyed 808 adults; margin of error +/-4% (release, 10/6).  2005 POLLING ON TOM DELAY

Ads Link DeLay & Ney To Abramoff Campaign for America's Future and Public Campaign Action Fund launch a coordinated ad campaign criticizing two high-profile GOP congressmen for alleged links to lobbyist Jack Abramoff.  MORE ADS ON DELAY

FROM NATIONAL JOURNAL
Team DeLay
To beat the conspiracy and money-laundering charges pending against him, Tom DeLay has spared no expense assembling a topflight team to wage a legal, public-relations and political offensive that has all the hallmarks of an election campaign.

FROM NATIONAL JOURNAL
High Anxiety
Although DeLay's travails have contributed to the GOP's recent "free fall," he's not the only problem. Republicans' new situation has transformed the battlefield for the 2006 midterm elections, and control of Congress will go to the victor.

BUDGET BATTLES Budget Debate, Post-DeLay Tom DeLay's absence will have important implications for the fiscal 2007 budget debate, as the House GOP will find it far harder than in the past to maintain discipline on votes.  MORE ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY

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