Senate

What federal charges? Alaska Senator Ted Stevens coasts to primary win - New York Daily News
ANCHORAGE , Alaska - Even though he's facing federal charges, Ted Stevens remains feisty as ever. The 84-year-old Republican handily won his primary race for Senate and immediately proclaimed the November election a "piece of cake." That's despite ...

Caroline Kennedy: Ted was determined to get to DNC - Houston Chronicle
DENVER — Caroline Kennedy says her uncle, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, went through a lot to get to the Democratic Convention but is "doing unbelievably" well and remains determined to return to the Senate. The Massachusetts senator on Monday night ...

Battle for 60 Seats in Senate? - Washington Post
DENVER, Aug. 27 -- Their moments came outside prime time, but the candidates Senate Democratic leaders hope will propel them to their biggest majority in decades also had their time in the spotlight at the Democratic convention. After spending months ...

Susan Garrett - Chicago Tribune
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page. Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday trumpeted signing a ...

FactCheck: The fuller story in Denver - Forbes
Sen. Barack Obama's formal nomination Wednesday as the Democratic candidate for president brought with it praise for Obama and a barrage of renewed attacks on his Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain. Some were on point, others missed the mark. Some ...

Potential Obama veeps get turn on stage - Guardian Unlimited
DENVER (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton isn't the only also-ran on the loose in Denver. Three officials who were mentioned as possible running mates for Barack Obama but didn't make it onto the ticket got a chance to address the Democratic convention ...

Analysis: Clinton loses but remains a force - International Herald Tribune
DENVER : A vanquished guest at another's coronation, Hillary Rodham Clinton proved this week she is still a political force — in the short term and for the future. She will return to the Senate with vastly enhanced stature. Another presidential bid ...

Biden says nation needs more than a good soldier - International Herald Tribune
DENVER : Joe Biden accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination Wednesday night and declared that the challenges America faces require "more than a good soldier" in the White House, hailing Barack Obama as a wise leader who can deliver the ...

Van Hollen Leads Democrats in Battle for Republican House Seats - Bloomberg
Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Leaving office after 24 years as mayor of Hialeah , Florida, Raul Martinez hadn't planned on plunging into another campaign. Then Representative Chris Van Hollen , the Democratic Party's top congressional talent scout, came ...

Senate inquiry for Tas AFL team - Big Pond News
There will be a Senate inquiry into whether the AFL should have a team from Tasmania. Tasmanian Labor Senator, Kerry O'Brien, has asked the regional affairs committee to investigate whether it was fair for the AFL to prioritise teams from Western ...