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Chambliss and Martin face Senate runoff in Georgia

Dec. 1, 2008
Republican incumbent Chambliss calls himself 'the firewall' against a filibuster-proof Democratic majority in the Senate. Obama volunteers flock to help Democrat Martin. Jim Martin was feeling the spirit.
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ATLANTA, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Campaign documents show that the Republicans are making a high-priced stand in Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff election.

Gore campaigns for Senate candidate

ATLANTA, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Former Vice President Al Gore is among big-name surrogates campaigning in Georgia, where one of the last two U.S. Senate races remains unsettled.

Outsiders involved in Ga. Senate runoff

ATLANTA, Fla., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Political celebrities and millions of dollars have poured into Georgia for the runoff between Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss and his Democratic rival.
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Senate races still undecided after 2 weeks

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Two of three states with undetermined U.S. Senate races are moving closer to resolution on some issues if not the races themselves, election officials say.
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Chambliss, Martin may have runoff in Ga.

Chambliss, Martin may have runoff in Ga.

ATLANTA, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., apparently will have a runoff election against Democrat Jim Martin after failing to win enough of the vote under Georgia law.

Senate Dems on line to just miss 60 seats

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Democrats grew their numbers in the U.S. Senate Tuesday, but appeared to fall just short of reaching a filibuster-proof, 60-vote majority.

Shaheen wins New Hampshire Senate seat

CONCORD, N.H., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen won a close Senate race in New Hampshire, unseating Republican incumbent Sen. John Sununu Tuesday, projections indicated.

Polls: 60-seat Senate majority possible

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Democrats could win a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the U.S. Senate in November, polls indicate.

Ga. legislator wins Dem nod for Senate

ATLANTA, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Jim Martin, a longtime state legislator, won a primary runoff Tuesday in Georgia, making him the Democratic candidate to oppose U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss.

Democrats take Texas seat in runoff

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Democrats secured their 233rd seat in the U.S. Congress as former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez defeated incumbent Republican Henry Bonilla in a Texas runoff.

Bob Casey Jr. ousts Pa. Sen. Santorum

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania voters sent Democratic state Treasurer Bob Casey Jr. to the U.S. Senate in a landslide, ousting conservative Republican incumbent Rick Santorum.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler