Democrats Jockey for Kerry Seat; Republicans Mum
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Democrats are lining up to take John Kerry's seat in the U.S. Senate should he win the White House, while Republicans in Massachusetts won't even discuss the possibility in public.
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Thirty-four seats are up for grabs. In early returns, Republicans were well-positioned to retain their majority. However, with nine seats in close races, Democrats held on to hope of regaining control.
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WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, trying to recover from a brass-knuckles campaign against his character, is attempting to steer the election to a referendum on President Bush's leadership.    Kerry has less than seven weeks to take over the lead in the presidential race...
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WASHINGTON - Democrats running for the Senate in Republican-leaning states want to be more like President Bush clearing brush in Crawford, Texas, than John Kerry windsurfing off Nantucket Island, Mass.
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Although polls show the US presidential race a virtual dead heat, Democrat John Kerry appears to be gaining an edge over George W. Bush among the key states that could decide the outcome.
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The Democrats are preparing for a drawn-out nomination fight, while John McCain is hoping to seal up the Republican nomination quickly.
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For Democratic challenger John Kerry, the presidential race has come down to three words -- focus, focus, focus. Even a hunting trip on Thursday was more about votes than geese.
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Defeated Democratic presidential  challenger John Kerry returns to his U.S. Senate seat this week  when Congress convenes for a post-election session that  promises to be something of a political circus.
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THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats, Republicans in Florida.
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Democratic leaders have a wish list a mile long as they ponder a successor to Terry McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. The person they pick will be the first sign of where the party is headed after agonizing White House and Senate losses last month.
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Bizarrely, the presidential election hinges at the moment on how much action Democratic contender John Kerry saw while serving in Vietnam -- as opposed to President Bush&#39;s defense of Texas and Alabama as a member of the National Guard.
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Democrats enter the fall campaign   with a clear edge in the high-stakes fight for control of the   U.S. Congress, riding a wave of momentum that has them   positioned to retake the U.S. House of Representatives and make   significant gains in the Senate.
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Senior Democrats are calling on John Kerry to reinvigorate his campaign, or risk losing the US election to President George Bush. Two polls released since the end of the Republican convention last week have suggested 10-point leads for Mr Bush.
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In a fast-moving presidential contest with little breathing room, Democratic candidates are courting their base hard.
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Democrats are poised for U.S. Senate gains in the November 7 election, but face an uphill battle to pick up the six seats they need for control, according to Reuters/Zogby polls released on Thursday.
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As Republican candidates are avoiding President Bush, Democrats are invoking his image to call for change.
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The battle for the soul of the Democratic Party is under way. And the outcome of this battle will likely not be determined by any one of the rising number of candidates for the party's 2008 presidential nomination, but rather by the Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill.