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    Senate races to watch as Dems seek to expand edge (AP)
    AP - Democrats appear all but certain to expand their 51-49 Senate majority this year. Republicans are defending 23 Senate seats, including five left open by GOP retirements, while Democrats have just 12 senators up for re-election and no departures. -- read full article
    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:04:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Who Bush is stumping for (AP)
    AP - Since January 2007, President Bush has raised money for the Republican Party and GOP candidates in 12 House races, 12 Senate races and one governor's race. -- read full article
    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:48:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    'Chameleon' Reid looks to 2010 election (Politico)

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid addresses the media during a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin on Friday, Aug. 8, 2008.(AP Photo/Miguel Villagran)Politico - As the leader of Senate Democrats looking to expand their majority in November, Harry Reid has become a darling of the left, bashing President Bush, confabbing with liberal bloggers and relishing his role as a national target for conservative ad campaigns.


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    Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:45:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Al Franken seeks to get back more US Iraqi funds (AP)
    AP - Senate candidate Al Franken called on the U.S. to rescind $7.1 billion that's committed but not yet obligated to Iraqi reconstruction, and spend it instead on highway infrastructure improvements in the United States. -- read full article
    Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:07:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Al Franken seeks to get back more US Iraqi funds (AP)
    AP - U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken called on the U.S. to rescind $7.1 billion that's committed but not yet obligated to Iraqi reconstruction, and spend it instead on highway infrastructure improvements in the United States. -- read full article
    Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:16:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Non-senator wields fast gavel in 30-second session (AP)
    AP - What happens if the Senate is supposed to meet and there aren't any senators around? -- read full article
    Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:41:40 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Senate Standstill to Let Obama or McCain Tip Balance on Courts (Bloomberg)
    Bloomberg - Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- An election-year standstill in Senate confirmation of George W. Bush's judicial nominees will give the next president a chance to tip the ideological balance of U.S. appeals courts that decide such issues as job discrimination, national security and pollution-cleanup disputes. -- read full article
    Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Senate Stall to Let Next President Tip Court Balance (Bloomberg)
    Bloomberg - Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- An election-year standstill in Senate confirmation of George W. Bush's judicial nominees will give the next president a chance to tip the ideological balance of U.S. appeals courts that decide such issues as job discrimination, national security and pollution-cleanup disputes. -- read full article
    Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:21:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Daschle criticizes FBI's handling of anthrax probe (AP)

    A hazardous materials unit worker is hosed down on Capitol Hill in this Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001 file photo where worked continued inspecting buildings and offices for anthrax contamination. A top U.S. biodefense researcher, Bruce E. Ivins, 62,  apparently committed suicide just as the Justice Department was about to file criminal charges against him in the anthrax mailings that traumatized the nation in the weeks following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Los Angeles Times reported in their Friday Aug. 1, 2008 editions. (AP Photo/Ron Thomas, FILE)AP - Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, whose office was a target of the anthrax attacks in 2001, said Sunday the suicide of the government's main suspect does not mean the case is over.


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    Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:19:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Senate approves Great Lakes compact (AP)
    AP - The Senate voted Friday to ratify a compact to prevent the diversion of water from the Great Lakes, quickly approving legislation sought by the region's governors worried that thirsty places would covet one of the world's largest sources of fresh water. -- read full article
    Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:04:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Senate OKs envoy to South Korea after rights pledge (Reuters)
    Reuters - The Senate confirmed a new American ambassador to South Korea on Friday, after a senator dropped his objections upon getting promises the Bush administration would urge North Korea to improve human rights. -- read full article
    Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:50:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Bipartisan group unveils energy compromise bill (Reuters)
    Reuters - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers unveiled legislation on Friday aimed at forging a compromise between Democrats and Republicans deadlocked in the Senate over energy issues. -- read full article
    Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:08:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Bipartisan group broker energy deal in Senate (Reuters)
    Reuters - A bipartisan group of lawmakers is working on another comprehensive energy bill to try to break the Congressional deadlock over how to contain the price of gasoline, which looming as one of the biggest issues in U.S. elections, a Democratic aide said on Thursday. -- read full article
    Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:31:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Republican Smith cites another Democrat in new ad (AP)
    AP - Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith is crossing over the political fence again to boost his re-election campaign. -- read full article
    Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:46:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
    Bipartisan group broker energy deal in U.S. Senate (Reuters)
    Reuters - A bipartisan group of lawmakers is working on another comprehensive energy bill to try to break the Congressional deadlock over how to contain the price of gasoline, which looming as one of the biggest issues in U.S. elections, a Democratic aide said on Thursday. -- read full article
    Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:26:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics - U.S. Senate
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