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  1. Twoops! Scott Brown (briefly) hails Elizabeth Warren appointment

    By Kathy Kiely Oct 10, 2012 9:44 p.m.

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  2. Media spending tops $100 million in 10 key Senate races

    By Anupama Narayanswamy Oct 5, 2012 12:31 p.m.

    Voters in 10 states with competitive Senate races have been inundated with more than $106 million in campaign propaganda, an analysis of independent expenditure reports and campaign expenditure records from the Federal Election Commission shows.

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  3. No close call here: NFL's political donations tilt Republican

    By Louis Serino Sep 26, 2012 7:50 p.m.

    The National Football League bigwigs who early this morning conceded defeat in an ongoing labor dispute -- after a week in which their internal politics have been on embarrassing display -- like to play politics themselves, and tend to favor the party with the most adversarial relationship with unions.

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  4. Outside groups spending record amounts on mid-term elections

    By Ryan Sibley Sep 23, 2010 12:06 p.m.

    Since January 2010, spending by outside organizations to influence congressional elections totals some $57 million--up more than $20 million from a comparable time period in 2006, the most recent non-presidential election cycle--according to reports collected by the Federal Election Commission. 

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  5. Financial reform moves to Senate vote

    By Ryan Sibley May 20, 2010 4:49 p.m.

    After a second procedural vote this afternoon, the Senate was able to shut down debate on S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability. Exactly three-fifths of the senate, including 3 Republicans, voted in favor of the motion, which passed 60-40. Two Democrats voted no.

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