You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Category: MATH TERMS 
Clue: The term surd refers to irrational numbers like this number's square root, 1.7320508...
3

Category: COUNTRIES BY NEWSPAPER 
Clue: The Connaught Telegraph & The Galway Advertiser
ireland

Category: NEW FACES IN THE 110th CONGRESS 
Clue: In a huge upset in Virginia, Jim Webb beat this senator & prospective presidential candidate

allen