National Elections
National Elections
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NATIONAL ELECTIONS
NC Sen. Hagan facing powerful GOP force in 2014
Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina rode President Barack Obama's coattails in 2008, winning a seat Republicans had held for nearly four decades.
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NATIONAL ELECTIONS
Left and right already swinging at Ark. senator
The conservative Club for Growth tags Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor as President Barack Obama's "closest ally" in the state. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun-control advocacy group says Pryor "let us down."
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NATIONAL ELECTIONS
2014 Senate Democrats firm up health care support
Far from reversing course, Senate Democrats who backed President Barack Obama's health care law and now face re-election in GOP-leaning states are firming up their support for the overhaul even as Republican criticism intensifies.
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NATIONAL ELECTIONS
Christie maintains a political balancing act
Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is walking a political tightrope as he charts his future, trying to balance his re-election campaign in a Democratic-leaning state with a potential presidential bid aimed at winning over Republicans.
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NATIONAL ELECTIONS
Jeb Bush: Immigrants 'more fertile,' fuel economy
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told religious conservatives Friday that the future of the nation's economy depends upon immigrants in part because they "are more fertile" and create more businesses than native-born Americans.
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NATIONAL ELECTIONS
US Rep. Mike Rogers of Mich. won't run for Senate
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers announced Friday he will not run for the U.S. Senate in Michigan next year, saying the best way for him to make a difference in Washington is staying in the House.
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NATIONAL ELECTIONS
Rand Paul's NSA rebukes could help or hurt in 2016
Of the handful of tea party-backed Republicans eyeing a 2016 presidential bid, Sen. Rand Paul is emerging as the most forceful in pushing libertarian principles, especially on anti-terrorism issues.
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NATIONAL ELECTIONS
Obama tests political might in Boston, Miami
President Barack Obama put his second-term appeal to the test Wednesday in Boston and Florida, seeking to boost Democratic candidates as a fundraiser and a political drawing card even while trailed by controversies over government intrusion.
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NATIONAL ELECTIONS
Daley set to challenge Democratic governor in Ill.
A rare intra-party battle began taking shape Tuesday among big-name Democrats in Illinois, as former White House chief of staff Bill Daley positioned himself to try to unseat a governor he blames for failing to resolve the state's financial crisis and other pressing issues.
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NATIONAL ELECTIONS
Daley forms committee to explore Ill. governor run
Former White House chief of Staff William Daley says he's forming a committee to explore running for Illinois governor in 2014.

