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A political debate gaffe that just kept on giving
The Mourdock mistake was costly. It cost Republican Richard Mourdock his chance for a seat in the U.S. Senate. His race with Democrat Joe Donnelly had been a tossup. Mourdock was expecting tens of millions of dollars from super PACs to break the tie in...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Barack Obama, Joe Donnelly, Parties and Movements, Mitt Romney
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What's in a name?
The competitive nature of southwestern Indiana's 8th Congressional District has led pundits and political observers to call it "The Bloody 8th." We're starting to think north-central Indiana's 2nd District also deserves a nickname, albeit a less gruesome...
Tags: Elizabeth Warren, Washington, DC, Claire McCaskill, Joe Donnelly, Politics
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Forbes also interested in Seapower chairmanship
Yesterday I wrote that U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Westmoreland County, was interested in the chairing the Seapower and Projection Forces subcomittee of the House Armed Services, a panel with oversight of military shipbuilding and the nation's naval...Tags: Shipbuilding, Newport News Shipbuilding, Hampton Roads, Manufacturing and Engineering, Buck McKeon
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A national left turn?
Politically, it was a status quo election. Democrats held on to the White House and their majority in the U.S. Senate in Tuesday's voting. Republicans preserved their majority in the House and increased by one their hold on the majority of state...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Abortion, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Barack Obama, Voting
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Reid urges cooperation as Democrats expand Senate control
CNNSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid called on Republicans to cooperate with an expanded Democratic majority Wednesday, a day after the Democrats picked up at least one more seat in the chamber. "It is better to dance than to fight," said Reid, D-Nevada....Tags: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Gays and Lesbians, Politics
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Democrats maintain control of Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the...
Tags: Washington, DC, Maria Cantwell, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Mitt Romney
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Democrats Hold onto Narrow Majority in U.S. Senate
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON -- Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat or two,...Tags: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Mitt Romney, Politics
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Dems fight for continued Senate control
WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Democrats fought Republicans for control of the Senate on Tuesday after a bitter campaign marked by roughly $1 billion in outside spending in competitive races from Virginia to Montana. Republican Sen. Scott Brown, who...
Tags: Washington, DC, Claire McCaskill, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Mitt Romney
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Election Blog: Akin campaign preparing for election night events
jkaplan@kspr.comHello from Chesterfield! KSPR's Jonah Kaplan here in this St. Louis suburb at Rep. Todd Akin's campaign headquarters. It's pretty quiet here thus far, but the scene will surely light up later on this evening. Campaign staffers are busy inflating hundreds...Tags: Sarah Steelman, Claire McCaskill, Mitt Romney, Elections, Politics
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Controversies dim GOP hopes to take over Senate
CNNEven before a second Republican Senate candidate tripped over incendiary comments about rape, GOP leaders in Washington knew that their once promising chances of winning control of the Senate had diminished. Whether Richard Mourdock of Indiana can move...Tags: Claire McCaskill, George W. Bush, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, White House
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Survey USA polling released days before the election
news@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. --Survey USA has released its final polling numbers before the November 6 election. In an election for United States Senator from Missouri, incumbent Democrat Claire McCaskill leads at the wire, having assembled a coalition that should...Tags: Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Jay Nixon, Voting, Mitt Romney
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Presidential politics and abortion
Susan Reimer's column abut the Republican platform on abortion again shows her expertise in setting up a straw man and then knocking him down ("Presidential election or abortion referendum?" Aug. 27). The Republican platform comprises about 45 pages...Tags: Abortion, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Mitt Romney, Abortion Issue
Nov 11, 2012
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