Spat gives Alabama Senate black eye
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A Republican lawmaker slugging a Democratic colleague in the Alabama Senate this week reminded political observers of another black eye for the Legislature: Eight years ago, the lieutenant governor urinated in a jug, discreetly, at the front of the Senate chamber.
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Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, under fire from conservatives because of his views supporting abortion rights, appeared last night to
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A behind-the-scenes tussle between nonunion Nissan Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers threatened to derail the Senate's energy bill.
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South Carolina Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Inez Tenenbaum accused Republican opponent Rep. Jim DeMint of patronizing her by saying she doesn't understand key national issues during a fiery televised debate Sunday.
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In the latest turn toward controversy in FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs 16th District Ã¢ÂÂ long represented by resigned Republican Rep. Mark Foley Ã¢ÂÂ Florida Democrats have accused the state Division of Elections of giving unfair advantages to state Rep. Joe Negron, the RepublicansÃ¢ÂÂ candidate to replace Foley, in his bid to prevent a takeover by Democratic nominee Tim Mahoney.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have become embroiled in racially tinged disputes as large numbers of black voters prepare to get their first say in the Democratic presidential campaign.
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As the embattled Republican senator asks a court to withdraw his guilty plea, politics in his home state is in a holding pattern.
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In a psychological war of words, Senate Republicans are issuing only slightly veiled threats against their Democratic counterparts if the minority party
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A US Senate election has become a barometer of disgust with the war in Iraq, as Democratic incumbent Joseph Lieberman -- a strong supporter of US policy there -- fights for his political life against a little-known challenger.
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BAGHDAD, Jan. 22 -- Legislators were outraged, insults were hurled. Opponents dragged out old ethnic divisions and warned of a dark collusion.
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Sen. George Allen apologized Tuesday for remarks that offended a man of Indian descent who was tracking the Republican's re-election campaign for Democratic challenger Jim Webb.
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The political career of Senator Larry Craig of Idaho appeared to be collapsing today amid the fallout over his guilty plea in connection with an incident in a restroom.
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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Patty Murray and other Senate Democrats are waiting to see what kind of working relationship they&#39;ll have with Republicans after voters ousted their long-time leader and increased the Republican majority.
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By REX SPRINGSTON  When W. Shelton Miles dropped a bomb on the state Senate subcommittee, you could almost see the blood drain from one lawmaker's face. "This is extraordinarily unusual," said Sen. John Watkins, R- Powhatan. "It is extraordinary," Miles replied.
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For Shatha al-Musawi, a Shiite member of Parliament, the urge to reconcile is being blacked out by distrust, disappointment and visceral anger.
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Los Angeles Times - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. &#8212; In this humid Southern capital, Florida Secretary of State Glenda E. Hood is feeling the political heat. Lawsuits allege she has disenfranchised poor and minority voters. Critics claim that she's creating a partisan atmosphere.
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Critics of Sen. Joe Lieberman's independent run to keep his job attacked on two fronts Monday, with one group asking an elections official to throw him out of the Democratic Party and a former rival calling on state officials to keep his name off the November ballot.