Republicans retain control of Senate
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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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Republicans swept the five Democratic Southern Senate seats up for election, expanding their majority by at least three seats in the US Senate, and appeared to have scored a major upset by
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Republicans captured a previously Democratic-held Senate seat in Georgia on Tuesday as they battled to retain control of a sharply divided US Congress, according to Fox and NBC network projections.
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As expected, California Democrat Sen. Barbara Boxer has retained her seat, according to the Associated Press, which also predicted the Republican Party will retain its hold of the Senate and House.
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Republicans are likely to add to their one-vote US Senate majority tomorrow. Whatever the outcome, partisanship may be the winner.
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The latest, unofficial returns in the Republican primaries for U.S. Senate in Florida. The winner is marked by an 'x'.
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Congress wrapped up work Friday on legislation focused on national defense, Iraq, terrorism and illegal immigration as Republicans pinned their hopes for keeping control of the House and Senate on making national security the theme of the Nov. 7 election.
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THE Coalition will hold the balance of power in the Senate for a full six years, rather than three, after confirming its majority in the Senate yesterday.
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Although the Republican Party spent the runup to the 2006 midterm elections on the defensive, it managed to maintain its longstanding fundraising advantage over the Democrats .
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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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Democrats may actually keep their majority in the US Senate, even if Senator Tim Johnson remains incapacitated following brain surgery, a Senate historian told AFP, noting that over the years a few lawmakers have retained their seats despite prolonged illness.
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Republicans expanded their hold on Congress in Tuesday&#39;s elections and Democrat Tom Daschle became the first Senate leader in a half century to be voted out of office, according to network projections.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky Democrats are looking to regain an advantage in the state Senate in Tuesday&#39;s election, while Republicans are fielding opponents in hopes of a greater House presence.
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Senate Democrats were more unified than their Republican counterparts during the first half-year of the current 110th Congress, sticking together with greater frequency on votes that are closely divided along party lines Ã¢ÂÂ a key finding of CQPolitics.comÃ¢ÂÂs latest analysis of lawmakersÃ¢ÂÂ Ã¢ÂÂparty unityÃ¢ÂÂ scores.
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The Republican Party has lined up to beat back a conservative primary challenge to the most liberal Republican in the Senate, Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island.
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On a cliffhanger vote, Senate   Republicans on Thursday beat a key challenge to a bill setting   rules for interrogation and prosecution of terrorism suspects   shortly after President George W. Bush went to Capitol Hill   urging them to deliver the bill.
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Republican Party strategists, even under expected circumstances, knew they faced a difficult imbalance in the 2008 lineup of Senate races. The GOP have 21 seats to defend to just 12 for the Democrats.