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Walter: Obama unscathed in Georgia
Little ventured, nothing lost for cautious president-elect; Chambliss' victory, decisive as it was, maintained the status quo for Republicans.
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Franken pulls closer but Coleman still leads
Democrat Al Franken caught a couple of breaks Tuesday as the recount in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race drew closer to a finish, though not enough to undo Republican Sen. Norm Coleman's persistent lead.
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GOP's Chambliss wins Ga. runoff
The GOP's Sen. Saxby Chambliss won the Georgia Senate runoff Tuesday over Democrat Jim Martin in a race that attracted light voter turnout despite the contest's high stakes.
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GOP's Chambliss wins Ga. Senate runoff
The GOP's Sen. Saxby Chambliss won the Georgia Senate runoff Tuesday over Democrat Jim Martin in a race that attracted light voter turnout despite the contest's high stakes.
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GOP's Chambliss has early lead in Ga. Senate race
The GOP's Sen. Saxby Chambliss has early lead Tuesday over Democrat Jim Martin in Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff that attracted light voter turnout despite the contest's high stakes.
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Ga. runoff could decide balance of power
Georgia voters are returning to the polls Tuesday to decide one of two unresolved U.S. Senate races that Democrats need to win for a 60-seat majority impervious to GOP filibusters.
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Palin campaigning in Ga. for Sen. Chambliss
While the GOP's Chambliss enlisted the former vice presidential candidate, Democrat Jim Martin pushed to activate black voters, in the final day of campaigning for Tuesday's runoff election.
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Palin to campaign for Sen. Chambliss
Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss enlisted Sarah Palin to rally conservatives while Democratic challenger Jim Martin pushed to activate black voters, as they grappled for advantage in a Tuesday runoff.
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Minn. board refuses voided absentee ballots
In a blow to Democrat Al Franken, a state board ruled Wednesday that absentee ballots that were rejected by poll workers won't be included in Minnesota's Senate recount.
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Palin to stump with Sen. Saxby Chambliss
The Alaska governor will attend four rallies across Georgia on the eve of the hotly contested Dec. 2 runoff, which could prove key in the battle over a filibuster-proof Senate.
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Ohio Supreme Court to decide provisional votes
With roughly 27,000 special ballots still unopened in Franklin County, the race in Ohio's 15th District between Republican Steve Stivers and Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy is still undecided.
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Minn. board to rule on voided absentee ballots
The Coleman campaign argues the state Canvassing Board has no authority and including the rejected absentee ballots undermines the legitimacy of the overall process.
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New Yorker: (Proposition) Eight is enough
The defenders of equal access to marriage think their problem was tacticalmessaging, not substance. They are probably right.
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4 in hot water over 'Joe the Plumber' searches
Two more senior managers at the Ohio agency where computers were used to dig up information about "Joe the Plumber" have been suspended for their roles in the searches, an official said Friday.
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Newsweek: Battleground Georgia
Both parties are pouring massive resources into the state's high-stakes U.S. Senate runoff election.
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Senate recount recalls lengthy '62 gov race
Last-minute allegations that hurt the incumbent. A statewide vote with only a tiny fraction separating the Democrat and the Republican. Teams of lawyers mobilized around the state to challenge ballots.
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Disputed Senate ballots hold key to Minn. win
The pile of disputed ballots in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race is growing at a pace sure to dwarf the 215-vote margin prior to the recount, making it tough to tell who is gaining an edge as the recount progresses.
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John McCain fights back vs. Jackson Browne
John McCain may have lost the presidential election to Barack Obama, but his campaign seems absolutely determined not to lose to Jackson Browne.
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Minnesota recount begins
City and county workers across Minnesota have started recounting more than 2.9 million ballots from the state's U.S. Senate race.
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Ted Stevens concedes in Senate race
The Republican held a commanding place in Alaska politics while wielding power on some of the most influential committees in Congress.
