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Gender Contender

An old joke in Washington has it that every member of the Senate sees a future president when he or she looks in the mirror. Actually, make that he. Once again, it appears that the Democrats will entertain any number of pretenders to the presidential throne from the Senate — among them John Kerry of […]

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Reversal of Fortune

“My feet are tired, but my soul is inspired,” a buoyant Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) proclaimed at her victory party last Saturday night, citing a variation of an old civil-rights saying. It was a fitting tribute to the state’s African-American community, whose members defied projections and turned out in droves last week, socking in the […]

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