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Michelle Obama to grace fall campaigns

First lady Michelle Obama, who typically avoids partisan politics, is about to go out on the campaign trail for the first time this year.

Senh: Democrats are going into midterm elections with all hands on deck. Bill Clinton's out there defending Obama. And now even Michelle's getting into it. They're gonna need it. I wonder how much of the Republican's optimism is just manufactured buzz.

Whitman writes another big check to her campaign

Billionaire Meg Whitman has contributed an additional $13 million of her own money to her effort to become California's next governor, bringing the Republican nominee's personal stake in her election bid to $104 million.

Senh: Meg Whitman's a billionaire, so $13 is just pennies. We'll see if she can buy herself into office.

Gordon Brown Calls Voter 'Bigoted'

Prime Minister Gordon Brown was recorded on Wednesday as he told an aide that a woman he had just sparred with on the campaign trail was "bigoted."

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Whitman Injects $20M Into Calif. Governor Campaign

California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman (R) wrote her campaign another check for $20 million Monday. The billionaire former CEO of EBay has now put $59 million of her own money into the campaign, with election day still seven months away.

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Court rejects Republican National Committee bid to raise unlimited money

Two court decisions Friday are likely to help set the ground rules for 2010 election fundraising: The Republican Party lost its bid to raise unlimited contributions, while a conservative group won approval to raise big donations for ads ...

McCain, Palin to campaign together in Arizona

John McCain helped Sarah Palin launch her national political career two years ago. Now, she's trying to help McCain save his. The former running mates will campaign together Friday for the first time since losing the presidential race in 2008....

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