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Puzzling over Florida's three-way Senate math
September 4, 2010
If Kendrick Meek gets almost every one of Florida's Democrats, he can win the Senate race. But will that happen in a year in which polls show a GOP edge in voter enthusiasm?
NYT: GOP poised to control 30 governor seats
September 4, 2010
NYT: Republicans are on track to do particularly well in Midwest swing states in the Nov. 2 election, according to the FiveThirtyEight gubernatorial forecasting model.
No more debates for Arizona governor
September 4, 2010Arizona Governor Jan Brewer won't debate after a disastrous performance on Wednesday.
First Read: Top 10 election season events
September 4, 2010From the Greece riots to Charlie Crist's GOP exit, First Read nails down the top events shaping this midterm season.
Democrats spend early to knock out GOP challengers
September 4, 2010
Republican Jesse Kelly was still basking in the glow of his victory in an Arizona congressional primary when the Democratic congresswoman he's trying to unseat released a scathing TV ad branding him "a risk" who would gamble away people's retirement savings.
Colorado governor candidate refuses to back down
September 4, 2010Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes appears headed for the November ballot.
Tea party or establishment, GOP looks for gains
September 4, 2010In the turbulent year of the tea party, Republican Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware set out to jangle no nerves as he ran for a Senate seat long held by Vice President Joseph Biden. It's the way Republican strategists originally envisioned 2010, a roster of seasoned politicians pointing the party toward significant gains in the Senate.
Newsweek: How Obama could broker Mideast peace
September 4, 2010The biggest sign that success could be coming is the real risk of violence flaring up should the talks fail. These kinds of negotiations tend to come in waves, and with each successive collapse, the distrust grows and several more years pass.
Did Obama's agenda hobble the recovery?
September 4, 2010
The economic hard times are so persistent that observers who supported the Recovery Act might be feeling twinges of guilt about President Obama's stimulus package.
DOJ sues Arizona's Sheriff Arpaio
September 4, 2010In an atmosphere of tension between the federal government and Arizona, the Justice Department today dialed it up some more, filing a lawsuit against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- accusing him, the county, and his office with failing to cooperate with a civil rights investigation of his office.
