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RNC seeks to knock ‘none of these candidates’ off Nevada ballot

By Sandra Chereb - Associated Press

** FILE ** Former Wis. Gov. Tommy Thompson is seen here Aug. 10, 2012, in Madison, Wis. (Associated Press)

Thompson no sure thing in Wisconsin 4-way GOP primary for Senate

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (left) speaks on Saturday, July 21, 2012, as former Sen. George Allen, also a former governor, listens during the Virginia Bar Association's senatorial debate at the Homestead in Hot Springs, Va. (Associated Press)

Police group backs Allen; credit unions go with Kaine

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (left) speaks on Saturday, July 21, 2012, as former Sen. George Allen, also a former governor, listens during the Virginia Bar Association's senatorial debate at the Homestead in Hot Springs, Va. (Associated Press)

Sharp exchanges punctuate first Allen-Kaine debate in Virginia

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

U.S. Senate candidates from Virginia George Allen and Tim Kaine shake hands while on stage for a photo op at the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) Tech Town Hall on Thursday, June 28, 2012 at the Microsoft offices in Reston, Va. Each candidate was allowed opening remarks followed by a 30-minute Q&A session with a Microsoft panel. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Allen, Kaine find common ground at forum

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Inside Politics: Santorum wants promises from Romney before endorsement

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

GOP candidate Delegate robert G. Marshall, second from right, talks during the first of three debates, Saturday, April 28, 2012, in Roanoake, Va. Other GOP candidates participating in the debate is from left, former Virginia Sen. George Allen, Chesapeake minister E.W. Jackson, and tea party leader Jamie Radtke. The winner of the primary will face former Gov. Tim Kaine in November. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Stephanie Klein-Davis)

Allen absorbs jabs from rivals in Va. GOP senatorial debate

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Tim Kaine, U.S. Senate candidate and former Virginia governor. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Super PAC on the air with new anti-Kaine ad

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Maryland Senate Majority Leader Robert J. Garagiola, Montgomery County Democrat and candidate for Congress, is interviewed by a television crew at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Md., on April 3, 2012, the day of Maryland's primary election. Garagiola has been in a tight race with opponent John Delaney. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

As expected, turnout light for Maryland primaries

By David Hill - The Washington Times

Chuck Hassebrook (left) bows out of the race for Nebraska's open U.S. Senate seat Thursday and endorses Bob Kerrey (right), a former governor and senator from the state. The two men had been vying for the Democratic nomination to replace the retiring Sen. Ben Nelson. (Associated Press)

Kerrey rival quits Nebraska Senate race

By Margery A. Beck - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Dec. 17, 2011, file photo, Sen. Olympia Snowe, Maine Republican, comments in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, after leaving the floor of the Senate. Snowe, who has served 33 years in Congress, released a statement Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012 saying that she will not run for re-election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Sen. Olympia Snowe won’t seek 4th term in Senate

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Sen. Scott P. Brown

Candidates in Mass. Senate race face off on contraception

By Steve LeBlanc - Associated Press

Kerrey

Inside Politics

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Democrats have targeted GOP Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, a 10-term incumbent accused of losing touch with voters in his Western Maryland district. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

In Virginia, Kaine, Allen in dead heat for Senate

By David Sherfinski and David Hill - The Washington Times

CALM BEFORE THE STORM: Tim Kaine (right) and George Allen greet each other in the hallway before beginning the first debate of the 2012 Senate campaign at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond on Wednesday. Both of the Senate candidates are former Virginia governors. Issues at the 90-minute debate included "personhood" and budgets. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Kaine hits Allen over ‘bullying’ in first Virginia debate

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

"The government doesn't create jobs - you do," said George Allen, a former Virginia Republican governor and U.S. senator seeking to return to Capitol Hill in 2012. (The Washington Times)

Kaine, Allen give glimpse into campaigns

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

"For me, I'm going to be doing the same things I did the last two years I did the first two, which is talking about jobs, economic development, government reform, energy, transportation, higher ed, K-12 - that'll be my focus." - Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell

Democrats hear stirrings from a ‘dead’ Old Virginny

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Corey A. Stewart

Stewart endorses Allen in Va. Senate race

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Allen, Kaine hit road to help ‘11 candidates

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times