A search for GOP's heirs apparent
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It's Bush's convention, but many are asking who's next: McCain, Frist, Giuliani, or ... ?
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Republican leaders are ready to call for his resignation, but are hoping the senator will act on his own, aides said.
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Three senior Republicans from Ohio who are leaving Congress have not cited their minority status as a major factor in their decisions, but the bleak prospect of losing in 2008 is there beneath the surface.
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Modernisers and traditionalists are competing for the soul of the party.
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With their rivals fading, John McCain and Mitt Romney maneuvered to be seen as the strongest Republican general election candidate.
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Scarred from their second defeat at the hands of George W. Bush, the Democratic party will be searching for names who can take on the Republicans in four years. And an obvious one is Clinton.
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The GOP tries to regain control in a state that hasn't seen a Republican governor in 20 years.
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The G.O.P.'s weakness creates a chance in the Tennessee senate race for a certain kind of Democrat
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After months of campaigning,  millions of dollars spent and hundreds of speeches, Republican  presidential candidates are locked in a tight bunch with none  emerging as the clear-cut leader.
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Indictments and corruption scandals can mean one member of Congress's demise but become another's bounty, with key vacancies created on prized committees when ethics probes force lawmakers to step aside.
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The Republican presidential race is so unsettled that some party officials are openly talking of a scenario that seemed almost unthinkable until now: the first contested GOP convention in 60 years.
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Republicans who are standing up to Bush range from conservatives to moderates.
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Democratic leaders have a wish list a mile long as they ponder a successor to Terry McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. The person they pick will be the first sign of where the party is headed after agonizing White House and Senate losses last month.
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Whether Republican George W. Bush or Democrat John Kerry wins the Nov. 2 election, Americans are likely to see some familiar faces in the Cabinet of either man as president.
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Rising from the ashes again, John McCain may be the GOP's only hope for winning the White House in November. But he still has to convince Republicans that he's one of them
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The former Massachusetts Governor has a lot going for him in a Republican primary race - not much of which was on display in the formal announcement of his candidacy
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The contest for the Republican presidential nomination remains without a clear front-runner in a field of candidates still scrambling to find a message.