Hawaii votes in heated Senate primary
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Hawaii residents choose between liberal five-term incumbent Sen. Daniel Akaka and nervy challenger Rep. Ed Case in Saturday's Democratic primary.
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In one hopeful sign for the Democrats, their voters have outnumbered Republicans at the  polls in the early primaries by almost 2-1
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Criticism comes as Obama gains momentum leading up to contests in Wisconsin and Hawaii.
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HONOLULU, Hawaii  - Hiram Fong, a Hawaiian-born Republican who became the first Asian-American in the US Senate, died on Wednesday at the age of 97 in a Honolulu hospital, family members said.
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Bloomberg - Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the party's caucuses in Hawaii, his second victory of the day after Wisconsin.
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US presidential primaries reach fever pitch as voters in two dozen states have their say
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Both political parties have relatively close delegate races heading into Super Tuesday, when voters in nearly half the states and American Samoa will vote in primaries and caucuses.
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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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Moderate GOP Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island faces a serious challenge Tuesday as the last big flurry of primary elections provides another test of the depth of anti-incumbent sentiment and the erosion of the political middle ground.
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Opposed by a popular former governor and beset by nepotism charges, freshman Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is the Republican most in danger of losing her seat in the U.S. Senate, one she inherited from her father.
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Maryland is a state where politicians get elected and tend to settle in. But Tuesday's party primaries are the first step in a dramatic reordering of the political hierarchy, one that will mean a new U.S. senator for the first time in decades and could result in new faces in every statewide office.
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Maryland is a state where politicians get elected and tend to settle in. But Tuesday's party primaries are the first step in a dramatic reordering of the political hierarchy, one that will mean a new U.S. senator for the first time in decades and could result in new faces in every statewide.........
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Some moderates, including Senator Chafee of Rhode Island, emerged winners in intraparty contests Tuesday.
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Republicans have battled fiercely for votes in Tuesday's critical Florida primary, as Democrats have largely ignored the state after national leadership said it would not seat Florida's delegates because of a squabble over scheduling.
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The US island state of Hawaii has been hit by a political earthquake, turning the tropical paradise into a new battleground just days ahead of the country's presidential election.
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The Democratic National Committeeâs decision to punish the state for moving up its presidential primary has provoked local party members.
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The Christian Science Monitor - A nail-biter of a fight for the Democratic presidential nomination enters its biggest day Tuesday, with voters in 22 states and American Samoa casting ballots in a historymaking race.