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Congressional Democrats are reintroducing legislation to ban assault weapons but the measure faces long odds even after last month's mass school shooting in Newtown, Conn....

Democrats in Connecticut and New York are reasserting their traditional edge over GOP candidates who just weeks ago were making it a tight race. There's more: Democrats have made gains in Washington, Delaware and California, and could retain their seats in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Nevada.

The former mayor of Stamford will try to be the first Democrat to win the Connecticut governor's mansion since 1986, while wrestling executive Linda McMahon will take on Richard Blumenthal for the state's open Senate seat.

Christopher J. Dodd, the embattled Connecticut Democrat, has decided not to seek a sixth term, Democrats familiar with his plans said Wednesday.