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Scott signs election flaws fix earlier than expected
Gov. Rick Scott tries another fix on Florida election laws.
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Schweitzer elected chairman of Stillwater board
Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Monday that he is "focused like a laser" on improving the Stillwater Mining Co. after being elected chairman of the board - but he also isn't ruling out a potential U.S. Senate run.
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Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles
Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.
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Tea party hero Cuccinelli is Va. GOP gov nominee
Virginia's activist conservative attorney general has won the Republican Party's gubernatorial nomination by acclamation.
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Handel jumps into crowded US Senate race in Ga.
Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive at the center of last year's public clash with Planned Parenthood, says she'll be running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia.
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Family drama adds intrigue to Ill. governor's race
Politics has long been a family business in Illinois, a place where who you know - and who you're related to - matters more than most. But the family drama shaping up around the next governor's race adds a new layer of intrigue in a Capitol already grappling with huge financial problems.
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Budget surpluses spur tension in some GOP states
Turns out that cutting was the easy part. Now Republicans who control a majority of the state capitols in the United States face a far greater philosophical dilemma - what to do with all the money when an improving economy suddenly creates a surplus in revenues.
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Herseth Sandlin rules out run for SD Senate seat
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.
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Manatee County buys new, high-tech voting equipment
The new system cost about $13,000 and will be used for the first time during the early voting period leading up to a June 18 special election.
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Mark Sanford renews career, must build reputation
Now that former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has resurrected a once-promising political career by regaining his old House seat, he'll have to rebuild the reputation that once earned him praise as a possible presidential contender among colleagues.
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New congressman Sanford, ex-wife settle complaint
Newly elected Congressman Mark Sanford and his ex-wife have settled a complaint that said he was at her home without her permission in violation of their divorce agreement.

