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A top aide to President Barack Obama discussed a possible administration job with a Colorado Democrat to try to keep him from running for the U.S. Senate against a candidate Obama had endorsed, the White House acknowledged on Thursday.

In the governor's race Whitman is 24 points ahead of Steve Poizner but 6 points behind Jerry Brown. GOP Senate hopeful Carly Fiorina has clear lead but moderate Tom Campbell fared best against Senator Barbara Boxer.

People briefed on the matter say Representative Joe Sestak was offered an unpaid advisory position in exchange for ending his challenge to Senator Arlen Specter.

US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has jumped in with both feet into Kentucky's US Senate race, endorsing Secretary of State Trey Grayson in the May 18 primary.

Florida Governor Charlie Crist, who is trailing rival Marco Rubio in the race for the Republican nomination for the Senate, will announce on Thursday he will run as an independent in the November elections, media reports said on Wednesday.

The Republican race to unseat Barbara Boxer was always volatile, with a multimillionaire businesswoman and a scrappy candidate embraced by the "tea party" movement competing for the right to challenge the three-term senator. But former Rep. Tom Campbell's late entry into the Republican primary seven weeks ago has markedly altered the dynamics of the race.

It's like 2008 all over again: Mitt Romney is endorsing John McCain. This time, though, it's not after a bitter presidential primary between the two GOP rivals. McCain, facing a primary challenge for reelection to the Senate, picked up Romney's ...

Dissatisfaction with direction of the U.S., opposition to health-care reform drove the upset election of Republican Sen.-elect Scott Brown.

Republican Scott Brown won a bitter Senate race in Massachusetts on Tuesday, dealing a sharp blow to President Barack Obama's legislative agenda and casting doubt on the fate of his sweeping healthcare overhaul.

Turnout will be key for Tuesday's special election to fill the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's seat. Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Martha Coakley crisscross the state for support.

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