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Booker encounters bumps on possible path to Senate

FILE - In this Saturday, June 8, 2013, file photo, Newark Mayor Cory Booker announces his plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat that opened with the death of Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) in Newark, N.J. Booker, 44, is currently serving in his second term as mayor. At right is former Sen. Bill Bradley.

In an accelerated election for a new U.S. senator from New Jersey, the Democratic field is Cory Booker vs. everyone else.

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NC Sen. Hagan facing powerful GOP force in 2014

Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina rode President Barack Obama's coattails in 2008, winning a seat Republicans had held for nearly four decades.
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Left and right already swinging at Ark. senator

The conservative Club for Growth tags Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor as President Barack Obama's "closest ally" in the state. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun-control advocacy group says Pryor "let us down."
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Could big money leave Newark with Mayor Booker?

Visits from Britain's prime minister, the Dalai Lama and assorted movie stars. A $100 million gift to the school system. Wall Street buy-in. Coverage from worldwide media.
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2014 Senate Democrats firm up health care support

Far from reversing course, Senate Democrats who backed President Barack Obama's health care law and now face re-election in GOP-leaning states are firming up their support for the overhaul even as Republican criticism intensifies.
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US Rep. Mike Rogers of Mich. won't run for Senate

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers announced Friday he will not run for the U.S. Senate in Michigan next year, saying the best way for him to make a difference in Washington is staying in the House.
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Obama tests political might in Boston, Miami

President Barack Obama put his second-term appeal to the test Wednesday in Boston and Florida, seeking to boost Democratic candidates as a fundraiser and a political drawing card even while trailed by controversies over government intrusion.
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Daley set to challenge Democratic governor in Ill.

A rare intra-party battle began taking shape Tuesday among big-name Democrats in Illinois, as former White House chief of staff Bill Daley positioned himself to try to unseat a governor he blames for failing to resolve the state's financial crisis and other pressing issues.
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Daley forms committee to explore Ill. governor run

Former White House chief of Staff William Daley says he's forming a committee to explore running for Illinois governor in 2014.
NATIONAL ELECTIONS

4 Democrats, 2 Republicans in NJ Senate race

The field was set Monday for New Jersey's special U.S. Senate election as two polls showed what observers suspected: Newark Mayor Cory Booker is the early front-runner for the seat.
NATIONAL ELECTIONS

APNewsBreak: Pallone says he's in NJ Senate race

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone said Sunday that he's officially in the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat occupied by Frank Lautenberg and can win the Democratic primary against better-known Newark Mayor Cory Booker by running on his progressive congressional record.