| | Minnesota Senate debate showcases race's intensity
Oct 5 2008 9:42PM CT
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken exchanged barbs in their first Senate debate Sunday night over the ailing economy and the war in Iraq, while a third-party challenger seat kept both on their toes. | | |
 Close friend turns star witness in Stevens trial
Sep 30 2008 5:25PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - A longtime friend of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens crossed the powerful lawmaker Tuesday and testified that he gave the Republican senator thousands of dollars in gifts. | | |
Colo. Senate hopefuls attack each other on economy
Sep 28 2008 5:53PM CT
DENVER (AP) - Two prominent Senate hopefuls from Colorado accused each other in a heated, nationally televised debate Sunday of sharing the blame for a financial industry meltdown that triggered negotiations for a $700 billion government bailout. | | |
Franken advises 'SNL' on sketch ridiculing McCain
Sep 21 2008 6:37PM CT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Senate candidate Al Franken provided his old "Saturday Night Live" boss with the inspiration for a comedy sketch that lampooned Republican presidential candidate John McCain. | | |
Miss. gov agrees to move Senate race up on ballot
Sep 18 2008 5:40PM CT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Republican Gov. Haley Barbour agreed Thursday to move a special election for Trent Lott's old Senate seat to near the top of the November ballot, ending a dispute that had threatened to delay the start of absentee voting. | | |
 Sen. Kerry challenger hits trail looking for upset
Sep 18 2008 3:37AM CT
BOSTON (AP) - The tough road for Jeff Beatty to unseat U.S. Sen. John Kerry began at a press conference attended by a single TV camerawoman and as many campaign staffers as reporters. | | |
Top Republican: Palin boosts GOP Senate chances
Sep 17 2008 2:25PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate has boosted Republican chances of holding key Senate seats and denying Democrats a filibuster-proof majority next year, the GOP's Senate campaign chief said Wednesday. | | |
 John Kerry bests 1st primary opponent in 24 years
Sep 17 2008 5:11AM CT
BOSTON (AP) - Sen. John Kerry fended off his first Democratic opponent in nearly a quarter century, but he got a message from voters when his relatively unknown challenger earned more than 30 percent of the vote. | | |
Senate might have final say if Stevens convicted
Aug 29 2008 5:51AM CT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens' political fate could be up to his colleagues if a jury decides the Senate's longest-serving Republican has violated the law. | | |
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