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Jean Carnahan ( search ) has a favorite joke about her politics-prone family."I often say it's a genetic defect," the former Missouri senator said.Maybe the Carnahan clan does share a campaigning chromosome — on some Missouri ballots this fall, the Carnahan name will appear not just once, but twice.Robin Carnahan ( search ) is running for Missouri secretary of state. Her brother Russ is running for Congress in St. Louis. Their father is the late governor Mel Carnahan ( search ).Mel Carnahan did not live to see his final political victory. He won the 2000 U.S. Senate race in Missouri weeks after he died in a plane crash. Jean Carnahan was appointed by the governor and served for two years in her husband's place."I felt like the people who backed him and supported him wanted something to survive that plane crash," Jean Carnahan said.Robin may have the tougher of the two Carnahan races. She faces Missouri's Republican House Speaker Catherine Hanaway in the contest. Russ is the clear favor...
Don't call it a comeback yet, but the Republican Party had some reason for optimism with the release of new fundraising reports for its U.S. Senate candidates.Some o...
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Patty Murray was stuck. Down in the polls for months and facing a well-known Republican challenger, the three-term Democrat was finding a difficult...
Former Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush Karl Rove on mid-term elections and most heated Senate races.
FBN's Connell McShane on the likelihood of the Senate approving the sweeping financial reform bill today.
Imus isn’t impressed with Bernie’s report on President Obama’s recent verbal blunders.
FBN’s Robert Gray explains what’s pushing U.S. markets higher, extending Wednesday’s gains.
FBN’s Jenna Lee on the Bank of England’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged at a record low of 0.5%.
FBN’s Jenna Lee on the Bank of England and the European Central Bank keeping interest rates unchanged at record lows.
Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and radio talk show host Michael Graham on residents voting against a part of the new health-care law.
Will Obama help or hurt Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in his reelection campaign?
President skirts Senate confirmation process to make controversial hire
The Missouri Democratic Party has accused Republican Senate candidate Roy Blunt of using his "Washington connections" to help out an illegal worker from Nicaragua tw...
Rep. William Lacy Clay Jr., D-Mo., defeated fellow Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-Mo., on Tuesday in the latest of a series of intra-party turf wars spurred by redistricting....
President's pitch that the economy is recovering
Thousands of Kansas City and St. Louis residents voted a straight party ticket in last November's election, but Missouri state Sen. John Loudon has proposed that next time, voters take more time at the polls.
Robin Carnahan enters Missouri's US Senate raceTuesday, February 03, 2009 By DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press WriterPrintJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Missouri Secretary of ...
Poll: GOP candidate Roy Blunt holds slight edge over Democrat Robin Carnahan
A conservative group linked with Republican strategist Karl Rove has launched an ad campaign targeting 10 vulnerable House Democrats up for reelection in 2012.Crossr...
Republicans hoping to retain retiring Missouri Senator Kit Bond's seat