Durbin to Get Senate Democrats' No. 2 Post
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Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin said on Friday he would become the second-ranked Senate Democrat in the leadership reshuffle after the defeat of Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle in Tuesday's elections.
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee endorsed the nomination of Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state on a 16 to 2 vote Wednesday after Democrats on the panel expressed deep frustration at her answers on Iraq and terrorism in two days of hearings.
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Democrats continued their fundraising dominance over Republicans in November, at least in  the two national party committees that are recruiting donors for the most competitive of the 35 Senate races on November's ballots.
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Democratic hopes for a gain of at least one Senate seat in 2008 are growing, buoyed by new campaign finance reports and polls in New Mexico. Despite retiring Republican Sen. Pete V. Domenici's long tenure, popularity and strong reputation in the state, Democratic Rep. Tom Udall already dominates his two Republican challengers.
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Sen. Elizabeth Dole has secured more than half of the votes she needs to become the first woman to lead the GOP campaign committee that works to help elect Republicans to the Senate.
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Democrats may be in charge of the Senate these days, yet Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is no powerless bystander.
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U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris led early primary election tabulations Tuesday in her bid to claim the GOP nomination for the Senate, and Rep. Jim Davis led in the race for the Democratic nomination to succeed popular Gov. Jeb Bush.
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Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner intends to run for the Senate next year, Democratic officials said Wednesday
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In blow to Clinton, Sen. will get one of most sought-after prizes of Democratic nomination battle.
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Facing a Dec. 9 runoff for his seat in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Ã¢ÂÂ and highly publicized bribery allegations that threaten to end his House career at eight terms Ã¢ÂÂ Democratic Rep. William J. Jefferson is showing a good bit of resilience. His contest with Democratic state Rep. Karen Carter does not appear to have a strong favorite with just more than a week to go before the Saturday voting.
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Illinois senator appears set to win handily in today's Democratic primary, but vote remains split
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State party leaders gave their backing Monday to Howard Dean in his bid to be chairman of the Democratic National Committee, putting the former presidential candidate in a strong position to win the election in about two weeks.
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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole has returned to the campaign trail, declaring her intentions to seek a second term in what she calls "the worst political environment in memory."
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The Senate Judiciary Committee's top Democrat said Wednesday that Alberto Gonzales will face tough questioning during hearings on his nomination to become the next attorney general but is on track to be confirmed.
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Democratic former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove on Monday made official his intention to run for the Senate, announcing plans to challenge newly appointed Republican Sen. Roger Wicker just eight days into his tenure as Mississippi's temporary junior senator. Wicker was appointed after Trent Lott resigned, forcing a special election in November to fill out the last 4 years of Lott's term.
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New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton  has moved to a double-digit lead over her closest Democratic  presidential rival, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, according to a  USAToday/Gallup poll released on Monday.
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Mississippi's junior Senator returns to leadership--and to wars with Democrats and the White House