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Caroline Kennedy: The $100M Woman
Source: NY Daily News

Caroline Kennedy will feel right at home in the Millionaires' Club known as the U.S. Senate: The Camelot heiress' net worth easily tops $100 million, a Daily News review found.

Reid is GOP's best friend
Source: The Hill

Sure, Senate Republicans are in the minority for at least one more cycle. And it's true that their conference is over 10 percent smaller than it was in the last Congress. But the GOP has retained its ace in the hole: Harry Reid is still majority leader.

GOP recount guru advises Coleman
Source: The Hill

A veteran of the nation's most famous recount has been quietly advising Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), who is fighting a fierce battle to hang on to his seat.

Works and Days » Desperately Seeking Caroline
Source: Pajamas Media

We know in our hearts that Charles Gibson and Katie Couric, who mercilessly grilled pro-life, Christian Sarah Palin with the poor white twang, would pull in their talons—if given the chance to dialogue with Caroline.

Should the 17th Amendment Be Repealed?
Source: CNN

The conventional wisdom is that it was FDR's New Deal that radically increased the size and power of federal government.

The economic Civil War: The South's attempt to kill the North's auto industry is the latest battle in an ongoing conflict. It's time for a Third Reconstruction to put an end to it.
Source: Salon.com

It is just as well that Barack Obama is emulating Abraham Lincoln by traveling to his inauguration in Washington by train. As the regional politics of the automobile bailout controversy demonstrate, the Civil War continues. If the major U.S.

Paul M. Weyrich: Uncertainty in Minnesota's U.S. Senate Race
Source: CNSNews.com

Democrats naturally hope to achieve a 60-40 filibuster-proof majority in the U.S. Senate, so it would not be surprising to see them concentrate their resources in Minnesota and deliver the state for Mr. Franken.

30 percent of CT voters who voted for Lieberman want a do-over.»
Source: Think Progress

A new Quinnipiac poll released today shows that only 38 percent of Connecticut citizens approve of Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-CT) performance, with 54 percent — and 75 percent of Democrats — disapproving.

Caroline Kennedy considering running for Hillary's old Senate seat
Source: FT.com

"Caroline Kennedy has launched a bid to extend her family's political dynasty by replacing Hillary Clinton in the US Senate when the former first lady vacates her seat next year.

Rove-protege Tim Griffin considering running for Arkansas Senate seat in 2010.»
Source: Think Progress

In a message on his Twitter account today, former Arkansas U.S. attorney and Karl Rove-protege Tim Griffin hinted that he is considering a "senate run" in 2010 against Sen. Blanche Lincoln.

Caroline Kennedy to Seek Clinton's Senate Seat By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
Source: The New York Times

Reportedly Caroline Kennedy is interested in the U.S. Senate seat of Hillary Clinton.

Franken Poised For Big Gains In Recount
Source: The Huffington Post

Jesus, Bob Dylan and Mickey Mouse will play a part in determining Minnesota's next senator. So will voters who scrawled the same name for every local race.

Emanuel Spoke to Ill. Gov's Office on Seat: Report
Source: The New York Times

President-elect Barack Obama's choice for White House chief of staff spoke to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's office about who the governor should appoint to replace Obama in the Senate, the Chicago Tribune reported on Saturday.

Report: Coleman's illicit funds helped pay for home renovations.»
Source: Think Progress

Earlier this week, news reports indicated that the FBI is investigating allegations that Nasser Kazeminy, a Minnesota businessman "tried to funnel $75,000″ to Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) through his wife.

Service Employees International Union (And Potentially Obama) Linked to Blagojevich Corruption Scandal
Source: The New York Times

The Service Employees International Union has long boasted that it is on the cutting edge of the labor movement. But it found itself badly embarrassed this week when it was linked by name to Gov. Rod R.

Officials Say Jackson Was 'Candidate 5' in Blagojevich Case
Source: The New York Times

CHICAGO — Representative Jesse L. Jackson Jr., long seen here as someone who was willing, even happy, to clash with this city's old power structure, found himself tangled up on Wednesday in the fallout from the arrest of Gov. Rod R.

Sen. Larry Craig loses appeal in airport sex sting case
Source: Minnesota Public Radio

Minneapolis — (AP) - Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has lost his latest attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in a Minneapolis airport bathroom sex sting case.

Ill. Governor Blagojevich: A Senate seat is a 'f***ing valuable thing'
Source: Politico

llinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was captured on tape saying that unless he received "something real good" for the appointment of a top adviser to Barack Obama to fill the president-elect's Senate seat he would appoint himself, according to the criminal complaint.

Is Norm Coleman under federal investigation?»
Source: Think Progress

Last month, Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) came under fire in a lawsuit alleging that a donor, Nasser Kazeminy, used an insurance company that employs Coleman's wife to pass money to Coleman illegally.

Caroline Kennedy "very interested" in Hillary Clinton's Senate seat
Source: Politico

Caroline Kennedy, the previously politics-shy daughter of JFK, has spoken to New York Gov. David Paterson about a possible appointment to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to Democratic insiders.

Franken/Coleman update: Senate recount is over, both sides are winning.
Source: Arts & Living from Newser

The Minnesota Senate recount is complete, but the state won't have a winner anytime soon.

Another Senator Kennedy: Caroline Kennedy to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate?
Source: ABC News Blogs

Another Senator Kennedy?  The crazy speculation about Hillary Clinton's Senate seat may not be so crazy after all.  A Democrat who would know tells ABC News that New York governor David Paterson has talked to Caroline Kennedy about taking the seat, which was once held by her un …

Hardball's Chris Matthews May Quit MSNBC for Senate Run
Source: Arts & Living from Newser

Chris Matthews is seriously considering leaving MSNBC in preparation for a US Senate campaign, friends and NBC colleagues tell Politico.

Jeb Bush Mulling U.S. Senate Run, Aide Says
Source: The New York Times

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, the younger brother of President George W. Bush, is considering running in 2010 for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by fellow Republican Mel Martinez, an aide said on Wednesday.

Chambliss lays out his vision for the GOP: We'll pressure moderates to turn to the right.»
Source: Think Progress

Fresh off his victory in yesterday's run-off Senate race, Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) told Glenn Beck today that he had won a "big victory on basic conservative principles." He lauded Gov.

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