Sen. Herb Kohl http://www.npr.org Sen. Herb Kohl en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Tue, 24 May 2011 15:56:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Sen. Herb Kohl http://www.npr.org Russ Feingold, The Once And Future Senator? Try as he might, Wisconsin's Russ Feingold in 2010 couldn't hang onto the Senate seat he occupied for three terms, so strong was the mid-term election wave. Now, in a reversal of fortune, he may be the Democrats' best hope for keeping Sen. Kohl's seat in Democratic hands. Tue, 24 May 2011 15:56:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/05/24/136619251/russ-feingold-the-once-and-future-senator?ft=1&f=136275858 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/05/24/136619251/russ-feingold-the-once-and-future-senator?ft=1&f=136275858 Try as he might, Wisconsin's Russ Feingold in 2010 couldn't hang onto the Senate seat he occupied for three terms, so strong was the mid-term election wave. Now, in a reversal of fortune, he may be the Democrats' best hope for keeping Sen. Kohl's seat in Democratic hands.

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]]> Reports: Paul Ryan Won't Attempt Senate Run, Tommy Thompson Will Ryan's decision doesn't mean Democrats won't be able to nationalize the race. They just won't be able to use him as effectively to do it. They'll still be able to argue that Wisconsin is important nationally because of the slim majority Democrats hold in the U.S. Senate. Tue, 17 May 2011 11:10:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/05/19/136391236/reports-paul-ryan-wont-attempt-senate-run-tommy-thompson-will?ft=1&f=136275858 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/05/19/136391236/reports-paul-ryan-wont-attempt-senate-run-tommy-thompson-will?ft=1&f=136275858 Ryan's decision doesn't mean Democrats won't be able to nationalize the race. They just won't be able to use him as effectively to do it. They'll still be able to argue that Wisconsin is important nationally because of the slim majority Democrats hold in the U.S. Senate.

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]]> Sen. Herb Kohl Of Wisconsin To Retire; Sixth Democrat To Announce Exit Kohl, who at 76 has been in the Senate since 1989, was viewed as a relatively safe seat for Democrats since it was thought he could fend off any Republican challenge in part because of his deep pockets as he's done in the past. Fri, 13 May 2011 11:19:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/05/13/136274182/sen-herb-kohl-of-wisconsin-to-retire-sixth-democrat-to-announce-exit?ft=1&f=136275858 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/05/13/136274182/sen-herb-kohl-of-wisconsin-to-retire-sixth-democrat-to-announce-exit?ft=1&f=136275858 Kohl, who at 76 has been in the Senate since 1989, was viewed as a relatively safe seat for Democrats since it was thought he could fend off any Republican challenge in part because of his deep pockets as he's done in the past.

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