Monthly Archives: August 2010

Alaska Senate: Libertarians Won’t Consider Murkowski

The vice chairman of the “Alaska Libertarians says his party will not consider putting U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on his party’s ticket in the general election,” the AP reports. Harley Brown says Murkowski’s positions do not reflect the values of … Continue reading

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Coburn Strongly Opposes Newt Gingrich for President

Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) “is pouring cold water on the idea of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich running for president,” POLITICO reports. “He’s the last person I’d vote for for president of the United States,” Coburn said during a town … Continue reading

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Dodd Rules Out Becoming a Lobbyist

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) “has ruled out becoming a lobbyist after his Senate career ends next year,” the Huffington Post reports. "No lobbying, no lobbying," Dodd told Deirdre Shesgreen of the CTMirror. (credit image – daylife/getty)

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West Virginia Senate: Manchin Leads Raese in Rasmussen Poll

In the first Rasmussen Reports “post-primary survey of West Virginia’s U.S. Senate race, Democratic Governor Joe Manchin attracts 48% of the vote while Republican businessman John Raese earns 42%.” The latest statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters shows four percent … Continue reading

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Colorado Senate: Buck Leads Bennet by Three in Rasmussen Poll

The U.S. Senate race “in Colorado between incumbent Democratic Senator Michael Bennet and Republican challenger Ken Buck remains very competitive,” according to a new Rasmussen poll. The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters shows Buck picking up … Continue reading

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