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Wednesday, May 19, 2010  Voters rejected one of President Barack Obama's hand-picked candidates and forced another into a runoff, the latest sign that his political capital is slipping beneath a wave of anti-establishment anger.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010  UPDATED 9:10 a.m. CDT. With the electorate's intense anger reverberating across the country, this is all but certain: It's an anti-Washington, anti-establishment year. And candidates with ties to either better beware.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010  UPDATED with AP video. President Barack Obama is not on the ballot in this week's primaries, nor is Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican Senate leader. But both have a stake in intensely competitive Senate races in three states.

Tuesday, February 09, 2010  Competitive contest to replace late Rep. Murtha expected in his Pennsylvania district

Monday, February 08, 2010  A spokesman says Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died.