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Is the Senate in play?
The Swampby Mike Memoli The Cook Political Report has revised some of its race ratings in contests for House, Senate and governor, and none of them are good for Democrats. Most significantly, the non-partisan political handicapper now says Republicans are poised.....Tags: Arizona, Colorado, Democratic Party, Blanche Lincoln, Wisconsin
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Kennedy's salutes: Reagan, Clintons too
The Swampby Mark Silva In a town where the notion of bipartisanship is a cliche that often finds little rooting in reality, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's career was remarkable for his success in crossing the aisle of a Senate that had......Tags: Orrin Hatch, Mitt Romney, Medical Research, Government, Politics
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Byrd memorial services set
The Swampby Lisa Mascaro The man who spent a lifetime in the Senate will be memorialized there on Thursday, as the late Sen. Robert Byrd lies in repose in the chamber as the West Virginia Democrat had requested. Members of Byrd's......Tags: White House, Justice System, Washington (U.S. state), West Virginia, Baptist
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Obama, Kennedy and health care
The Swampby Mark Silva So President Barack Obama, the erstwhile junior senator from Illinois who made that "audacious'' bid for the White House after less than one term, will deliver the eulogy for a long-serving senator, Edward M. Kennedy, in Boston......Tags: Hillary Clinton, White House, Democratic Party, Diseases and Illnesses, Ben Bernanke
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'Czar'-watch: Obama's hires draw fire
The Swampby Joe Markman President Obama's appointment of "czars,'' or policy coordinators, is drawing new fire from lawmakers in both parties. Their most prominent complaint is that Obama, by using his own authority to name people to these policy jobs, is......Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Justice System, White House, Democratic Party, National Government
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Robert Byrd: Longest-serving lawmaker
The Swampby Michael Muskal and Mark Silva Sen. Robert C. Byrd's tenure as the longest-serving lawmaker in congressional history was marked today with praise but also questions about the senator's health. "I look forward to serving you for the next 56......Tags: Justice System, National Government, Freedom of the Press, U.S. House of Representatives, Crime, Law and Justice
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Tuesday gives voters chance to vent
The SwampU.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul talks to voters this weekend at a diner in Lexington, Ky. (AP/John Flavell) by Mark Z. Barabak LOUISVILLE, Ky.--With anger all around, voters in three states will signal on Tuesday the depth of the......Tags: Justice System, Corporate Crime, Glen Oaks, Democratic Party, Blanche Lincoln
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Weekend Wrap: Kagan in profile
The SwampHere's a look at what you may have missed while fretting over the U.S. World Cup defeat this weekend. * The DC bureau team covering Elena Kagan's confirmation process has a must-read profile of the Supreme Court nominee. The confirmation......Tags: Justice System, White House, Illegal Immigrants, Arizona, Democratic Party
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Election to Byrd seat will be held in 2012
The Swampby Mike Memoli West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant announced today that a special election to fill the Senate seat held by Robert Byrd will not be held until 2012, settling some initial confusion about when a permanent replacement......Tags: Elections, Joe Biden, Daniel Inouye, Hawaii, West Virginia
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Manchin seeks Senate vote this fall
The Swampby Mike Memoli West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D) said this morning he would strongly consider running in a special election to replace the late Sen. Robert Byrd, one he would like to see occur this November. Speaking with reporters......Tags: Justice System, White House, Democratic Party, Elections, Republican Party
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WV Atty. Gen. clears way for special election
The Swampby Mike Memoli One day after Gov. Joe Manchin (D) sought his opinion on the state's Senate succession law, West Virginia's attorney general said that the governor is authorized to call for a special election to fill the seat once......Tags: Democratic Party, Elections, West Virginia, Republican Party, Shelley Moore Capito
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Manchin takes NGA gavel as he readies Senate run
The Swampby Mike Memoli BOSTON -- As Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas handed the chairman's gavel to Joe Manchin of West Virginia to close the National Governors Association gathering here Sunday, one fact conspicuously went unmentioned. If Manchin runs for and wins......Tags: Justice System, Elections, Democratic Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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