Race for Florida Senate Seat Wide Open
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The race for Florida's open Senate seat could play a huge role in shaping the nation's political landscape in the years to come: It could determine which party controls the Senate, and even influence the presidential race. That is the easy part.
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CQPolitics.comÃ¢ÂÂs list of tossup Senate races continues to grow: The rating on the Tennessee contest for the seat of two-term Republican incumbent Bill Frist, the Senate majority leader, has been moved to No Clear Favorite from Leans Republican.
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On the eve of Tuesday's primary in Florida, the one-time national GOP front-runner is still running strong among Cuban-Americans, who represent 10 to 12 percent of the state's GOP electorate.
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It will take a while yet to determine exactly where the challenge to Norm Coleman ranks among the Democrats&rsquo; bids for expanding their narrow Senate majority next year. But the Minnesota contest is already grabbing outsized attention for a nascent 2008 Senate race, thanks to the celebrity surrounding the increasingly certain candidacy of comedian Al Franken.
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The party is headed for the most wide-open nomination fight since Wendell Willkie. You remember him
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The House contest in FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs 22nd District was pegged by CQPolitics.com as one of the races to watch early in the 2006 campaign cycle. Republican Rep. E. Clay Shaw Jr., in his bid for a 14th term, drew a strong opponent in Democratic state Sen. Ron Klein in a south Florida district where Democrat John Kerry narrowly edged President Bush in 2004.
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Florida voters went to the polls Tuesday to pick candidates hoping to fill retiring Democratic Sen. Bob Graham's seat, with polls showing a close race between Republican hopefuls Mel Martinez and Bill McCollum. Betty Castor was leading the field of three prominent Democrats.
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All eyes were on the key battleground state of Florida on Monday, as voters began casting early ballots for next month&#39;s US Presidential election.
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With election time just around the corner, Alachua County is gearing up by following suit with many other Florida counties. Early voting is now taking place in an attempt to get more voters out to the polls due to such a tight race for the presidency.
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Election Day is still two weeks away, but voters across Florida have the option Monday of beginning to cast their ballots early in this pivotal battleground state.
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Campaign Ã¢ÂÂad warsÃ¢ÂÂ are a staple of political contests. But the candidates in the open seat race in FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs 9th Congressional District Ã¢ÂÂ Democrat Phyllis Busansky, a former Hillsborough County commissioner, and Republican state Rep. Gus Bilirakis, son of 12-term Republican Rep. Michael Bilirakis Ã¢ÂÂ are embroiled in an unusual pre-ad war.
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With the first major test for candidates days away, both party nominations are still wide open.
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The open-seat contest for VermontÃ¢ÂÂs at-large House seat may not have as high a national profile as the stateÃ¢ÂÂs open-seat Senate race, as the state heads into its primary elections Tuesday. But unless the dynamics change greatly over the final eight weeks before the general election on Nov. 7, the House race may have a stronger bearing on the partisan battle for control of Congress.
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A Maryland Republican contender for the U.S. Senate is fast outpacing the fundraising of his Democratic challengers in a state that usually leans toward Democrats.
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Fred Thompson &#151; veteran actor, former Republican senator &#151; is launching his bid for the presidency Hollywood style.
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Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter, best known for his advocacy on behalf of the military, launched a longshot bid for the presidency Thursday in this early voting state.
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By Josh Hafenbrack, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Mar. 5--The Palm Beach County public affairs office didn't want to waste any time connecting with lawmakers and lobbyists this year when they gather in Tallahassee on Tuesday to open their annual nine-week session.