2 Ind. congressmen face tough challenges in Tuesday primary (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Fri, 05/02/2008 - 1:24am

Democrat Andre Carson, shown in this March 11, 2008 file photo as he celebrates his win over GOP challenger Jon Elrod in Indiana's 7th congressional district special election in Indianapolis, Tuesday, March 11, 2008.<br /><br />Carson is the second Muslim ever elected to Congress. Carson, Indiana's newest congressman, won a special election in March to fill out the remainder of his late grandmother's term.<br /><br />But he faces a crowded ballot in the state's May 6 primary, and despite support for Carson from state and national Democrats, it's a complicated race to predict.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Tom Strattman, File)AP - U.S. Rep. Andre Carson has barely had time to settle into his new office in Washington, but he might not want to get too comfortable.




 

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