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Sen. Max Baucus announces retirement plans
WASHINGTON -- In a surprise move that deals a serious blow to Democratic chances of holding the Senate, veteran Montana Sen. Max Baucus has decided not to seek reelection next year, Democratic officials said Tuesday. Baucus chairs the Senate Finance...
Tags: Elections, U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Executive Branch, The Washington Post
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With session over, it's fundraising season
With the season for legislating over in Maryland as of last Monday, the season for raising cash for campaigns has begun. For the next nine months, until the General Assembly convenes in Annapolis Jan. 8, candidates for the legislature, governorship and...
Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Executive Branch, Lisa A Gladden, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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AP analysis: Obama's budget tries to bridge political gap
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's first budget of his new term is a political straddle, aimed at enticing Republicans into a new round of deficit negotiations while trying to keep faith with Democrats who favor higher taxes in service of...
Tags: Elections, Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Public Finance
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Comeback: Weiner says he may run for NYC mayor
NEW YORK (AP) — A bold comeback attempt or the height of chutzpah? In what could be the start of one of the most intriguing second acts in American politics, Anthony Weiner, the congressman who tweeted himself out of a job two years ago with a...
Tags: Elections, Anthony D. Weiner, Brooklyn (New York City), Huma Abedin, New York City
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Senate poised to debate gun control measure
WASHINGTON — Gun control efforts in Congress cleared a significant hurdle Wednesday as the Senate prepared to open what could be a weeks-long debate, even as opponents plotted a shift in strategy aimed at undermining a comprehensive package of...Tags: Elections, Weaponry, Richard Blumenthal, Republican Party, Barack Obama
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Ryan, Gutierrez say immigration reform work not deterred by Boston bombings
Clout StreetRepublican Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, appearing today alongside Chicago Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez, said the terrorism events at the Boston Marathon last week have not and should not deter work on immigration reform. After an appearance at the City...Tags: Luis Gutierrez, Republican Party, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports, City Club of Chicago
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Mikulski campaign account boosted by chairmanship
In addition to having a hand on the nation's checkbook, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski is reaping a political reward from her new assignment as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee: a significant increase in campaign cash. The Maryland Democrat, who...Tags: Elections, John Delaney, Labor Legislation, Republican Party, Barack Obama
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Maryland becomes a liberal paradise
If you're a liberal living in Maryland, there's been plenty of reason to smile lately. The Old Line State continues to beat a steady path toward leading a new vanguard of progressive policy and politics in the United States. Let's start with last...
Tags: Elections, Voting, U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Executive Branch
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A new Commission on Political Reform tries to revive bipartisanship
You know there's something wrong in Congress when something widely viewed as a worst-case scenario happens and yet there's no rush to try to change course. That's the case with the "sequester," the across-the-board reduction in spending that was meant...
Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Ron Wyden, Olympia J. Snowe, Politics
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April Fool's Day prank tricks Sacramento pols
SACRAMENTO -- When news hit Monday that the California Supreme Court had created political turmoil by throwing out the state's new voting maps, the phone lines and email in-boxes of Sacramento operatives quickly whirred to life. It was indicative of the...
Tags: Elections, Jerry Brown, Politics
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SD Sen. Tim Johnson retirement opens door for GOP
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson was expected to announce his retirement Tuesday, making the state the fifth where Democrats will have to defend a seat without an incumbent seeking re-election. The decision opens up a 2014 race...
Tags: Elections, Mitt Romney, Television Industry, Republican Party, Heidi Heitkamp
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Despite Obama backing, Democratic congressman has primary challenge
SACRAMENTO -- Against the wishes of President Obama, a Democratic upstart has announced his challenge to incumbent Rep. Mike Honda (D-San Jose) in next year’s elections. The announcement from Ro Khanna, who worked in Obama’s Commerce...Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Prisons, Politics, Mike Honda
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