Rising Democratic Star Wins Illinois Senate Seat - TV
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Political rising star Barack Obama swept into the US Senate on Tuesday, easily defeating Republican Alan Keyes to pick up the Illinois seat for the Democrats, US television networks projected.
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Alan Keyes, the conservative Maryland political commentator whom Illinois Republicans turned to after weeks of searching for a replacement Senate candidate, agreed Sunday to run against a rising Democratic star who has only grown stronger amid GOP scandal and disarray.
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Republicans captured a previously Democratic-held Senate seat in Georgia on Tuesday as they battled to retain control of a sharply divided US Congress, according to Fox and NBC network projections.
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Illinois senator looks to build momentum and extending winning streak with victories over Sen. Clinton.
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Barack Obama, the Senate candidate from Illinois who made a splash at the Democratic National Convention, may soon be coming to a town near you.
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Barack Obama's overwhelming victory in Illinois will make him only the fifth black U.S. senator in history &#151; and one of the nation's brightest political stars.
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The Illinois Senator defeats Hillary Clinton in the Nebraska and Washington caucuses Saturday  -  the day's most-watched contests, with 102 delegates at stake
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Even before being sworn in today as Illinois' new senator, Barack Obama was asked Monday about his place in history. "I haven't done anything yet," said the media favorite, the first black male Democrat elected to the Senate.
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In blow to Clinton, Sen. will get one of most sought-after prizes of Democratic nomination battle.
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Democrat Barack Obama, the self-described skinny kid with a funny name from Chicago&#39;s South Side, won a US Senate seat in a landslide victory
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Democrats on Tuesday plan to strengthen the grip they took on the state&#39;s power structure two years ago, with the likelihood of winning a second US Senate seat, maintaining their
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Barack Obama was elected to the US Senate on Tuesday, capping an incredible 21-month political odyssey that began amid whispers that the South Side Democrat had a name no one would vote for and culminated with predictions he would be in the White House
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A six-term incumbent congressman emerged Saturday as the apparent winner of a hotly contested primary after officials finished counting more than 11,000 provisional ballots.
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The embattled Louisiana representative won his reelection, but will he regain his influence in a new Democratic majority?
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Bill Clinton came to praise three-term Sen. Joe Lieberman and most assuredly not to bash Ned Lamont, the anti-war challenger making a strong bid for the Democratic Senate nomination in the state's Aug. 8 primary.
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Sen. Hillary Clinton won the Nevada contest for the Democratic presidential nomination on Saturday, defeating her rivals in their first test of strength among Hispanic voters and boosting her campaign after a narrow victory in New Hampshire, U.S. media projected.
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Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh, a Democrat with a record of political success in a Republican-leaning state, intends to take the first official step toward a 2008 presidential campaign early next week, officials said Friday.