WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2008 (Reuters) The fate of a convicted felon will help determine the size of the Democrats' expanded power in the U.S. Senate, and may provide a new job opportunity for failed vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2008 (Reuters) Democrat Jeff Merkley defeated Republican Sen. Gordon Smith in Oregon, the Portland Oregonian projected on Wednesday, to further expand Democrats' majority in the new Congress that convenes in January. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2008 (Reuters) Democrat Jeff Merkley defeated Republican Sen. Gordon Smith in Oregon, the Portland Oregonian projected on Wednesday, to further expand Democrats' majority in the new Congress that convenes in January. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2008 (Reuters) Democrat Jeff Merkley won the closely contested U.S. Senate race in Oregon, defeating incumbent Republican Sen. Gordon Smith, a victory that helps Democrats expand their majority in Congress, the Portland Oregonian reported on Wednesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2008 (Reuters) U.S. state leaders, trade groups and economists descended on the House of Representatives on Wednesday to help work out a second economic stimulus bill that one influential Congressional member said would be introduced on November 17. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2008 (Reuters) Boeing Co and its biggest union have agreed to a tentative deal to end the longest strike at the planemaker's plants in 13 years and halt revenue losses estimated at $100 million a day. ... > full story
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 22, 2008 (Reuters) Two weeks before an election that could install the first black U.S. president, scattered ugly incidents have reflected a deep residue of racism among some segments of white America. ... > full story
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Candidates crowd Colorado Nov. 6, 2008 (BizJournals) With new polls showing Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama leading in Colorado on the eve of Tuesday's election, Republican candidate John ...
Personal histories of candidates display American spirit Nov. 6, 2008 (The Daily Iberian) Stephen Hemelt City Editor. Something exciting is going to happen Tuesday and having the chance to participate in it has made the past two weeks ...
Palin in 2012? Oct. 22, 2008 (Examiner.com: Anchorage, Alaska) Conventional wisdom has been, in those cases when Sarah Palin has contradicted John McCain's position, that it's just another example of an ...
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