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Wis. governor to court Iowans, stoke 2016 talk

FILE - In this June 6, 2012 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, second from left, and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch are greeted by the governor's cabinet and staff at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison a day after Walker won a recall election. Another year, another campaign. Walker is gearing up for re-election next year, his third race in four years. But his courting of outside-the-state donors and conservatives, plans to visit Iowa this week and refusal to say whether he would serve out another full term suggest he might be seeking a much bigger prize _ the presidency.

Another year, another campaign.

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2013 LOCAL ELECTIONS

Candidates still needed, can file next week for certain Whatcom offices

Candidates are sought for 15 offices up for election this year because no one signed up for them during the regular filing period last week.
NATIONAL ELECTIONS

O'Malley using agenda, fundraising to explore 2016

His latest legislative achievements put him in the vanguard of his party's liberal base. He's been a top fundraiser for President Barack Obama. And he's ramping up his travel to help fellow Democrats around the country.
NATIONAL ELECTIONS

Schweitzer elected chairman of Stillwater board

Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Monday that he is "focused like a laser" on improving the Stillwater Mining Co. after being elected chairman of the board - but he also isn't ruling out a potential U.S. Senate run.
2013 LOCAL ELECTIONS

Whatcom candidates file for 2013 elections

This year the old saying is true: All politics is local.
NATIONAL ELECTIONS

Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles

Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.
NATIONAL ELECTIONS

Tea party hero Cuccinelli is Va. GOP gov nominee

Virginia's activist conservative attorney general has won the Republican Party's gubernatorial nomination by acclamation.
NATIONAL ELECTIONS

Handel jumps into crowded US Senate race in Ga.

Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive at the center of last year's public clash with Planned Parenthood, says she'll be running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia.
NATIONAL ELECTIONS

Family drama adds intrigue to Ill. governor's race

Politics has long been a family business in Illinois, a place where who you know - and who you're related to - matters more than most. But the family drama shaping up around the next governor's race adds a new layer of intrigue in a Capitol already grappling with huge financial problems.
NATIONAL ELECTIONS

Budget surpluses spur tension in some GOP states

Turns out that cutting was the easy part. Now Republicans who control a majority of the state capitols in the United States face a far greater philosophical dilemma - what to do with all the money when an improving economy suddenly creates a surplus in revenues.
NATIONAL ELECTIONS

Herseth Sandlin rules out run for SD Senate seat

Former South Dakota U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin said Monday she will not seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Tim Johnson.