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Orrin Hatch trails in projected GOP Senate primary matchup (The Ticket)
Yahoo! News - 3hrs 11mins agoUtah Sen. Orrin Hatch has said he's expecting a tough re-election bid next year, but he may be in more danger than he expected. A new Utah Policy poll released Monday finds Hatch in third place in a hypothetical GOP primary matchup with former G…
Read more >>Lugar Gearing Up For 2012 Race
Hotline On Call - 4hrs 1min ago
Indiana Republican Sen. Richard Lugar -- one of the Tea Party's top targets in 2012 -- said Tuesday that he is already gearing up for his toughest re-election bid. Speaking a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor, Lugar said he is goi…
Read more >>GOP ousts Steele, picks Wisc. chair Priebus as leader
Washington Examiner - 3 days agoReince Priebus, of the Wisconsin Republican Party, talks with members during the Republican National Committee Winter Meeting, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. The national Republican Party, coming off huge election victories but facing a $22 million Debt a…
Read more >>BREAKING: Michael Steele withdraws from RNC race
CNN Political Ticker - 3 days agoOxon Hill, Maryland (CNN) - Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele dropped his re-election bid Friday and endorsed former Bush Administration official Maria Cino to succeed him. "I really thank you for the chairmanship of this party…
Read more >>Steele's RNC Re-Election Bid Weakens?
ABC News - 4 days agoThe 168 members of the Republican National Committee are poised to elect a party leader on Friday in a vote that could end the tumultuous two-year term of current RNC Chairman Michael Steele. More Video ...…
Read more >>Michael Steele's Tenure As RNC Chairman May Be Nearing End
The Huffington Post - 4 days agoOXON HILL, Md. — His re-election bid in serious doubt, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele sought support from members of his party's central committee Thursday as he struggled to avert defeat after a free-spending, gaffe…
Read more >>Afternoon Fix: John Boehner endorses Maria Cino for RNC chair; Bob Menendez could face tough 2012 race
The Fix - 5 days ago
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) endorses former Bush Administration official Maria Cino for RNC chair; Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) holds a meet-and-greet with South Carolina State Legislators; and polling shows Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.…
Read more >>Ex-Winchester prosecutor faces tampering charges
Washington Examiner - 7 days agoA former Winchester prosecutor is in jail without bond following his arrest on federal tampering charges. The Daily News-Record reports that federal drug agents arrested former Winchester Commonwealth's Attorney Paul Hampton Thomson on Monday. The…
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