• Kendrick who? GOP race overshadows Meek Senate bid 3/19/2010, 5:00 a.m. EDT
(AP) — KISSIMMEE, Fla. - With all the attention being paid to the Republican Senate primary between former House Speaker Marco Rubio and Gov. Alex Sink, it may be easy to forget that there's another major candidate seeking the seat-Democratic Congressman Kendrick Meek.

• Colo. abortion foes say they cleared petition bar 3/18/2010, 7:22 p.m. EDT
(AP) — DENVER - Colorado abortion opponents say they have enough signatures to put an abortion-ending proposal on the ballot this fall-potentially the first state this election year to see the question.

• Poll: Boxer in tough fight to keep CA Senate seat 3/18/2010, 9:12 a.m. EDT
(AP) — WASHINGTON - California Sen. Barbara Boxer's re-election campaign is shaping up as the fight of her political career, according to a Field Poll released Thursday.

• Poll: Boxer in tough fight to keep CA Senate seat 3/18/2010, 9:12 a.m. EDT
(AP) — WASHINGTON - California Sen. Barbara Boxer's re-election campaign is shaping up as the fight of her political career, according to a Field Poll released Thursday.

• Idaho first to sign law aimed at health care plan 3/17/2010, 5:31 p.m. EDT
(AP) — BOISE, Idaho - Idaho took the lead in a growing, nationwide fight against health care overhaul Wednesday when its governor became the first to sign a measure requiring the state attorney general to sue the federal government if residents are forced to buy health insurance.

• Poll: McMahon leads Simmons in GOP Senate race 3/17/2010, 6:39 a.m. EDT
(AP) — HARTFORD, Conn. - Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon has taken the lead among Connecticut Republicans running for the U.S. Senate, but is trailing Democrat Richard Blumenthal in the general election race, according to a poll released Wednesday.

• State Senate District 13 3/16/2010, 2:20 p.m. EDT
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• In Missouri Senate race, meet the 'outsiders' 3/16/2010, 1:26 p.m. EDT
(AP) — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Rep. Roy Blunt has been in Congress for 13 years, most of them in the Republican leadership. Democratic Secretary of State Robin Carnahan comes from a family with three generations of Washington politicians.

• Calif. GOP gubernatorial hopefuls spar over taxes 3/15/2010, 5:10 p.m. EDT
(AP) — COSTA MESA, Calif. - The two Republicans seeking their party's nomination for governor are sparring over what kind of tax cuts would best stimulate California's faltering economy.

• Boehner says GOP has chance of recapturing House 3/14/2010, 9:00 a.m. EDT
(AP) — WASHINGTON - House Republican leader John Boehner says his party has a shot at recapturing the House majority it lost to Democrats in 2006.

• Fiorina assails Washington, Boxer as out of touch 3/13/2010, 5:40 p.m. EST
(AP) — SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is attempting to win over California Republicans by attacking two of their strongest dislikes-incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer and a federal government she says is broken.

• Fiorina assails Washington, Boxer as out of touch 3/13/2010, 5:40 p.m. EST
(AP) — SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is attempting to win over California Republicans by attacking two of their strongest dislikes-incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer and a federal government she says is broken.

• Divided party? It's not just GOP, but also Dems 3/13/2010, 8:51 a.m. EST
(AP) — WASHINGTON - For all the evidence of a divided GOP, the Democratic Party has its own widening cracks that could make a potentially bleak election year even more dour.

• Divided party? It's not just GOP, but also Dems 3/13/2010, 8:51 a.m. EST
(AP) — WASHINGTON - For all the evidence of a divided GOP, the Democratic Party has its own widening cracks that could make a potentially bleak election year even more dour.

• Divided party? It's not just GOP, but also Dems 3/13/2010, 8:51 a.m. EST
(AP) — WASHINGTON - For all the evidence of a divided GOP, the Democratic Party has its own widening cracks that could make a potentially bleak election year even more dour.

• Campbell regrets contacts linked to terror groups 3/12/2010, 11:20 p.m. EST
(AP) — SANTA CLARA, Calif. - California Senate candidate Tom Campbell says he regrets not conducting more research nearly a decade ago on two men he later learned had ties to terrorist groups.

• Paul, once the outsider, gains GOP support in Ky. 3/12/2010, 5:56 p.m. EST
(AP) — LEXINGTON, Ky. - Rand Paul has run his U.S. Senate campaign as the consummate outsider: a grassroots candidate drawing support from regular Joes and Janes. Now that his candidacy has gained momentum, he's beginning to pick up support from the Republican establishment.

• Paul, once the outsider, gains GOP support in Ky. 3/12/2010, 5:56 p.m. EST
(AP) — LEXINGTON, Ky. - Now that Rand Paul's candidacy for the U.S. Senate has gained momentum, he's beginning to pick up support from the Republican establishment.

• DeNardis announces GOP bid for governor 3/11/2010, 8:56 a.m. EST
(AP) — HARTFORD, Conn. - Former Congressman Larry DeNardis has officially announced his plans to seek the Republican nomination for Connecticut governor.

• Gibbons: Use lottery commission to pay for pre-K 3/10/2010, 12:01 p.m. EST
(AP) — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee gubernatorial candidate Bill Gibbons on Wednesday proposed to fund pre-kindergarten expansion by cutting the amount of money the state lottery pays to large ticket vendors like the Pilot truck stop chain that is part-owned by GOP rival Bill Haslam.

• Ex-Christian Coalition head won't run for Congress 3/10/2010, 10:58 a.m. EST
(AP) — ATLANTA - Former Christian Coalition head Ralph Reed announced Wednesday he will not run for Congress in Georgia, saying he can do more to push a conservative agenda through his work for a political startup.

• Woes at family bank loom over Ill. Senate race 3/9/2010, 1:47 p.m. EST
(AP) — CHICAGO - Democrats desperate to hold on to President Barack Obama's old Senate seat are scrambling to counter revelations that a bank owned by their candidate's family may be nearing collapse.

• RI mayor faces new questions in Congressional run 3/7/2010, 1:49 p.m. EST
(AP) — PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Mayor David Cicilline claims he has cleaned up Providence after the corruption of his predecessor, but his family relationships and connection to a former staffer could raise new questions about his reformer credentials.

• RI mayor faces new questions in Congressional run 3/7/2010, 1:49 p.m. EST
(AP) — PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Mayor David Cicilline claims he has cleaned up Providence after the corruption of his predecessor, but his family relationships and connection to a former staffer could raise new questions about his reformer credentials.

• Texas Gov. Perry must win in Nov. before 2012 talk 3/6/2010, 3:00 a.m. EST
(AP) — AUSTIN, Texas - Before Rick Perry can parlay his tea party-powered victory in the Texas governor's primary into something bigger-a 2012 Republican presidential ticket, perhaps-he'll have to actually win a record-setting, third four-year term.