Seven Senate Incumbents Rated Safe Ease GOP&#39;s Heavy Load a Bit
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The 17 months remaining before Election Day 2008 can bring plenty of political developments and surprises. But as things stand now, the Republicans Ã¢ÂÂ who face the challenge of defending 22 seats to the DemocratsÃ¢ÂÂ 12 Ã¢ÂÂ can count on holds in seven of those contests.
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As Sen. John F. Kerry [related, bio] struggles to revive his flagging White House bid with a new line of attack on President Bush&#39;s Iraq war policies, he got a boost yesterday from a surprise source: three top GOP senators.
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Republicans retained control of the US Senate on Tuesday, as the Democratic floor leader found himself struggling to save his job in the face of a strong GOP challenge.
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Preliminary results so far of Senate races held Tuesday in the United States showed a tie between Republicans and Democrats, with each side winning five states.
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Democrat Harold Ford Jr. played touch football with his campaign staff while Republican Bob Corker spent some quiet moments with his family in advance of Saturday night's U.S. Senate debate.
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A Senate electoral playing field that was already wide open for 2008 has become considerably more perilous for Republicans with the retirement of Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.) and the resignation of scandal-scarred Sen. Larry E. Craig (R-Idaho).
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For all the controversy, immigration legislation is moving steadily through the Senate, shielded by a bipartisan coalition durable enough to defeat crippling amendments, shake off political warning shots and even recover from an occasional stumble.
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NEW YORK - Since Monday, dozens of the nation&#39;s top Republicans have stepped to the podium at the party convention and explained why they feel their presidential nominee should continue to lead the nation.
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For senators with presidential aspirations, 2007 looms like a potential minefield.
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WASHINGTON -- The Senate race in America&#39;s political battle was proving as pitched as the main event yesterday as Republicans renewed their claim on the Senate floor and reached out to grab hold of Democratic seats across the south.
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Republicans are expected to hold on to their House majority tomorrow, but the Senate is turning into a nail-biter, with nine races in play that could upset the party&#39;s precarious hold on power.
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Many of the new chairmen of the House and Senate appropriations subcommittees have a lot in common with the Republicans they will succeed.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Seniority means a lot in the US Capitol halls, where senators of either party can earn some clout with enough time served.
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WASHINGTON - Republicans and Democrats made little headway in their efforts to build up a meaningful majority in Tuesday&#39;s battles over 34 Senate seats.
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Democrats must gain six seats in the  November 7 election to recapture U.S. Senate control, and they  lead in three of the seven most vulnerable Republican-held  states, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
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At times it was hard to tell who was the Democrat and who was the Republican in what has shaped up as one of the most important Senate races in the country.
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Democrat or Republican, whether for this fall or 2006, it's never too early to jockey for position in the Senate, especially if party leadership might be the prize.