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Rep. Walt Minnick (D-Idaho) chuckled on Twitter Tuesday after an article revealing the National Republican Campaign Committee's plan for ad buys didn't mention his race.

"Someone's missing. Again," Minnick tweeted Tuesday, referring to his challenger, Republican state Rep. Raul Labrador.

Labrador had also been left out of the NRCC's "Young Guns" promotions in June and July. He defeated Iraq War veteran Vaughn Ward -- a committee favorite -- in the May primary.

The DCCC has reserved time in the district.

Minnick, a one-term incumbent, voted no on health care and no on the stimulus bill. He reported a significant cash-on-hand advantage -- $1.1 million to Labrador's $69,000 -- at the end of June.