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Tuesday primaries: three stories to watch
As the days get shorter the political season is heating up. Primaries Tuesday will affect some of the most interesting races of the year, from Florida’s high-profile Senate contest to Arizona Sen. John McCain’s bid to survive a challenge from the right. Here's what to look for:
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Rick Perry's 'heart' comment shows GOP shift on immigration
Rick Perry is under fire for his comment about those who oppose in-state tuition for the children of illegal immigrants. But immigration is a complicated issue for a governor whose border with Mexico is more than 1,200 miles long.
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Sen. Jon Kyl retirement sets off two races: one in Arizona, another in D.C.
Sen. Jon Kyl (R) of Arizona announces his retirement, opening the door to candidates for his Senate seat as well as his position as the No. 2 Republican in the Senate.
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Will GOP leaders take up 'Christine O'Donnell for Senate'?
In a stinging loss for the GOP, Michael Castle lost to Christine O'Donnell in Senate primary race. Now, state Republicans face a common problem in this primary election season: reconciling with a 'tea party'-backed candidate for the general election.
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Where GOP's Lisa Murkowski went wrong and John McCain went right
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska didn't open her war chest in time, and it may have cost her the GOP primary. Arizona's Sen. John McCain, by contrast, spent early and often.
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Alaska election results: Upset in the making for Sen. Lisa Murkowski?
In Alaska election results, Sen. Lisa Murkowski's GOP primary race with 'tea party' insurgent Joe Miller is too close to call. Elsewhere, Arizona's Sen. John McCain (R) is in, and establishment candidate Bill McCollum (R) is out in Florida.
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Sarah Palin or Mike Huckabee: Who's the better primary-day backer?
As we await returns from primaries in Alaska, Arizona, and Florida, which of the two theoretical candidates for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination is working harder to support their candidates – Sarah Palin or Mike Huckabee?
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John McCain faces voters, hopes to turn back challenger
John McCain is now the clear front-runner against conservative challenger J.D. Hayworth in Arizona's Republican primary.
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Tuesday primaries: three stories to watch
As the days get shorter the political season is heating up. Primaries Tuesday will affect some of the most interesting races of the year, from Florida’s high-profile Senate contest to Arizona Sen. John McCain’s bid to survive a challenge from the right. Here's what to look for:
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Why John McCain isn't in more trouble for Arizona Senate primary
Sen. John McCain's record as an immigration reformer doesn't seem to match a state that's taking a hardline stance on illegal immigration. But the senator is managing to fend off a challenge from his right ahead of Tuesday's GOP Senate primary in Arizona.
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Sarah Palin's 'mama grizzlies' have tough summer: Is she losing her touch?
Sarah Palin has endorsed conservative candidates in dozens of Republican primaries this year. But her chosen office-seekers have been mostly unsuccessful. Has Sarah Palin lost touch with the Republican primary voters who make up her base?
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Tom DeLay cleared in federal probe, but Texas charges loom
Former House majority leader Tom DeLay was not charged in a federal investigation into ties with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. But he faces a Texas indictment for violating campaign-finance laws.
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Hillary Clinton infuriates Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer with immigration oops
Hillary Clinton said the Obama administration will sue Arizona over the state's tough new immigration law.
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'Tea Party' eyes big prize: the 2010 midterm elections
The year-old tea party movement is growing. But it’s fractious, and that may undercut conservative strength for the midterm elections.
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Stumping for McCain, Sarah Palin dials back the gun rhetoric
Sarah Palin now says 'taking up arms' means voting. Weaponry and military metaphors are part of political discourse, but not all conservatives are happy with Palin's gun rhetoric.
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Her career rising, Palin now gives McCain a boost
For the first time since losing the presidential race in 2008, John McCain and Sarah Palin campaign together in Tuscon and Phoenix as Palin helps McCain tout his conservative credentials.
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Trouble brewing between the Tea Party movement and the GOP?
Members of the Tea Party movement say they are not beholden to the GOP.
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Underdog Hayworth says he'll rap McCain on illegal immigration
J.D. Hayworth, who is contesting Sen. John McCain in the GOP primary, plans to make border security and illegal immigration key campaign themes – and to tap 'energy' of resurgent conservatives.
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John McCain to face formidable foe in Arizona GOP primary
Former Congressman J.D. Hayworth is challenging Sen. John McCain in Arizona's GOP primary – and some state Republicans are calling the contest 'payback' for McCain's poor showing in the 2008 presidential race and his maverick voting record.
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Michele Bachmann: 'tea party' tenets will lead to GOP resurgence
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R) of Minnesota, talking with Bill O'Reilly of Fox News Monday night, asserted that the tea party movement will come to 'dominate' the GOP.
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