5 States to Lose Half GOP Delegates?
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Republican Party leaders on Monday recommended punishing five states for shifting their nomination contests earlier
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Mitt Romney and John McCain are the Republicans with the most to lose in New Hampshire. Mike Huckabee is looking for a bounce from his Iowa caucus triumph.
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It's no secret that Senate Democrats are looking at a target-rich environment in 2008. Open Republican seats in Colorado, Virginia and Nebraska are likely to be seriously contested by Democrats, while Republican incumbents in Maine, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Oregon are also in danger.
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The final outcome of the House contest in FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs 13th District has now been delayed for more than a month. Democratic nominee Christine Jennings has filed official complaints and lawsuits seeking to overturn state election officialsÃ¢ÂÂ Nov. 20 certification of Republican Vern Buchanan as the winner of the open-seat contest, by a margin of 369 votes.
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Having served 17 terms, Illinois Rep. Phil Crane is the most senior Republican in the House. His quest for an 18th is proving difficult and has party strategists scrambling to fend off a challenge from Democrat Melissa Bean.
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This was going to be the year a  compressed political calendar and a crush of contests on  February 5, when 22 states vote, would put an early end to the  race to choose U.S. presidential nominees.
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Parties Swap Senate Seats in Ga., Ill. As Isakson, Obama Win; Sen. Bunning Struggles in Ky. WASHINGTON Nov 2, 2004 - Republicans and Democrats swapped seats in Georgia and Illinois Tuesday night as they
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Michigan joined as many as six other states Tuesday in flouting Republican rules by scheduling presidential primaries or caucuses before Feb. 5.
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Five key states in the U.S.  presidential election lost 37,800 jobs in September, offsetting  the gains posted by other states considered critical in the  election now 11 days away.
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Senator John McCain won the biggest delegate prize so far in a closely contested primary. After finishing third, Rudolph W. Giuliani is likely to endorse Mr. McCain, officials said.
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Democrat John Edwards to end bid for the White House ... Giuliani, 3rd in Florida, close to dropping out of race ... Washington Sen. Patty Murray to endorse Hillary Rodham Clinton
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In 2000, political pundits summed up the race in three words: Florida, Florida, Florida. Here's three words to consider this fall: Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. President Bush is targeting their combined 27 electoral votes &#151; the same total as Florida, where a bitterly contested recount settled the last election.
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Democrats in four states are casting ballots this weekend, and the Illinois senator is likely to increase his delegate lead
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IN THE HEADLINES ... All eyes on the Iowa turnout ... Giuliani skips Iowa to campaign in Florida .... Will anyone notice Wyoming caucuses?
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The majority of Michigan's Republican presidential delegates say they'll back Sen. John McCain now that primary winner Mitt Romney is out of the race.
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For all the attention focused on the Super Tuesday primaries, some delegate-rich states will still be left after Feb 5. Some of the bigger ones:
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The state that gave the world butterfly ballots and the hanging chad is headed for a new battle over whether and how voters should be told that disgraced former Rep. Mark Foley has dropped out of the Florida congressional race.