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Booker encounters bumps on path to US Senate seat

1 hour, 46 minutes ago

(AP) Newark Mayor Cory Booker is the favorite to win a fast-paced race for U.S. Senate set off by the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg this month.But this is not the race Booker expected to run. The charismatic leader planned to ...

NC Sen. Hagan facing powerful GOP force in 2014

1 hour, 46 minutes ago

(AP) Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina rode President Barack Obama's coattails in 2008, winning a seat Republicans had held for nearly four decades.Now Hagan faces a powerful Republican rebound as she seeks a second term in November 2014. Her ...

Could big money leave Newark with Mayor Booker?

1 hour, 46 minutes ago

(AP) Will the big money that's come into Newark, N.J., leave with Mayor Cory Booker?Booker's the favorite to win this fall's U.S. Senate special election.He gets mixed reviews for how he's run the city, but no one disputes that he's gotten ...

Senate Dems' answer on health care: Go on offense

1 hour, 46 minutes ago

(AP) Senate Democrats who backed the health care law and are facing re-election in GOP-leaning states are stepping up their support for the overhaul even as Republicans intensify their criticism.Alaska's Mark Begich, Arkansas' Mark Pryor, Louisiana's Mary Landrieu and North Carolina's ...

US Rep. Mike Rogers of Mich. won't run for Senate

1 hour, 46 minutes ago

(AP) U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers said Friday he will not run for the U.S. Senate in Michigan next year.The seventh-term Howell Republican made the announcement in a note to supporters, saying the best way for him to have a direct impact ...

Christie maintains a political balancing act

1 hour, 46 minutes ago

(AP) Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is walking a political tightrope, trying to balance his re-election campaign in a Democratic-leaning state with a potential presidential bid aimed at winning over Republicans.His latest challenge: Appearing with former President Bill Clinton ...

McCaskill endorses Ready for Hillary group

1 hour, 46 minutes ago

(AP) Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says she is supporting a super political action committee encouraging Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president in 2016.McCaskill is the first sitting member of Congress to endorse the group, called Ready for Hillary.The organization does ...

Booker encounters bumps on path to US Senate seat

18 hours, 30 minutes ago

(AP) Newark Mayor Cory Booker is the favorite to win a fast-paced race for U.S. Senate set off by the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg this month.But this is not the race Booker expected to run. The charismatic leader planned to ...

McCaskill endorses Ready for Hillary group

19 hours, 7 minutes ago

(AP) Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says she is supporting a super political action committee encouraging Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president in 2016.McCaskill is the first sitting member of Congress to endorse the group, called Ready for Hillary.The organization does ...

NC Sen. Hagan facing powerful GOP force in 2014

1 day, 1 hour ago

(AP) Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina rode President Barack Obama's coattails in 2008, winning a seat Republicans had held for nearly four decades.Now Hagan faces a powerful Republican rebound as she seeks a second term in November 2014. Her ...

Could big money leave Newark with Mayor Booker?

1 day, 1 hour ago

(AP) Will the big money that's come into Newark, N.J., leave with Mayor Cory Booker?Booker's the favorite to win this fall's U.S. Senate special election.He gets mixed reviews for how he's run the city, but no one disputes that he's gotten ...

Senate Dems' answer on health care: Go on offense

1 day, 1 hour ago

(AP) Senate Democrats who backed the health care law and are facing re-election in GOP-leaning states are stepping up their support for the overhaul even as Republicans intensify their criticism.Alaska's Mark Begich, Arkansas' Mark Pryor, Louisiana's Mary Landrieu and North Carolina's ...

US Rep. Mike Rogers of Mich. won't run for Senate

1 day, 1 hour ago

(AP) U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers said Friday he will not run for the U.S. Senate in Michigan next year.The seventh-term Howell Republican made the announcement in a note to supporters, saying the best way for him to have a direct impact ...

Christie maintains a political balancing act

1 day, 1 hour ago

(AP) Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is walking a political tightrope, trying to balance his re-election campaign in a Democratic-leaning state with a potential presidential bid aimed at winning over Republicans.His latest challenge: Appearing with former President Bill Clinton ...

Rand Paul's NSA rebukes could help or hurt in 2016

1 day, 1 hour ago

(AP) Of the handful of tea party-backed Republicans eyeing a 2016 presidential bid, Sen. Rand Paul is emerging as the most forceful in pushing libertarian principles.That's especially true for anti-terrorism issues.The Kentucky freshman is attacking government surveillance programs that many other ...

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