Sen. Chafee targeted in RI's GOP primary
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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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A member of the Chafee family has represented Rhode Island in the Senate for three decades. Sen. Lincoln Chafee and his father were traditional New England Republicans &#151; fiscally conservative and social moderates.
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By Peter B. Lord  State legislators, concerned about decreasing insurance coverage and rising premiums for houses along Rhode Island's coastline, have scheduled a meeting for 4 p.m.
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Moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln  Chafee, a frequent foe of President George W. Bush's policies,  beat a conservative primary challenger on Tuesday in a race  crucial to Republican hopes of retaining Senate control in  November's election.
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Embattled moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee survived TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs closely watched primary in Rhode Island, calling his victory over conservative challenger Stephen Laffey, the major of Cranston, the result of a grass-roots campaign never before seen in the state.
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Florida Republican Rep. Katherine Harris will get to face off against first-term Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson this fall, as she defeated three other GOP candidates in TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs Senate primary.
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Republican Alan Keyes needs votes, so he is here to meet and greet and make nice. This is a daunting task. Not many of his fellow Republicans have expressed great interest in the the former presidential candidate now running for a Senate seat from Illinois.
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Republicans picked a party-backed state senator Thursday to replace embattled U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, who dropped out of the congressional race amid a corruption scandal.
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Republican state Sen. Jim Whitehead Ã¢ÂÂ already regarded by some local observers as the early front-runner for the upcoming special election to replace the late Republican Rep. Charlie Norwood in GeorgiaÃ¢ÂÂs 10th District Ã¢ÂÂ has been further boosted by the withdrawal from the race by one of his state Senate colleagues, Ralph T. Hudgens.
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By Thomas Fitzgerald, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Sep. 11--WEST GREENWICH, R.I. -- Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee picked his way among the picnic tables beside Mishnock Pond yesterday afternoon, grabbing hands as if they were lifelines.
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On the eve of Tuesday's primary in Florida, the one-time national GOP front-runner is still running strong among Cuban-Americans, who represent 10 to 12 percent of the state's GOP electorate.
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Former presidential hopeful to back Republican frontrunner, say reports
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The Rhode Island senator's win in Tuesday's primary over his conservative challenger may boost the GOP's chances for maintaining control of Congress
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For years, Republicans could count on Rep. Jerry Weller winning the 11th Congressional District that meanders from the suburban sprawl south of Chicago to the farmland of central Illinois.
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U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island held a tight lead Tuesday over a conservative Republican primary challenger, fueling GOP hopes to keep Senate control.
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U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, dogged by criticism about being appointed to her job by her governor father, was leading the state's Republican primary on Tuesday, her first statewide election.
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Congressman George Nethercutt easily dispatched his Republican rivals in yesterday&#39;s primary, officially clearing the way for a challenge to Democratic incumbent Sen. Patty Murray.