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With Republicans vying for control of statehouses in November, News Corp., the media conglomerate headed by Rupert Murdoch, has made a $1 million donation to the Republican Governors Association. The contribution, one of the largest ever given by a media organization, has sparked controversy and raised questions about the blurring
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Florida Governor Charlie Crist's independent U.S. Senate campaign has decided to return nearly $10,000 to Jim Greer, the indicted former Republican Party state chairman, after Greer requested the money to help pay for his legal defense. The refund is a departure from the campaign's
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High-stakes campaigning for the by-polls in the NA-61 Chakwal constituency has been put on hold after the Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindibench issued a stay order. The seat had fallen vacant after PML-N MNA Sardar Faiz Muhammad Tamman resigned, and several candidates, including Tamman and Pakistan Awami Group Chairman Sardar
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In a bid to bolster Democratic efforts in Texas, President Barack Obama will make separate stops in Dallas and Austin to raise funds for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic National Committee. Meanwhile, the Tea Party movement is facing financial struggles despite its high level of enthusiasm and
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Nevada and Washington senators, Harry Reid and Patty Murray, respectively, are making competing stands on the Yucca Mountain high-level nuclear waste repository as they face tough reelections. Reid, a Democratic Majority Leader, is opposing Yucca's construction to secure his seat in November, while Murray, a Democrat battling to
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In a surprise twist, Republican Rick Snyder and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero have secured their party's nomination for the governor's seat in Michigan and Kansas, respectively. Snyder's victory, despite being a political newcomer, has emerged as the favorite in the economically ailing state, where
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Former Virginia Governor and Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine claimed that the Tea Party and Republican agendas are identical, focusing on 10 key points including repealing healthcare and financial reforms, privatizing Social Security, and drastically changing Medicare. A new campaign ad from the DNC aimed to link the two
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Tancredo, a former Republican congressman and popular figure in Colorado, has vowed to enter the state's gubernatorial primary as the candidate of the American Constitution Party unless the two Republican hopefuls, McInnis and Maes, agree to his conditions. Those conditions are for the winner of the primary to
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The New York Republican Party and its Chairman Ed Cox, along with United States Senate Candidate Gary Berntsen, have launched a website, www.ChuckingSchumer.com, to inform New Yorkers about the damaging effects of re-electing Senator Chuck Schumer. The website highlights Schumer's record of self-serving politics and media
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called on Florida GOP U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio to not participate in a Tea Party rally featuring Brigitte Gabriel, the head of ACT! for America, an anti-Islam hate group. Gabriel has made controversial statements, including that Muslims should not be allowed
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Four Democratic candidates for governor in Wyoming recently met for a forum in Cheyenne, where they presented their proposals for creating jobs and diversifying the state's economy. The candidates, Leslie Petersen, Pete Gosar, Rex Wilde, and Chris Zachary, also addressed questions from a media panel about potential tax
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Bill McCollum's campaign for governor faces financial collapse as it heads into the final six weeks before the Aug. 24 Republican primary, according to an affidavit filed by his campaign manager. With a dwindling war chest of $800,000, the campaign is banking on receiving millions of dollars
