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U.S. resetting its relationship with Karzai

 

Published 44 hours ago by Rajiv Chandrasekaran at Wash Post Elections

When a team of senior U.S. officials led by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton entered the presidential palace in Kabul on Wednesday for a dinner meeting, they had little indication of what Afghan President Hamid Karzai planned to discuss, or ...

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To survive, the GOP needs a good in-house fight

 

Published 47 hours ago by David S. Broder at Wash Post Elections

She has a strong point -- GOP primaries are the best way to test leaders and ideas.

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Book Review: 'The Battle for America' by Dan Balz and Haynes Johnson

 

Published 13 days ago by Ted Widmer at Wash Post Elections

"The Battle for America" boldly asserts its own importance in its title, and unlike many such pronouncements, it largely delivers. Through a judicious blend of facts, anecdotes, close-ups and wide-angle shots, it retells the story of the rise of a ...

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Published 13 days ago at Wash Post Elections

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As GOP celebrates victories, ideological battles between moderates and conservatives remain

 

Published 16 days ago by Philip Rucker and Perry Bacon Jr. at Wash Post Elections

A rebounding Republican Party is savoring victories in two states that President Obama won last year, but as it tries to build momentum toward what GOP Chairman Michael S. Steele called a "Republican renaissance," it faces troubling ideological ...

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In New Jersey, Christie beats incumbent Corzine in governor's race

 

Published 17 days ago by Karl Vick at Wash Post Elections

EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Chris Christie defeated Democratic Gov. Jon S. Corzine on Tuesday, handing Republicans a rare victory in a state that Barack Obama carried last year by 15 percentage points.

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Afghan election commission declares Karzai winner

 

Published 19 days ago by Pamela Constable and Joshua Partlow at Wash Post Elections

KABUL -- Election officials declared Afghan President Hamid Karzai the winner of a new five-year term Monday, canceling a runoff election scheduled for Saturday just one day after Karzai's sole challenger quit the race. The decision ended weeks of ...

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Some states weigh earlier primaries in 2010 to accommodate Americans abroad

 

Published 22 days ago by Associated Press at Wash Post Elections

ST. PAUL, MINN. -- A new law meant to protect the voting rights of deployed troops and other Americans overseas is forcing at least a dozen states to consider holding their primaries earlier or to negotiate another plan that federal officials will ...

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The Take: Squabbles among Democrats on health care and Republicans in House race

 

Published 23 days ago by Dan Balz at Wash Post Elections

Is politics about standing for principles and fighting for them? Or is politics about winning elections and passing legislation?

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The Fix: Harry Reid's Early Gamble

 

Published 10/19/2009 by Chris Cillizza at Wash Post Elections

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) took to the Nevada airwaves late last week with ads designed to reintroduce himself to voters more than a year before a single ballot will be cast.

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I-Man's New Home

 

Published 10/5/2009 by Howard Kurtz at Wash Post Elections

NEW YORK -- After holding forth for hours behind the mike on everything from Roman Polanski to Afghanistan, Don Imus walks from his gleaming new studio to a stretch limo, slumps in the seat, removes his cowboy hat and runs a hand through his mop of ...

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Palin Finishes Memoir; 'Going Rogue' Set for Nov. 17 Release

 

Published 9/28/2009 by HILLEL ITALIE at Wash Post Elections

NEW YORK -- That was fast. Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate, has finished her memoir just four months after the book deal was announced, and the release date has been moved up from the spring to Nov. 17, her ...

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Report Raises Questions About FDA's Approval of Knee-Surgery Device

 

Published 9/26/2009 by Dan Eggen and Lyndsey Layton at Wash Post Elections

In making its bid to get a controversial knee-surgery device approved by the Food and Drug Administration, ReGen Biologics relied heavily on two consultants with strong ties to Congress and the FDA, according to records and interviews.

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White House Works Hard to Influence State Elections

 

Published 9/22/2009 by Anne E. Kornblut and Rosalind S. Helderman at Wash Post Elections

An administration that came to Washington promising to rise above politics has quickly immersed itself in trying to influence an array of state-level elections, with an eye to both the fate of President Obama's agenda and his prospects for winning a ...

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At Hearing, Supreme Court's Conservatives Skeptical of Campaign Finance Law

 

Published 9/10/2009 by Robert Barnes at Wash Post Elections

Conservative members of the Supreme Court indicated Wednesday that they could not reconcile government restrictions on corporate spending in elections with constitutional protections of free speech and may rule broadly to strike what has been a ...

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Reversal of Supreme Court Precedents at Issue

 

Published 9/8/2009 by Robert Barnes at Wash Post Elections

The Supreme Court's unusual hearing Wednesday on the role corporations can play in influencing elections carries the potential not only for rewriting the nation's campaign finance laws but also for testing the willingness of the court led by Chief ...

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Supreme Court to Revisit Election Financing in Clinton Film Case

 

Published 9/4/2009 by Robert Barnes at Wash Post Elections

More than 100 years of restrictions on corporate support of political candidates will be at stake next week when the Supreme Court considers whether a quirky case about a film denouncing Hillary Rodham Clinton should lead to a rewrite of the way ...

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GOP Senators Seem Unconcerned About Hispanic Backlash Over Sotomayor Opposition

 

Published 8/5/2009 by Paul Kane and Perry Bacon Jr. at Wash Post Elections

Senate Republicans have lined up in staunch opposition to the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, rejecting concerns about alienating the growing Hispanic vote.

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Former Philippines President Corazon Aquino Dies

 

Published 7/31/2009 by William Branigin at Wash Post Elections

Corazon Aquino, the unassuming widow whose "people power" revolution toppled a dictator, restored Philippine democracy and inspired millions of people around the world, died Saturday morning (Friday afternoon Eastern time) after a battle with colon ...

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Biden Fires Back At Stimulus Critics

 

Published 7/17/2009 by Michael D. Shear and Alexi Mostrous at Wash Post Elections

The debate over the effectiveness of the government's massive stimulus act hit a fever pitch yesterday, as Vice President Biden took the White House message straight to the district of Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), a leading critic of the president's ...

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Published 7/17/2009 at Wash Post Elections

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McCain, Feingold Team Up Again Over FEC

 

Published 7/3/2009 by Dan Eggen at Wash Post Elections

Seven years after their landmark campaign finance legislation became law, Sens. John McCain and Russell Feingold are reuniting under the banner of spending reform at a time when restrictions have come under fire both in the courts and at the embattled ...

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Decisions Indicate Supreme Court Moved Rightward This Term

 

Published 7/1/2009 by Robert Barnes at Wash Post Elections

For the Supreme Court, it was the year of living on the verge.

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Iran's Leadership Warns Against Further Protest After Certification of Vote

 

Published 7/1/2009 by Thomas Erdbrink and William Branigin at Wash Post Elections

TEHRAN, June 30 -- Iran's religious and political leadership warned domestic opponents and Western powers Tuesday that no further protests against a disputed election would be tolerated following official certification of a landslide victory for ...

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Supreme Court to Review Restrictions on Corporate Spending in Federal Elections

 

Published 6/30/2009 by Robert Barnes at Wash Post Elections

The Supreme Court announced yesterday that it will consider whether to uphold a ban on corporate spending in federal elections, a move that campaign finance experts said could have a dramatic effect on the 2010 and 2012 federal elections.

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Iran's Ahmadinejad Demands Apology From Obama

 

Published 6/26/2009 by Thomas Erdbrink and William Branigin at Wash Post Elections

TEHRAN, June 25 -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out at President Obama on Thursday, warning him against "interfering" in Iranian affairs and demanding an apology for criticism of a government crackdown on demonstrators protesting ...

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South Carolina Governor Sanford Says He'll Repay Cost of 2008 Argentina Trip

 

Published 6/26/2009 by Philip Rucker and Carol D. Leonnig at Wash Post Elections

COLUMBIA, S.C., June 25 -- The only signs remaining here of Gov. Mark Sanford's riveting confession of infidelity were the television cameras staked out on the manicured lawns encircling the copper-domed state Capitol. Inside, the marble-floored ...

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GOP Outnumbered in Senate, but McConnell Tries to Ensure It Is Not Outflanked

 

Published 6/22/2009 by Perry Bacon Jr. at Wash Post Elections

When he was fighting campaign finance reform a decade ago, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was dubbed Darth Vader by his critics. He embraced the nickname, even announcing "Darth Vader has arrived" at a news conference.

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Obama's Travel Itinerary Mixes Policy, Electoral Politics

 

Published 6/21/2009 by Scott Wilson at Wash Post Elections

First, a quiz. How many people attended President Obama's town-hall forum in Vermont?

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Navy Reservist Named Head of Pentagon's Voting Assistance Program

 

Published 6/16/2009 by Mary Pat Flaherty at Wash Post Elections

Robert H. Carey, a Navy reservist who has been an advocate for the voting rights of nearly 6 million military personnel and Americans overseas, will become director of the Pentagon's much criticized Federal Voting Assistance Program that helps those ...

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The Take: GOP Comeback Limited by Demographics, Political Forces

 

Published 6/14/2009 by Dan Balz at Wash Post Elections

There has been much chatter about who now speaks for the Republican Party, and whether the GOP has a message or an agenda to combat President Obama's popularity. Those questions are important to the party's future, but the most serious problem remains ...

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Book Review: 'Renegade: The Making of a President' by Richard Wolffe

 

Published 6/2/2009 by Ted Widmer at Wash Post Elections

In telling the story of the Obama campaign, Richard Wolffe's "Renegade: The Making of a President" stakes an audacious claim to its own importance and largely lives up to it.

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Obama Picks Huntsman, Republican Governor of Utah, as Ambassador to China

 

Published 5/17/2009 by Michael D. Shear at Wash Post Elections

President Obama reached across the aisle yesterday to tap a leading Republican governor as his ambassador to China, indicating his continuing desire for bipartisanship in his administration while signaling to Beijing his intent to build "a new ...

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GOP Challenges Gillibrand's Ballot in Race to Fill Her House Seat

 

Published 4/16/2009 by Keith B. Richburg at Wash Post Elections

NEW YORK, April 15 -- The ongoing, nip-and-tuck battle for New York's 20th Congressional District took a turn for the absurd Wednesday when the Republicans challenged the ballot of the district's popular former congresswoman, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ...

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Franken's Lead Grows In Minn.'s Senate Race

 

Published 4/8/2009 by Perry Bacon Jr. at Wash Post Elections

Democrat Al Franken yesterday increased his small lead over Republican Norm Coleman in the protracted dispute over the race for a U.S. Senate seat representing Minnesota, but it remains unclear when the five-month legal battle will end.  ...

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Absentee Ballots to Decide N.Y. House Race

 

Published 4/1/2009 by Keith B. Richburg and Paul Kane at Wash Post Elections

NEW YORK, March 31 -- A special election in Upstate New York to fill a vacant House seat, seen as an early referendum on the Obama administration, proved inconclusive Tuesday night, with the two candidates separated by just 59 votes and a lengthy ...

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Minnesota Judges Limit Recount in Senate Race

 

Published 4/1/2009 by Post at Wash Post Elections

A three-judge state panel in Minnesota dealt Norm Coleman (R) a serious setback in his bid for reelection to the Senate, ruling yesterday that only 400 absentee ballots in his contest against entertainer Al Franken (D) may be reviewed and possibly ...

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Executives Lay Out Compromise to 'Card Check' Labor Bill

 

Published 3/22/2009 by Alec MacGillis at Wash Post Elections

As business and labor gird for battle over legislation that would make it easier for workers to organize, the debate could be transformed by a "third way" proposed by three companies that like to project a progressive image: Costco, Starbucks and ...

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Decision on Minnesota Senate Seat Goes to Panel of Judges

 

Published 3/21/2009 by Peter Slevin at Wash Post Elections

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Nearly five months after 2.9 million voters cast ballots, the Senate race between Al Franken (D) and Norm Coleman (R) is in the hands of a three-judge panel here after first one candidate and then the other declared victory.  ...

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'Hillary: The Movie' to Get Supreme Court Screening

 

Published 3/15/2009 by Robert Barnes at Wash Post Elections

"Hillary: The Movie" came and went without much of a splash last year. Reviews were not flattering, Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign waned and one devastating critique made sure that the scalding documentary would never become a ...

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The Conservatives' 'Cleansing' Moment

 

Published 3/1/2009 by Joel Achenbach at Wash Post Elections

Same old hotel on the park, same ballrooms, same long lines down the corridor to hear the big-name speakers, but otherwise the landscape looks radically different for this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, which wrapped up yesterday ...

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After Standoff, Calif. Reaches Budget Deal

 

Published 2/20/2009 by Karl Vick at Wash Post Elections

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19 -- In a pre-dawn bargain, California legislators on Thursday passed a budget that closes a $42 billion hole, the worst state budget shortfall in U.S. history, after spending 45 straight hours locked in the Capitol trying to find a ...

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Despite Listing, Donors Don't Work for Firm Being Probed

 

Published 2/14/2009 by Carol D. Leonnig at Wash Post Elections

Marvin Hoffman is listed in campaign finance records as one of the many lobbyists with the powerful PMA Group donating money to lawmakers. But Hoffman is a soon-to-retire information technology manager in Marina del Rey, Calif., who has never heard of ...

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Republicans See Long-Term Victory in Defeat on Stimulus Plan

 

Published 2/9/2009 by Alec MacGillis and Perry Bacon Jr. at Wash Post Elections

Three months after their Election Day drubbing, Republican leaders see glimmers of rebirth in the party's liberation from an unpopular president, its selection of its first African American chairman and, most of all, its stand against a stimulus ...

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Steele Wins Election, Becomes Republican National Committee's First Black Chairman

 

Published 1/31/2009 by Perry Bacon Jr. at Wash Post Elections

Republicans yesterday elected former Maryland lieutenant governor Michael S. Steele to lead their party, selecting the GOP's first black national chairman. The outcome also signaled a clear break from the leadership of President George W. Bush, whose ...

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Obama's $100,000-Plus Donors Were Able to Give to Several Entities

 

Published 1/18/2009 by Kimberly Kindy and Sarah Cohen at Wash Post Elections

Nearly 100 wealthy families and power couples contributed at least $100,000 each to help Barack Obama over the past two years, creating an elite set of donors to whom the president-elect repeatedly turned in financing his campaign, transition and ...

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Franken Win Certified, but Senate Will Delay Seating

 

Published 1/6/2009 by Chris Cillizza at Wash Post Elections

Entertainer-turned-politician Al Franken declared victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race yesterday, just hours after a state panel charged with overseeing the recount of nearly 3 million ballots certified that the Democrat had received 225 more votes ...

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Tone May Be Key to Obama's Agenda

 

Published 1/4/2009 by Shailagh Murray and Paul Kane at Wash Post Elections

Rarely have lawmakers confronted an agenda as ambitious as the one Congress will face upon convening this week, with an incoming president pushing to stabilize an economy on the brink of long-term recession, to create universal health coverage and to ...

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Six Are Vying to Become Next RNC Chairman

 

Published 1/3/2009 by Perry Bacon Jr. at Wash Post Elections

Following an election that has left Republicans with no clear vision about how to regain power, the normally low-profile race to head the GOP's national committee has turned into a six-man showdown that has opened rifts along racial, regional and ...

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Holidays, Court Ruling Will Further Extend Minn. Senate Recount

 

Published 12/19/2008 by Paul Kane at Wash Post Elections

With the latest projections showing incumbent Norm Coleman (R) clinging to a lead of a handful of votes, Minnesota's U.S. Senate race headed deeper into political limbo yesterday, raising the possibility that the contest could still be undecided when ...

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