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Murkowski fights for political life in close vote
Counting was to continue through the night, according to the Division of Elections. The Murkowski campaign had also planned print advertising featuring Stevens' support. But the planned ad campaign with Stevens never ran... MORE

Boyd holds on in Fla.
Suzanne Kosmas for the GOP-oriented, Orlando-area seat. State Sen. Kendrick Meek, who is retiring to run for Senate. Kevin Calvey in the runoff for the 5th District seat of retiring GOP Rep. ... MORE

Meek to compete with Crist for Democratic votes
Since 2002, he has had only write-in opponents in his general elections. Lindsay Peterson contributed to this report. ... MORE

McCain wins; Murkowski in jeopardy
In the southeastern corner of the country, two wealthy candidates in Florida spent a lot of their own money on campaigns. Charlie Crist, a Republican turned independent, in the general election. Meanwhile, in the Southwe... MORE

Scott, Sink win gubernatorial primaries; Meek and Rubio win Senate nominations
...seat that Meek is vacating, state Sen. Frederica Wilson pulled away from the pack with 15,424 or 34.6 percent of 44,609 total votes cast as of 11 p.m. in a race that fielded nine candidates. Wilson's closest rival, R... MORE

Glassman wins Dem nomination for AZ Senate
...for U.S. Senate, and next faces a much tougher challenge against incumbent Sen. John McCain in November. Democrats chose Glassman on Tuesday from a field of four relatively unknown candidates. Glassman, 32, was consid... MORE

Rand Paul, Eastern Kentucky and the drug epidemic
Harold Rogers (R-Ky.) has funded over the years through federal earmarks.Rogers, who backed Grayson in the primary, hasn't weighed in on Paul's comments. ... MORE

Early voting brisk for special election
Early voting was to close after today's voting. Three Democrats, 10 Republicans and one Mountain Party candidates are on the Aug. 28 ballot in the special election. The winners will face off this fall to fill the seat o... MORE

Population shift to alter Va.'s U.S. House districts
Virginia's two U.S. senators -- both Democrats -- are not affected by redistricting because they are elected statewide. Further complicating congressional redistricting: a divided state government. Democrats narrowly co... MORE

Republican Hagel endorses Sestak, cites independence
...campaign has rolled out over the last week, aiming to project an image of independence at a time when polls show voters annoyed with both major political parties. Last week, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a former ... MORE

Group's ad slams Democratic Ky. Senate candidate
Rand Paul in the race to replace retiring Sen. Jim Bunning, the 78-year-old former major league pitcher. Paul, a tea party favorite, has been a harsh critic of the health care reforms and has called for their repeal. Nei... MORE

Boehner promises $50M for NRCC
NRCC, has announced that it plans to spend more than $49 million in 60 seats this fall — 54 of which are Democratic-controlled. Senior GOP officials said Tuesday that the party had avenues for rai... MORE

D.S.C.C. Barely Outraises N.R.S.C. in July
...the D.S.C.C. has only a relatively narrow edge in terms of cash on hand – close to $22.5 million versus $21.1 million. And the Democratic committee outspent the N.R.S.C. in July, by a count of roughly $3.5 milli... MORE

Targeted Louisiana Republican shrugs off lack of party help in election fight
...the NRCC to play a more visible role in his race, the soft-spoken Republican said, “The laws allow the NRCC to be involved, whether we want them or not so my issue is not whether or not the NRCC will be involved... MORE

NRCC taps half-dozen new 'Guns'
John Adler, were both the NRCC favorites in their primary contests. Like Hall, Rodriguez won his seat for the first time in 2006. One of the NRCC’s “Young Guns” selections shows the Republicans pla... MORE

DSCC must decide where to cut losses as tough races add up
...note the DSCC has more money than the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and that many Democratic candidates have more cash in their war chests than do Republican opponents. The DSCC reported $25.6 millio... MORE