Nine states hold primaries Tuesday
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Rhode Island's independent-minded Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee confronted stiff opposition Tuesday in his bid for a second term, the latest race with a moderate targeted by his own party's hard-line critics.
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Voters in 24 US states are set to choose their candidates in the Super Tuesday presidential primary elections.
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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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When it comes to presidential primaries, Democrats and Republicans play by different rules.
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New Yorkâs Democratic presidential primary on Feb. 5 is shaping up as the stateâs most competitive since 1992.
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Although next TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs congressional primaries in the state of Washington are not expected to yield any surprises, they likely will confirm several competitive general election matchups that are garnering national attention.
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Front-loaded primaries are spurring two dozen would-be presidential nominees in both parties.
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Next stop: Florida primary on Tuesday, Jan. 29
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There will be plenty of trends to track in Tuesdayâs free-for-all, as 43 contests in 24 states allocate 3,156 delegates on what could be the most significant night of the race to date.
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US presidential primaries reach fever pitch as voters in two dozen states have their say
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Democrats are on track to jumble the states in the presidential primary calendar in response to growing criticism that the same predominantly white states hold many of the cards in early voting.
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ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana  - The U.S. primary elections have been called the most gripping in recent years but not in the Deep South state of Louisiana where parties struggled to motivate voters on Saturday.
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After Tuesdayâs voting, the candidates can look forward to a relatively relaxed schedule of primaries.
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Clinton seizes frontrunner status again and targets 14 states while Obama heads for rival's backyard
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The breakdown by states, with the number of delegates in parentheses. All are primaries unless otherwise indicated. WTA indicates winner take all.
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EYE ON THE ELECTION: Tens of thousands of poll monitors and challengers are expected to crowd precincts in battleground states Tuesday.
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The biggest day of U.S. presidential nominating contests kicked off on Tuesday with Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton battling for advantage and Republican John McCain aiming to knock Mitt Romney out of the race.