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Battle For The Senate: Numbers Favor GOP, But Control Is Still Up For Grabs

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In the battle for control of the Senate, Republicans have the numbers on their side — 23 of the 33 seats at stake this year are held by Democrats or Dem-leaning independents. But can they get the majority?

Battle For The Senate: Numbers Favor GOP, But Control Is Still Up For Grabs

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As Iowa Goes, So Goes What? Past Losers Still Won The GOP Nomination

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As Iowa Republicans head to the caucuses to have their say, we look at how the candidates stack up on the eve of the vote — and how previous winners (and losers) eventually fared.

As Iowa Goes, So Goes What? Past Losers Still Won The GOP Nomination

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Not Everyone Will Survive Iowa

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A change in the primary delegate rules may extend the battle for the Republican nomination into the spring. But, if history is a guide, some candidates may not survive the Iowa caucuses.

Wednesday's Junkie segment on TOTN

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Assessing Newt's Rise, Cain's Fall

With a month to go before Iowa kicks off the 2012 election calendar, Newt Gingrich has improbably found himself as the GOP frontrunner. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption

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Assessing Newt's Rise, Cain's Fall

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POLITICAL JUNKIE: No one saw this coming. But why should we have? Newt Gingrich's entire career is pockmarked with the kind of problems that would normally disqualify anyone seriously considering a run for president.

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Debates — More Than Money Or Retail Campaigning — May Decide GOP Nominee

Hillary Clinton's "inevitability" became less certain after a debate in Philadelphia at Drexel University in October 2007. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images hide caption

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Debates — More Than Money Or Retail Campaigning — May Decide GOP Nominee

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Once, a winning candidate for the presidential nomination relied on money or campaign organization to get him there. This year, doing well in the debates have replaced the roadmap of old. All that and more in the new "Political Junkie" column.

Last Wednesday's Junkie segment on TOTN

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