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O'Donnell on defensive in radio interview
Christine O'Donnell, the tea-party backed longshot who is starting to make some noise in the race to fill the Delaware Senate seat once held by Vice President Joseph Biden, ran into a radio interview buzzsaw early Thursday.
Wisconsin Dem blasted for phantom Pelosi fundraiser
The Wisconsin Republican Party hammered Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett for holding a fundraiser this week with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, an attempt to portray Barrett as sympathetic to the liberal San Francisco icon and therefore out of touch with Badger state voters.
Independent drops out of Fla. governor's race, backs Democrat Sink
Lawton "Bud" Chiles III, an independent candidate for Florida governor, dropped out of the race Thursday and endorsed Democratic nominee Alex Sink.
Congresswoman criticizes BP's ad blowout
The BP oil company spent $93 million on advertising in the months after its massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico this year — more than triple the amount it spent for the same period in 2009, according to results of a congressional study released Wednesday.
D.C. mayor expects statehood
D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty expects new Congress to help bid for statehood.
Texas trouble for Republican Governors Association
The Republican Governors Association has been ordered to pay $2 million to the 2006 Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee because of campaign finance violations.
Candidates agree to debates in Ohio Senate race
The two U.S. Senate candidates in Ohio have agreed to three one-hour debates.
Murkowski concedes Alaska GOP Senate race
Lisa Murkowski concedes Alaska GOP Senate race to challenger Joe Miller.
History re-written for Wisconsin candidate's business
A central tenet of Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Ron Johnson's campaign for Senate has been his business acumen. Another has been his abhorrence of government handouts for private firms.
Tea Party Express backing Delaware longshot
An underdog Republican vying for her party's nomination for Delaware's open Senate seat has received a big boost from the same group that helped bankroll another surprise candidate last week in Alaska.
Democrat up in Colorado governor's race
Democrat John Hickenlooper is leading the Colorado governor's race, and in other news, he's the mayor of Denver.
In Pennsylvania, more bad news for Democrats
GOP Senate candidate opens big lead over Sestak
Miller lead not tied to Palin, poll says
A new survey of Alaska voters from Tuesday's still undecided Republican Senate primary between Sen. Lisa Murkowski and upstart Joe Miller shows that, while the "tea party" was definitely a major factor, Sarah Palin may not have been
Kirk gets Caterpillar chief's backing
Republican Senate candidate Rep. Mark Kirk of Illinois got a big manufacturing industry boost Monday.
Senate GOP 'thanks' Crist for offer to return campaign contributions
GOP skeptical of Gov. Crist's refund offer
