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    Jesse Ventura says he's not running for Senate (AP)

    This Friday, June 18, 2004 file picture shows former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. with what he called 'his new look.' Ventura halted his political comeback before it began Monday, July 14, 2008 using a national TV platform to announce that he won't launch a third-party bid for the U.S. Senate 'at this moment.' (AP Photo/Jim McKnight)AP - Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura halted his political comeback before it began, using a national TV platform to announce that he won't launch a third-party bid for the U.S. Senate "at this moment."


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    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:08:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Democratic primary for Ga. Senate seat wide open (AP)
    AP - In a year when the battle for the White House has pumped up political passions, Georgia's five-man race for the chance to challenge Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss has been a sleeper. -- read full article
    Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:46:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Former KBR electricians criticize contractors work (AP)

    Larraine McGee. of Huntsville, Texas, places a photo of her son, Staff Sgt. Christopher Everett, on the witness table as she prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 11, 2008, before the Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing looking into electrocution deaths of troops in Iraq. Everett was electrocuted while power-washing a vehicle in Iraq in 2005. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - KBR Inc. used employees with little electrical expertise to supervise subcontractors in Iraq and hired foreigners who couldn't speak English, former KBR electricians told a Senate panel investigating electrocutions of 13 Americans.


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    Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:50:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Challenges to Sen. Landrieu, Rep. Jefferson Top Louisiana Election Lineup (CQPolitics.com)
    CQPolitics.com - Democrats will augment their slender U.S. Senate majority in an election year in which CQ Politics rates nine seats held by Republicans among the 10 most vulnerable to takeover by the challenging party. But that raises the stakes in the one exception: conservative-leaning Louisiana, where two-term Democratic Sen. Mary L. Landrieu is facing a competitive challenge. -- read full article
    Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:47:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    US Senate passes mammoth housing rescue bill (AFP)

    Vacant lots sit for sale in an unfinished neighborhood in North Aurora, Illinois. The US Senate on Friday passed a mammoth housing rescue bill aimed at helping thousands of Americans to keep their homes, amid a deepening mortgage foreclosure crisis.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jeff Haynes)AFP - The US Senate on Friday passed a mammoth housing rescue bill aimed at helping thousands of Americans to keep their homes, amid a deepening mortgage foreclosure crisis.


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    Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:46:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Congress wrangles over bill to help homeowners (AP)
    AP - A long-stalled mortgage rescue inched Thursday toward Senate passage, only to be sent back to the House for more votes and intense negotiations to resolve disputes that are delaying help for hundreds of thousands of homeowners. -- read full article
    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:59:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Senate OKs promotions of Iraq generals (AP)

    In this May 22, 2008 file photo, Gen. David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Thursday, July 10, 2008, the Senate has confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the top commander in the Middle East and Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno to replace Petraeus as the chief military officer in Iraq. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - Notwithstanding months of partisan wrangling in Congress over the Iraq war, the Senate Thursday handily confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the top commander in the Middle East and Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno to replace Petraeus as the chief military officer in Iraq.


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    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:54:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Senate confirms Petraeus for Middle East command (Reuters)
    Reuters - The U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly confirmed Army Gen. David Petraeus as commander of the military headquarters responsible for U.S. operations across the Middle East, including Iraq and Afghanistan. -- read full article
    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:36:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Senate confirms Petraeus as top Mideast commander (AFP)

    The US Senate on Thursday voted to confirm the promotion of General David Petraeus, currently the top US general in Iraq, to head all US operations in the Middle East, including the war in Afghanistan.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AFP - The US Senate on Thursday voted to confirm the promotion of General David Petraeus, currently the top US general in Iraq, to head all US operations in the Middle East, including the war in Afghanistan.


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    Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:59:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Kennedy returns to say ‘aye’ (Politico)
    Politico - Terrorist surveillance and Medicare legislation cleared Congress in back-to-back votes on Wednesday that captured all the politics of this election year — and one wild and crazy day in the Senate. -- read full article
    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:52:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Congress wrangles over bill to help homeowners (AP)
    AP - The Senate on Thursday inched closer to passing a massive mortgage rescue bill, but it will likely have to go the whole nine yards the House. -- read full article
    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:58:52 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Senate OKs promotion of Iraq generals (AP)

    In this picture provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, foreground left, and U.S Army Gen. David Petraeus, commanding general, Multi-National Force-Iraq, foreground right, depart a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in Baghdad on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. The Defense Department says Mullen is on a six-day tour of the region. (AP Photo/Department of Defense, U.S. Navy Petty Offier 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley)AP - The Senate has confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the top commander in the Middle East and Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno to replace Petraeus as the chief military officer in Iraq.


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    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:51:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Senators probe DoJ politics, potential profiling (AP)

    In this May 19, 2008 photo, Attorney General Michael Mukasey talks at a roundtable discussion with federal, state and local law enforcement leaders in New Orleans Monday, May 19, 2008.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)AP - Democratic senators cited concerns Wednesday about political meddling and policies likened to racial and ethnic profiling in urging Attorney General Michael Mukasey to ensure the Justice Department abides by the laws it is supposed to enforce.


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    Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:33:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Cancer-stricken Kennedy gets ovation on Senate return (AFP)

    Veteran Senator Edward Kennedy, pictured in April 2008, got a standing ovation from his colleagues as he returned to the US Senate Wednesday for the first time since being diagnosed with brain cancer.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AFP - Veteran Senator Edward Kennedy got a standing ovation from his colleagues as he returned to the US Senate Wednesday for the first time since being diagnosed with brain cancer.


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    Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:43:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Senate roll call on terrorist surveillance bill (AP)
    AP - The 69-28 roll call by which the Senate approved a bill on Wednesday overhauling controversial rules on secret government eavesdropping. The bill would protect telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans. -- read full article
    Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:03:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
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