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Replacing Tom Coburn: Oklahoma's congressional special election laws

Tom Coburn is leaving the Senate two years early, evidently discouraged by his colleagues' unwillingness to take even modest steps to eliminate wasteful spending and redundant programs. On Wednesday (2014/01/15), Coburn said on the Mark Levin Show, "I've come to a conviction that you can't fix Washington within Washington. The...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 16, 2014 11:45 PM

Tom Coburn to leave Senate at the end of this year

A news release from the office of Sen. Coburn: Dr. Coburn Announces His Decision to Leave the Senate at the End of the 113th Congress (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) released the following statement announcing his decision to give up his Senate seat at the end of...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 16, 2014 10:14 PM

Massachusetts special Senate election coverage

If you hadn't heard, there's a special election in Massachusetts tomorrow to fill the remainder of the late Ted Kennedy's term in the U. S. Senate. Attorney General Martha Coakley is the Democratic nominee, State Sen. Scott Brown is the Republican nominee. Polls show the race too close to call,...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 18, 2010 1:19 AM