Stabenow elected third-ranking Democrat in Senate
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US Sen. Debbie Stabenow was elected the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate Tuesday by her colleagues, who praised her for her leadership skills and ability to work with Republicans.
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Democrats were on the verge of knocking off two Republican incumbents Wednesday and taking a 26-23 majority in the state Senate. âIt should work out, but Iâm not guaranteeing it,â said Sen. Ken Jacobsen
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Democratic rising star Barack Obama swept into the US Senate on Tuesday, becoming only the third black ever popularly elected to the chamber, US television networks projected.
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NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 9 -- Voters looked past a federal bribery investigation of Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.) and reelected the eight-term congressman in a runoff election Saturday.
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The Senate's No. 3 Democrat said Sunday that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should resign because he is putting politics above the law. Sen. Charles Schumer cited the FBI's illegal snooping into people's private lives and the Justice Department's firing of federal prosecutors.
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Democrats may be in charge of the Senate these days, yet Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is no powerless bystander.
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Republicans picked a party-backed state senator Thursday to replace embattled U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, who dropped out of the congressional race amid a corruption scandal.
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Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said Monday he run next year for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Debbie Stabenow.
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Senate Democrats selected Nevada&#39;s Harry M. Reid as the new Senate minority leader replacing Tom Daschle who lost his bid for re-election.
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Three-term GOP Rep. Jim DeMint defeated South Carolina's education superintendent Tuesday to win the Senate seat opened by retiring Democrat Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, turning back a late surge by his challenger in this Republican stronghold.
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U.S. Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson was  in critical but stable condition after undergoing brain  surgery, a source said on Thursday, reminding Democrats of  their precarious hold on the new Senate.
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Condoleezza Rice was confirmed as  secretary of state on Wednesday as a majority of senators swept  aside objections from some Democrats that she should be held  accountable for mistakes in the Iraq war.
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Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is shown in Washington in this Nov. 11, 2003, file photo. Known as one of the Senate&#39;s more moderate Democrats, Landrieu undertook a fiery defense Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004, of military
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Republicans added US Senate seats in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina and replaced a retiring Republican in Oklahoma. Democrats claimed a seat in Illinois.
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A Democratic governor picks a Republican for the Senate, with everyone's eyes on 2008
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Condoleezza Rice was confirmed as  secretary of state on Wednesday as a large majority of senators  swept aside objections from some Democrats that she be held  accountable for mistakes in the Iraq war.
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Rep. David Vitter became the first Louisiana Republican elected to the Senate since Reconstruction, vanquishing four Democrats on Tuesday to capture the seat outright.