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Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:53:18 -0400

ATLANTA - Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.

Herseth Sandlin rules out run for SD Senate seat

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:25:46 -0400

PIERRE, South Dakota - Former South Dakota U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin said Monday she will not seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Tim Johnson, removing herself from a contest expected to play a key role in determining which party controls the Senate after next year's election.

Snowe presses for bipartisanship in new book

Sun, 12 May 2013 08:56:32 -0400

PORTLAND, Maine - U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe describes a scene out of a Rockwell painting: With Washington crippled by a blizzard, President Barack Obama worked the week before Christmas with a fire roaring in the fireplace in the Oval Office. Outside the window, his daughters played in the snow with their dog.

Weiland to seek Democratic bid for US Senate seat

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:03:31 -0400

PIERRE, South Dakota - Rick Weiland, a prominent South Dakota Democrat who ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 1996, said Wednesday he plans to seek his party's nomination to run for the U.S. Senate next year.

Column: Playing politics with crisis is inevitable

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:31:26 -0400

WASHINGTON - Hours after the Boston Marathon bombings, President Barack Obama gave the standard presidential line following a tragedy: "On days like this there are no Republicans or Democrats - we are Americans, united in concern for our fellow citizens."