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Democrats retain narrow majority in Senate
WASHINGTON — 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...
Tags: Democratic Party, Keith Poole, George Allen, Sarah Palin, Linda Lingle
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UPDATED: Obama wins reelection over Romney
AP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney despite a weak economy that plagued his first term and put a crimp in the middle class dreams of millions. In victory, he...Tags: Democratic Party, Robert Dold, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Career and Workplace
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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: Democratic Party, Libertarian Party, Richard Lugar, Mitt Romney, Todd Akin
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What to watch for on Election Night
A long and bitter presidential election comes to a close Tuesday when Americans choose between a second term for President Barack Obama and a new direction with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. CNN's reporters, correspondents, analysts and...
Tags: Democratic Party, George Allen, Timothy M. Kaine, Mitt Romney, John McCain
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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: Democratic Party, Timothy M. Kaine, Shelley Berkley, Richard Lugar, Mitt Romney
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Congressional candidate profiles
MEET THE CANDIDATES When Marylanders head to the polls Nov. 6, they will elect members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to casting their ballots for president. Dozens of people are running for a chance to represent the...Tags: National Security Agency, Invention and Innovation, International Military Interventions, Public Employees, Conservation
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An exit interview with Rep. David Dreier
David Dreier was 26, still living in a dorm at Claremont McKenna College and working as a college administrator, when he ran for Congress the first time, in 1978. He lost then but never thereafter. Sixteen times, Dreier was elected to the House of...
Tags: Democratic Party, Henry Waxman, Nancy Pelosi, Democracy, Budgets and Budgeting
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Convention speaker lineups show both parties want women vote
CNNWhen first lady Michelle Obama took the stage Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention, she told the kind of tale about President Barack Obama that only a wife can. She told of the profound impact of watching his grandmother and single mother'...Tags: Democratic Party, Nancy Pelosi, Abortion, Patty Murray, 2012 Republican National Convention
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The 50 richest members of Congress
CNN MoneyThe Hill, a political newspaper, unveiled its annual list of the 50 richest lawmakers on Tuesday. Rep. Michael McCaul, a Republican from Texas, held on to the top slot with a cool $290.5 million. "McCaul remains in the stratosphere of the very richest...Tags: Democratic Party, John Campbell, Chellie Pingree, John D. Rockefeller IV, Nancy Pelosi
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Experience Gives Shays Edge In GOP Senate Primary
Voters have been treated to a clash of titans in the U.S. Senate primary race — Connecticut's last U.S. House Republican vs. an enormously successful businesswoman with a compelling life story. The Courant endorses Christopher Shays in the Aug....
Tags: Rob Simmons, Greenwich, Republican Party, NYSE Euronext, Inc., Jim Himes
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Our View: Extreme ends know no middle ground
The lament that the political system in our nation has become too polarized has become increasingly common. When that cry comes from one of the most polarizing figures in the history of California politics, however, we should take notice. Gray Davis, the...Tags: Democratic Party, Civil and Public Service, Elections, Politics, Government
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Self-interest trumps democracy
With so many tens of millions of dollars flowing into political campaigns anonymously this year, it's hard to believe anyone would oppose some minimum level of disclosure. After all, it was Justice Anthony Kennedy who wrote in the infamous Citizens United...
Tags: Corporate Crime, Mitch McConnell, Economy, Business and Finance, Corruption, U.S. Senate
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