Mass. Republicans Eye Kerry's Senate Seat
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Massachusetts Republicans, while supportive of President Bush's re-election, are mindful of the opportunity created should John Kerry beat him in November's election: the state's first Senate vacancy in two decades and a chance to break the Democratic monopoly on its 12-member delegation in Congress.
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The former Massachusetts Governor has a lot going for him in a Republican primary race - not much of which was on display in the formal announcement of his candidacy
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Senator John Kerry goes toward the election with a base that is built more on opposition to George W. Bush than loyalty to his own candidacy.
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The Rhode Island senator's key victory may signal that moderates aren't all dead and that incumbents aren't necessarily doomed
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Liberal and conservative activists will closely watch a procedural Senate vote this week that could herald a renewed battle over judicial nominees.
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Massachusetts Democrats believe they have a good chance this November to end one of the nationÃ¢ÂÂs most unusual political anomalies: Though their party holds all 12 of MassachusettsÃ¢ÂÂ seats in Congress and dominates both the stateÃ¢ÂÂs legislature and its presidential voting, Republicans have won the past four races for governor dating to 1990.
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Few incumbents have been as besieged in this yearÃ¢ÂÂs campaign season as moderate Rhode Island Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee, who faces a threatening challenge from conservative Cranston Mayor Stephen Laffey in the Sept. 12 primary.
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An embattled Senate incumbent in Rhode Island and an open House seat in Arizona gave Republican primary voters a choice Tuesday between moderates and conservatives, as both parties watched the races with eyes on the larger fight for control of Congress.
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Democrat Mark Warner figures his work with Republicans is a sure path to the possibility of securing his party's presidential nod.
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John Kerry returned to the U.S.  Capitol on Tuesday, vowed to fight on in the Senate for the  changes sought by supporters of his failed U.S. presidential  bid and did not rule out another White House run.
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Democrats could have a chance at seizing  a crucial Republican U.S. Senate seat in Colorado in a  neck-and-neck battle pitting a brewing magnate against a  Hispanic from humble origins.
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A favorite son may be topping Tuesday&#39;s ballot, but the decisions don&#39;t stop there for Massachusetts residents on Election Day.
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Sen. John Kerry, who has &#36;45 million left from his record-breaking Democratic campaign, hinted on Tuesday that he may try again for the presidency.
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Moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln   Chafee battles for political survival against a conservative   challenger in Rhode Island on Tuesday as voters in nine states   choose candidates for November elections.
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John Kerry returned to the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, vowed to fight on in the Senate for the changes sought by supporters of his failed U.S. presidential bid and did not rule out another White House run.
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The Rhode Island senator's win in Tuesday's primary over his conservative challenger may boost the GOP's chances for maintaining control of Congress
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Chafee ahead in Rhode Island primary PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island held a tight lead Tuesday over a conservative Republican primary challenger, fueling GOP hopes to keep Senate control.