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1/03/2004

Switching Parties with Honor

Switching Parties with Honor

This time, switching parties is being done with honor.

Ralph Hall, a Representative from Texas is switching from the Dems to the Reps. But he's doing it by filing for re-election as a Rep. Not by switching right after an election and screwing up the balance of power a la Jumpin' Jim Jeffords.

FOXNews.com - Politics - Congressman Switches From Democrat to GOP

WASHINGTON — Texas Rep. Ralph Hall (search) switched parties Friday night, filing for re-election as a Republican after nearly a quarter-century as one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress.