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Sharry suggested that Obama was factoring his 2012 re-election campaign into his recent push on immigration, in part because swing states such as New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Florida are home
“Now we are here for another reason of protecting our democracy, and that is to keep the right to vote,” said Nelson, who is running for re-election in 2012.
“Doing so will help me to better understand our ongoing mission in that country, and provide me first-hand experience for my duties on the Senate Armed Services, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs
Anti-war lawmakers in the House and Senate were remarkably silent Monday in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death, with few seizing on the historic opportunity to amplify their long-running call to end hostilities
And to the extent that bin Laden re-injects national security into the political discussion, some Republicans see an opportunity as well. Sen.
And Senate Democrats don’t have much flexibility to bring much of an agenda to the floor.
Problem Daniels kicked off his political career right out of college, working as vice president of the advertisement firm Campaign Communicators, which also served as the hub for Lugar’s successful re-election
In a 1954 special election to fill a Senate seat, the state central committees did select the nominees. On Oct. 1, 1954, Gov.
Flake is running for Senate. According to an Adams spokesman, the only thing announced at this point is an organizational meeting tomorrow to elect a new Speaker.
The Republican operatives include strategists tied to possible presidential candidates and advisers to House and Senate candidates whose races could be swayed by the White House contest.
Kent Conrad’s (D) decision to retire and subsequent encouragement from supporters in the state forced Berg to re-evaluate his options.
Ben Ray Luján (D) announced he would not seek the Senate seat, as Luján would have cut into a portion of Balderas’ base.
Nevada Senate candidates Reps. Dean Heller (R) and Shelley Berkley (D) were statistically tied in a poll released Tuesday by Democratic firm Public Policy Polling.
Some Republican Senate aides also indicated that Isakson was likely to be selected, although others urged against jumping to conclusions.
With Republicans controlling the House and a smaller Democratic majority in the Senate, the likelihood of major legislative accomplishments has diminished.
He lost his state Senate re-election contest, however, among a host of Democratic state Senators ousted in the Republican wave. Democrats have since launched a massive state Senate recall effort.
Dean Heller (R), who was already running for the seat and whose candidacy previously pushed Ensign to announce he would not run for re-election.
For the Senate panel, the question now may be how harshly to rebuke Ensign for not only his behavior, but how he has treated the ethics process itself.
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For the Senate panel, the question now may be how harshly to rebuke Ensign for not only his behavior, but also for how he has treated the ethics process itself.