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Colo. Sen Salazar Tapped as Interior Secretary

He's to play 'critical role' in moving US toward energy independence

Dec 16, 08 1:43 AM CST
(Newser) - President-elect Barack Obama has tapped Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar to be his secretary of the interior, sources have told the Denver Post. Salazar is "all but certain" to be given the job this week, pending a background check, the newspaper reports. The first-term senator serves on the Senate Energy... More »

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Department of the Interior • Colorado • Ken Salazar • Mark Udall • US Senate • President Obama • Gov. Bill Ritter • Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

 Kennedy Will 
 Pursue Senate Seat 

President's daughter, aiming to replace Clinton, has never held elective office

Dec 15, 08 1:55 PM CST
(Newser) - After weeks of mulling it over, Caroline Kennedy has decided to ask New York Gov. David Paterson to consider her for the US Senate seat Hillary Clinton is about to vacate, the New York Times reports. Kennedy, 51, an author and philanthropist, has never held elective office but has been... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • New York state • US Senate • President Obama

Special Election Gains Ground With Blago

Guv unlikely to quit, but would give up naming Obama successor

Dec 15, 08 9:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, under indictment for trying to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat, would likely now approve a bill authorizing a special election to fill the post, sources tell the Chicago Sun-Times. Blagojevich—who insiders now say has decided not to resign—wants the measure to apply to... More »

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Barack Obama • corruption • Rahm Emanuel • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • special election • US Senate • Lisa Madigan • President Obama • Pat Quinn

OPINION

 Send 
 Princess 
 Caroline 
 to DC 

Senate seat the perfect ending to her 'fairy tale'

Dec 9, 08 12:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Sure, you can make a case against it, but Caroline Kennedy becoming a senator would be the perfect ending to a "modern fairy tale," Ruth Marcus writes in the Washington Post. Putting aside her tendency to "recoil from political dynasties," Marcus points out that there are... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • New York • John F. Kennedy • Ted Kennedy • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • US Senate

OPINION

 Pay Some Dues, 
 Then We'll Talk 


Dec 8, 08 9:39 AM CST
(Newser) - The notion of Caroline Kennedy taking over Hillary Clinton's Senate seat  is "a truly terrible idea," a potentially disastrous combination of inexperience and perceived entitlement, Firedoglake founder Jane Hamsher writes for Huffington Post. "Her leadership could have been really helpful when we were getting the stuffing beaten... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • Kennedy family • David Paterson • US Senate

 Senator
 Caroline?
 Rumor Mill
 Heats Up 

Sources say Caroline Kennedy is considering taking Clinton's seat

Dec 5, 08 10:55 AM CST
(Newser) - The buzz over the possibility of Caroline Kennedy succeeding Hillary Clinton in the Senate is getting louder. A Democratic source tells ABC that she's considering accepting the appointment after being approached by New York Gov. David Paterson. Kennedy took on a high-profile role during the Obama campaign, and the president-elect... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • David Paterson • US Senate • Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Jeb Bush Eyes
Florida Senate Seat 

Former governor may run in 2010

Dec 3, 08 2:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Jeb Bush may be about to pump new life into his family's political dynasty by running for the Florida Senate in 2010. The president's baby brother and former Florida governor is mulling a grab for the seat which will be vacated by Republican Mel Martinez, who has decided not to... More »

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Florida • GOP • Mel Martinez • Jeb Bush • US Senate

 Will Bill Replace Hill in Senate? 

New York governor to choose new senator

Dec 2, 08 5:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Bill Clinton is one of the possible choices to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate when she becomes secretary of state, CNN reports. Other top contenders include New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Robert Kennedy Jr, or Caroline Kennedy. New York Gov. David Paterson, who will appoint Clinton’s replacement,... More »

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Hillary Clinton • New York • secretary of State • Bill Clinton • Andrew Cuomo • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • David Paterson • US Senate • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. • President Obama

GOP Donors Pour Millions Into Ga. Race

'Unbelievable' sum
of money fuels runoff
for Senate seat

Nov 28, 08 2:22 PM CST
(Newser) - With Democrats just two seats away from mounting a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, GOP donors are injecting millions into Georgia’s runoff election, USA Today reports. Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss raised $1.6 million in large contributions in about a week, compared to $462,000 for Democrat Jim... More »

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Barack Obama • Democrats • Republican • NRA • Georgia • filibuster • campaign fundraising • US Senate • Jim Martin • Saxby Chambliss

Some Absentee Ballots Won't Be Counted: Minn. Board

Body doesn't have authority to include them, it rules in blow to Dem Franken

Nov 27, 08 10:58 AM CST
(Newser) - The board in charge of the recount in the Minnesota Senate race denied a request yesterday from Democrat Al Franken to include rejected absentee ballots, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The state Canvassing Board said it does not have the authority to do so, and wasn’t ruling on the... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Election 2008 • recount • US Senate

Analysis

Silver Predicts 27-Vote Recount Victory for Franken

If you believe the statistics, Minnesota's getting a Democratic senator

Nov 24, 08 11:17 AM CST
(Newser) - If you believe in the math, get ready to welcome the new Democratic senator from Minnesota: Statistics guru Nate Silver, on FiveThirtyEight.com, predicts a 27-vote Al Franken victory. The numbers get a bit tricky, but it all hinges on a strong trend toward Franken picking up votes from Norm... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • paper ballots • Election 2008 • recount • US Senate • Nate Silver

Kennedy Taps Clinton for Panel on Health Care

Despite lack of seniority, NY senator has long wanted job

Nov 19, 08 11:37 AM CST
(Newser) - It seems when it rains job offers for Hillary Clinton, it pours: Ted Kennedy has asked the New York senator to help lead a health care team, the Los Angeles Times reports. Clinton would lead a working group dealing with insurance coverage. Although health care is an issue near to... More »

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health care • Hillary Clinton • Ted Kennedy • US Senate • Democratic Senators

Congress Girds for Post-Election Rumbles

Will address new leaders, Detroit bailout, Stevens, Lieberman

Nov 16, 08 2:06 PM CST
(Newser) - A new Congress takes office Jan. 6 and a new Oval Office occupant two scant weeks later, but the old Congress has plenty on its plate when it reconvenes next week, reports Reuters. The session will focus mainly on the economy, especially the auto industry, but legislators also must appoint... More »

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Congress • Mitch McConnell • Ted Stevens • House of Representatives • Joe Lieberman • US automakers • bailout • US Senate

 GOP Braces for Big Losses 

Republicans in final scramble to save embattled incumbents in key races

Nov 3, 08 4:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The embattled GOP is preparing for heavy losses in both houses of Congress even as it wages last-minute battles for key seats across the nation, reports the New York Times. The Democrats, meanwhile, are making significant inroads into the traditionally Republican territory of suburban America, using their extra cash to... More »

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House of Representatives • Republican Party • Democratic Party • Election 2008 • suburbs • Congressional incumbents • US Senate

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin's
Daughter Dies

Durbin faces re-election Tuesday for third term

Nov 2, 08 10:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin’s daughter died yesterday from a congenital heart condition, CNN reports. “Chris Durbin, 40, fought a heroic lifelong battle with heart disease,” said a spokesman. Durbin, who worked at the Department of Agriculture for 16 years, leaves behind a husband and a son. Her... More »

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heart disease • Illinois • Dick Durbin • US Senate

'I Have Not Been Convicted
of Anything': Stevens

Nonetheless, Alaska senators plans appeal of last week's verdict in DC

Oct 31, 08 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Stevens said he had “not been convicted of anything,” during a debate last night with the Democratic challenger to his Alaska Senate seat, Politico reports—despite being convicted Monday on corruption charges. The 84-year old Republican alleges prosecutorial misconduct and plans an appeal, though top GOP figures—... More »

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Alaska • corruption • prosecutorial misconduct • Ted Stevens • re-election • Mark Begich • Anchorage • US Senate • corruption trial

 GOP Ticket Agrees: 
 Stevens Must Go 

Alaska governor stopped short on state's senior senator, now toes nominee's line

Oct 28, 08 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain and Sarah Palin delivered Ted Stevens a synchronized shooing toward the Senate door today, Politico reports. McCain said  the 84-year-old Republican senator, convicted yesterday of corruption, “should now step down,” while Palin—who stopped short last night of urging her fellow Alaskan to resign—said today... More »

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John McCain • Alaska • corruption • Ted Stevens • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • US Senate • corruption trial

 Kennedy Returns to DC Today 

Embattled senator plans to stay until Thanksgiving

Oct 28, 08 11:32 AM CDT
(AP) - Ted Kennedy, who has been recovering from brain cancer and chemotherapy on Cape Cod, will return to his Washington home today. The 76-year-old senator is expected to stay until Thanksgiving before returning to his family's Hyannis Port compound. Kennedy has steadily increased his public activity since his seizure in May,... More »

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Congress • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Cape Cod • brain cancer • US Senate

(Newser) - After 5 hours of deliberations, a federal jury found Ted Stevens guilty today on all seven corruption counts against him. Coming just before Election Day, the felony convictions cloud the political future of the 84-year-old Republican, who has represented Alaska in the Senate since 1968. As the foreman read the... More »

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Alaska • crime • corruption • Ted Stevens • Bill Allen • US Senate • Veco Corp • corruption trial

 Stevens' Fate in Jury's Hands 

Deliberations to begin Wednesday

Oct 21, 08 10:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The jury in the corruption trial of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens will begin deliberating tomorrow, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Prosecutors urged the jury to use common sense to conclude that $250,000 in gifts received by the powerful senator were bribes. His defense counsel told jurors that evidence against... More »

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Alaska • corruption • Ted Stevens • trial • jury • Bill Allen • Colin Powell • gift • oil industry • US Senate • Veco Corp • Emmet Sullivan

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