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Angle takes slim lead over Reid in Nevada
A new poll shows the Senate's top Democrat, Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, trails in a close race over Republican Senate challenger Sharron Angle.
Coons crushes O'Donnell in new Delaware Senate poll
Embattled Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell of Delaware, who has been hammered by critics and even fellow Republicans for a series of gaffes, trails Democratic nominee Chris Coons by a wide margin, a new poll shows.
Tea party to spend $1 million to get out the vote
The Tea Party Patriots said Tuesday the group has received a $1 million commitment for a grant to help grassroots organizations during the midterm elections.
Angle targets Reid with unemployment numbers
The release of Nevada's unemployment figures is always an occasion for another blast at Senate Majority Harry Reid, and Monday was no exception. The Sharron Angle campaign issued a statement after the latest figures showed the state's unemployment rate at 14.4 percent, still the highest in the nation, "with no end in sight," as Mrs. Angle put it.
Nikki Haley coming to Washington
Republican candidate for governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley is coming to Washington this week for a series of fundraising events.
Congressional kudos, arrows for Warren
The White House's announcement Friday that it had tapped Elizabeth Warren to set up its new financial consumer protection bureau was met with a predictable reaction from Capitol Hill: applause from Democrats and scorn from Republicans.
Johnson surges ahead of Feingold in poll
A new poll shows that Wisconsin Democrat Sen. Russ Feingold is further slipping behind challenger Ron Johnson in the incumbent's bid for a fourth term in office.
Key political analyst moves CT Senate to 'toss up'
On the same day President Obama travels to Connecticut to stump on behalf of Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, a well-known political handicapper declared the race between the Democrat and Republican Linda McMahon a "toss up."
Fox News sues Carnahan campaign
Fox News Network has sued the campaign of Missouri Democratic Sen. candidate Robin Carnahan for allegedly using unauthorized TV footage of newsman Christopher Wallace in a "smear ad" against opponent and GOP Rep. Roy Blunt, according to Bloomberg News.
Biden: Don't underestimate O'Donnell
While Christine O'Donnell, the surprise tea party candidate who is now the GOP's nominee for Senate in Delaware, is being treated like a punchline by much of the political and media establishment, one senior Democrat issued a word of warning Wednesday.
First House Democrat signs petition to repeal health reform act
Mississippi Rep. Gene Taylor on Wednesday became the first Democratic House member to join 171 House Republicans in signing a petition to repeal the recently passed health care reform act.
Karl Rove 'wasn't impressed' with O'Donnell
A lot of "establishment" GOP types could hardly contain their disappointment at the unexpected victory in Delaware Tuesday of tea party candidate Christine O'Donnell, who defeated Rep. Mike Castle in the Republican Senate primary.
GOP gets behind Rand Paul
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is running its first ad of the election cycle in Kentucky, where GOP Senate candidate Rand Paul faces state Democratic candidate Attorney General Jack Conway.
Blumenthal's lead shrinks in Connecticut
The race to fill retiring Sen. Christopher Dodd's seat in Connecticut is tighter than ever, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll out Tuesday that shows Republican Linda McMahon trailing Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal by six points.
Eyes are on Delaware
The GOP primary today in Delaware -- with the potential for a "tea party" victory in largely Democratic region -- has brought an unusual amount of attention to this tiny state in the shadows of Philadelphia, just across the Delaware River.
