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GOP Senate Would Require Insurgent Wins

AP | HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 05.17.2012

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WASHINGTON -- For Senate Republicans, 2012 is starting a lot like 2010. They have a shot at taking control away from Democrats as long as insurgent c...

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Political Scientist: Republicans Most Conservative They've Been In 100 Years

NPR | Posted 04.13.2012

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When President Obama recently complained to news media executives about their ostensibly even-handed "pox on both of your houses" coverage of the part...

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Missouri Republican Senate Candidates Don't Know Federal Minimum Wage

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 03.16.2012

WASHINGTON -- The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. But none of the three Republicans running in Missouri's U.S. Senate primary knew that fact wh...

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Will GOP Infighting Spoil The Party's Chances At Winning The Senate?

The New York Times | JENNIFER STEINHAUER | Posted 01.17.2012

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The biggest fear among Republicans is of divisive primaries in which Tea Party-backed candidates prevail in states where they cannot win the general e...

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Hard Lessons!

Steven Weber | Posted 11.28.2011

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Hey, right-wing corporate machine! Go ahead! Win the day! Cut health care! Abolish the FDA! Strip education! Let seniors "fend for themselves"!

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The 9/11 Nihilism of GOP Senators

Cliff Schecter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sometimes there are simply no words to describe the behavior of Mitch McConnell's band of merry misanthropes -- also known as much of the US Senate Re...

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Powerful Republican: 'Sarah Palin Cost Us Control Of The Senate'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), recently tapped to become chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, believes that despite the GOP's monumental...

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Will The GOP Win Control Of The Senate In The Midterm Elections?

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Democrats' Senate majority faces a midterm shrinkage Tuesday, a further complication for President Barack Obama's agenda, even if R...

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Howard Fineman Makes Midterm Election Predictions On 'The Chris Matthews Show' (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

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HuffPost's Howard Fineman appeared on 'The Chris Matthews Show' Sunday to discuss the midterm elections, and whether Democrats will retain control of ...

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GOP Filibuster Record: Republicans Using Obstruction Tool With Astonishing Frequency

AP | STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The filibuster – tool of obstruction in the U.S. Senate – is alternately blamed and praised for wilting President Barac...

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Jane Norton Bars Democratic Tracker Who Caught Statements On Camera

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 05.25.2011

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Looks like Colorado GOP Senate candidate Jane Norton, who's gotten national attention for some pretty ripe and extreme Tea Party-ish behavior of late,...

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Which GOP Senate Candidate Should Michael Bennet Fear Most? (Photos, Vote)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Rumors that Bob Beauprez is considering a run for Senate in 2010 intensified this weekend, coming to a head when Beauprez told the Denver Post: "I'm n...

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Beauprez For Senate Rumors Intensify, But No Announcement Yet

The Denver Post | Lynn Bartels | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Congressman Bob Beauprez splits his time between his home in Lafayette and his ranch in Jackson County, where the view is so spectacular and th...

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GOP Senator: "We're Part Of The Problem"

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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A day after losing Ted Stevens' seat, along with their best hope for getting Joe Lieberman to cross over, Senate GOP leaders preached party unity as t...

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GOP Increasingly Nervous About House And Senate Races (SLIDESHOW)

CNN/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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From CNN's article on the Republicans' growing anxiety about their prospects in November: Most of the party's top strategists expect significant loss...

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Forces align against Republicans in Senate races

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Even the top Republican in charge of the party's Senate campaigns concedes that the GOP will lose seats this year _ the only questi...

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GOP's McConnell "Optimistic" About Being In The Minority Again

CNN's Political Ticker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) gave a bleak outlook on the prospects for a Republican-led Senate in 2009. "We are not going to be back ...

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