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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Mark Warner

Mark Warner stories: 11 news summaries

 Economy Wallops 
 Lawmakers' Fortunes  

Combined, members of Congress sough off hundreds of millions

Sep 14, 09 6:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 50 richest members of Congress are still rich, but their personal finances show they’re not immune to the economic downturn, Roll Call reports. Together, the pols on the list have lost $275 million in personal wealth since 2007. In 2008, the legislators' combined assets of $1.3... More »

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Congress • John Kerry • Senate • House of Representatives • Jane Harman • Mark Warner • Jay Rockefeller • US Congress • financial disclosure • Darrell Issa • economic downturn • wealthy

senate results

Hagan Defeats Dole;
Dems Flip 5 Seats So Far


Nov 4, 08 11:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Kay Hagan defeated Elizabeth Dole in North Carolina and at least four other Democrats captured Republican seats in the Senate as the party inched toward a filibuster-proof goal of 60 seats, ABC News reports. It's going down to the wire. Democrats now have 56 seats, and four races remain undecided,... More »

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Congress • Democrats • Senate • Mitch McConnell • Ted Stevens • Norm Coleman • Mary Landrieu • Elizabeth Dole • Al Franken • Mark Warner • Election 2008 • Saxby Chambliss

OPINION

 10 Senate Races to Watch 

Dems could pick up 8 seats; GOP could oust Landrieu in La.

Oct 31, 08 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - With 35 Senate seats up for grabs Tuesday, Chris Cillizza, in the Washington Post, predicts Democrats will flip eight. Two more are close calls for the Dems, while the GOP has one hope for a pickup. Starting with the most likely:
  1. Virginia is in the bag for Mark Warner;
... More »

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Barack Obama • Senate • Senate Democrats • John F. Kennedy • Mitch McConnell • Ted Stevens • Senate Republicans • Gordon Smith • Norm Coleman • Mary Landrieu • Elizabeth Dole • Al Franken • Mark Warner • Jeanne Shaheen • John Sununu • Senate race • Election 2008 • Tom Udall • Mark Begich • Mark Udall • Jeff Merkley • Kay Hagan • Jim Martin • Saxby Chambliss

 Warner: McCain 'Stuck in Past'


Aug 26, 08 9:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner made an emphatic case for Barack Obama and framed the coming race in his keynote address tonight, asserting that the race is not between Democrat and Republican, but between the future and the past, MSNBC reports. And John McCain, he said, is "stuck in... More »

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Barack Obama • Democrats • Democratic National Convention • Virginia • Mark Warner

ANALYSIS

DNC Keynoter
Is Red-State Success Story

Former Va. governor Warner brings biz cred, NASCAR sensibility

Aug 26, 08 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Keynoting tonight at the Democratic Convention is former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, who broke through partisan gridlock despite the state’s conservative tilt and his own northern roots, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Warner, a successful businessman before entering politics, was elected governor of Virginia in 2001. Though faced with... More »

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Democratic National Convention • Virginia • Mark Warner • swing states

 Va.'s Warner to
 Keynote Denver

Former Va. governor could give Obama boost in the state

Aug 13, 08 9:45 AM CDT
(AP) - Mark Warner, Virginia's former governor and current Democratic Senate candidate, has been named the keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention, a plum spot that springboarded Barack Obama himself to national prominence. Warner's selection ends speculation that Hillary Clinton, who will also speak that night, would land the position. More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • Democrat • Obama 2008 • Mark Warner

Virginia Is Not for Gilmore Lovers

Despite GOP strength, broke ex-gov's Senate bid a 'laughingstock'

Jul 24, 08 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jim Gilmore may be a former governor, RNC chair, and presidential candidate running for Senate in a historically red state, but the Virginian has become Campaign 2008’s “laughingstock,” Politico reports. Virginia is regularly ranked first among Senate seats likely to flip this November, as Gilmore trails hugely... More »

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Karl Rove • RNC • Senate • Virginia • campaign fundraising • Mark Warner • Jim Gilmore

ANALYSIS

Senate Seats Most Likely to Flip (Only 1 to GOP)

New Dems from VA, NM, CO likely

Jun 13, 08 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - The GOP's best case-scenario sees the party losing only three Senate seats this fall. Washington Post blogger Chris Cillizza runs down the races most likely to flip a vote:
  1. Mississippi: Trent Lott replacement Roger Wicker has never been elected statewide, and Barack Obama's coattails should draw in the
... More »

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Barack Obama • Senate • Trent Lott • Mary Landrieu • Elizabeth Dole • Al Franken • Mark Warner • Jeanne Shaheen • Roger Wicker • Tom Udall • George W. Bush • Mark Udall • Jeff Merkley

 Democrats Set Sights on Va. 

Obama staffers infiltrate red state

Jun 9, 08 5:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama staffers have quietly been working Virginia, a red state Democrats hope to flip, for at least the past month, the Washington Post reports. Their focus is voter registration, with Tim Kaine's strategy in his successful 2005 gubernatorial campaign as a model. More »

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Barack Obama • Virginia • Mark Warner • swing states

10 Senate Seats Likely to Flip

Blogger runs down races to watch

Feb 29, 08 3:55 PM CST
(Newser) - The presidency isn’t the only job up for grabs this November. The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza runs down (in order) the Senate seats most likely to flip parties:
  1. Ex-Virginia governor Mark Warner (D) is mounting a “sure-thing bid.”
  2. The survivor of the New Mexico
... More »

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Senate • Mary Landrieu • Al Franken • Mark Warner • Jeanne Shaheen • John Sununu • Tom Udall • Wayne Allard

Popular Ex Gov Will Run for Va. Senate Seat

Democrat Mark Warner After GOP John Warner's spot

Sep 13, 07 2:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Instead of running for the presidency, popular former Virginia governor Mark Warner will run for Senate, according to sources. He hopes to succeed Republican John W. Warner (no relation) and convert a formerly reliable Republican Senate seat. It would be the first time Virginia had two Democratic senators in 38... More »

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Senate • John Warner • Virginia • Mark Warner • Election 2008

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