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John Ensign Retiring: 3 Potential Candidates to Replace Him

Today Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., joined the growing list of federal legislators who won't seek re-election in 2012. Ensign is being investigated over his affair with Cynthia Hampton, his former campaign treasurer and the wife of his former deputy chief of staff Doug Hampton. The Senate Ethics Committee has appointed a...

Early Vote Tally Points to Tight Race in Nevada

LAS VEGAS (Nov. 1) -- State figures released Monday show Republicans slightly outperformed Democrats in early voting in Nevada, where Republican tea party favorite Sharron Angle is in a dead heat with Majority Leader Harry Reid. The figures provide only a barometer of party turnout - not a tally of actual votes - and a...

A Campaign Season of Gaffes and Gotchas

WASHINGTON (Oct. 29) -- Memo to novice political candidates: Know thy Constitution. Don't tell Hispanics they look Asian. Pay special attention to what you say when you are in front of cameras. Which you almost always are. Expect your chitchat to go viral. And, really, try your best to stay out of court. Now relax. Be...

Sharron Angle Tells Hispanic Students They Look Asian

LAS VEGAS (Oct. 18) -- Nevada U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle told dozens of Hispanic high school students last week that "some of you look a little more Asian to me," inducing gasps from the crowd and marking the latest eyebrow-raising remark she has uttered on the campaign trail. Angle, a Republican in a close...

8 Candidates Who Want to Amend the US Constitution

(Oct. 7) -- Does the U.S. Constitution grant Americans citizens too many rights? That seems to be the conclusion reached by some tea party activists and the candidates they have helped propel to victory. While in years past, a scattered number of political aspirants have spoken about scaling back the Constitution so that...