Opportunity in a Lawmaker's Fall
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Indictments and corruption scandals can mean one member of Congress's demise but become another's bounty, with key vacancies created on prized committees when ethics probes force lawmakers to step aside.
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Like most of us, politicians don&#39;t know much about isotopes. But because they know something about money and jobs, lawmakers from Illinois and Michigan are locked in a battle
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The Democrats suddenly face a map with unexpected opportunities in their battle for control of the Senate.
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LINCOLN, Neb.  A top Republican congressman has broken from his party in the final days of his House career, saying he believes the US military assault on Iraq was unjustified and the situation there has deteriorated into &#39;&#39;a dangerous, costly mess.&#39;&#39; ...
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An inquiry into a sex scandal inolving a former Republican lawmaker begins at the US Congress.
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His inclusive approach is the way to go. But his party's failure to follow his lead is offering the Democrats an enormous political opportunity.
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Maine Sen. Susan Collins managed to keep busy last week, a down period for most members of Congress awaiting Tuesday's start of the lame-duck legislative session.
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A US senator suffers a possible stroke, raising the possibility that control of the Senate could return to the Republicans.
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Legislative races are normally sleepy affairs involving politicians who are virtually unknown outside their district. Campaign spending is scarce, the political implications minimal.
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Disaster may not be too strong a word for Rep. Katherine Harris' Senate campaign.
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A significant drop in the number of hunters in West Virginia has left a hole in the state's budget, and one lawmaker thinks he has a solution: allow children to receive hunter training in school.
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The GOP hustled the Idaho senator off the stage as soon as news of his arrest in a Minneapolis airport menâs room came to light. But Craig isnât going gently. The fallout could help the Dems win the White House next year.
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Don't expect lawmakers to stave off a downturn, if that's where the economy is headed.
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Now that the 109th Congress has wrapped up its pre-election work and lawmakers have dashed home and hit the campaign trail, even the most attentive voter might wonder what, exactly, it is thatÃ¢ÂÂs been wrapped up.
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An Illinois controversy pitting two important constituencies against each other put Barack Obamaâs legislative skills to the test.
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When Minnesota Democrat Mark Dayton defeated one-term Republican Sen. Rod Grams in 1994, his partyÃ¢ÂÂs officials hoped that the department store heir would settle in for a longterm hold on a seat that was developing something of a Ã¢ÂÂrevolving doorÃ¢ÂÂ reputation.
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How a Senator's humiliating fall has turned a bathroom stall into a tourist attraction, much to the consternation of airport officials.