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Handful of elections shed light on US politics

Last Updated: 8:57 11/02/09

Election '09 won't pack the same oomph of last year's presidential spectacular. But a handful of ballots in a few states will offer hints to the country's state of mind.
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Conway says he is a worthy Senate candidate

Last Updated: 7:14 10/19/09

The latest Rasmussen poll shows more people believe Attorney General Jack Conway has a better chance to beat a Republican opponent than Lt. Governor Daniel Mongiardo in next year's US Senate race.
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Senate race heats up

Last Updated: 5:39 08/26/09

On Wednesday morning, Secretary of State Trey Grayson plans to kick off his official campaign for U.S. Senate.
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Webb defeats Ditty in Special Election

Last Updated: 5:21 08/26/09

Democratic Party officials see Robin Webb's victory Tuesday as a step in their broader initiative to try to wrestle majority control of the Senate away from the Republican Party.
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Poll: Americans losing confidence in Obama
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Last Updated: 8:52 AM 08/21/09 - A new poll says that Americans, concerned over the future of health care reform and anxious about the growing federal budget deficit, are losing faith in President Barack Obama. (Full Story)
Senate confirms Sotomayor for Supreme Court
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Last Updated: 4:00 PM 08/06/09 - The Senate has confirmed Sonia Sotomayor as
the first Hispanic Justice on the Supreme Court. (Full Story)
FACT CHECK: Obama's health care claims
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Last Updated: 9:40 PM 07/22/09 - President Barack Obama's assertion Wednesday
that government will stay out of health care decisions in an
overhauled system is hard to square with the proposals coming out
of Congress and with his own rhetoric.
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Ky. state representative nominated for Senate
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Last Updated: 9:05 AM 07/22/09 - State Rep. Robin Webb has been chosen by a Democratic committee to seek the Senate seat left vacant by Republican Charlie Borders' resignation last week. (Full Story)
Rivals raise more campaign funding than Bunning
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Last Updated: 9:33 AM 07/16/09 - Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning is reporting that he raised $302,466 from April through June for his re-election next year, less than a fellow Republican who may run for his seat. (Full Story)
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Endorsement Intrigue.... Zesty Special Election - 1 Comments Posted
It is interesting that one of Governor Beshear's cabinet secretaries has publicly endorsed one Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate while the governor is openly pulling for the other major candidate. (Read Blog)
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Political Links

GOP.COM - Republicans

Democrats.Org - Democrats

OpenSecrets.Org - Who's giving to candidates

Electoral-Vote.Com - Electoral College predictor map, based on polls

Bruce2008.Com - Democratic Senate Candidate Bruce Lunsford

TeamMitch.Com - Republican Senate Candidate Mitch McConnell

RPK.Org - Kentucky Republican Party

KYDemocrat.Com - Kentucky Democratic Party

Sos.Ky.Gov - Kentucky Secretary of State

Poll Question
Who are you going to vote for in the attorney general's race in the upcoming primary election?

Jack Conway (D)
Robert V. Bullock (D)
Jon Larson (R)
Philip C. Kimball (R)
Stan Lee (R)
Tim Coleman (R)


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