As a Senator Is Felled, A January Vote Looms Big
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If Sen. Tim Johnson is incapacitated, control of the Senate could be determined by a usually routine "organizing resolution" early next month
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He was out of touch with voters. And he's not alone. His defeat foreshadows an upheaval to come in November
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Conventional wisdom held that the Democrats elected to the Senate last year would largely be moderates, trying to tailor their votes in Washington to appeal to as broad a group of voters as possible to secure their seats. If so, that must mean opposing President BushÃ¢ÂÂs agenda is an increasingly moderate proposition.
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BURLINGTON, Vermont  - From pressing for hearings on Iraq to probing no-bid contracts awarded to Halliburton Co., America's first socialist senator aims to give Congress a hard tilt to the left.
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The former senator is making a weekend trip to Nebraska, but his plans are still up in the air.
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For Florida voters  like Lynn Braun, Mark Foley's fall from grace has left them  feeling queasy and facing a dilemma over how and whether to  vote in the November congressional election.
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Concerns about voter enfranchisement and the system's integrity have lawyers busy already.
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A US senator suffers a possible stroke, raising the possibility that control of the Senate could return to the Republicans.
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One of the most ferocious fights possible for Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins next year is in a realm they haven&#39;t entered yet: a confirmation battle over a Supreme Court nominee.
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A US senator suffers a possible stroke, which could lead to Republicans regaining control of the Senate.
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The GOP hustled the Idaho senator off the stage as soon as news of his arrest in a Minneapolis airport menâs room came to light. But Craig isnât going gently. The fallout could help the Dems win the White House next year.
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The Senate and House that will open in January will have a stronger Republican majority that has moved to the right, while the Democratic minority will be weaker and edged
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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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In reviewing 844 bills this session, he's angered both parties at times. But he's also gone with public sentiment.
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The Senate late Monday delayed its consideration of a vote on a new government eavesdropping bill until January.
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Analysis: Scandals like the one that took down the Idaho senator have demoralized the base ahead of the '08 campaign
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Whoever is proclaimed the winner of this year's presidential race will likely take office with a cloud over his head.