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Associated Press - August 26, 2009 5:55 PM ET
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina businessman has launched a campaign to unseat first-term Democratic Rep. Larry Kissell.
Lou Huddleston, a Republican from Fayetteville, said Wednesday that he's running to provide the Eighth Congressional District a voice that constituents trust. He's an Army veteran who retired as a colonel in 2003 after a tour in Afghanistan.
Kissell won the 8th District seat last year in his second campaign against Republican Rep. Robin Hayes, who last week declined to run for the seat.
Hayes plans to play a behind-the-scenes role in the 2010 campaign. He recently tried to recruit former Carolina Panthers star Mike Minter to enter the race, but Minter declined.
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