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As he runs for a 13th term, Edolphus Towns finds himself the target of determined efforts to end his career in Congress. People either have declared plans to challenge Mr. Towns or are close to doing so. But the candidates looking to challenge Mr. Towns for the Democratic nomination in the 10th Congressional District criticize him on other issues. He's absent for crucial votes and he's a disaster when it comes to speaking on national issues. In addition to the opposition from labor, another problem for Mr. Towns is his strained relationship with Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez, the newly installed chairman of the Brooklyn Democratic Party. Mr. Towns said he was not troubled by the prospect of a hard-fought campaign.