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• How Many Senators Will Vote for the Next Supreme Court Nominee?
  05/07/09
• The Secret to Klobuchar's Popularity: Enduring Republican Support
  05/05/09
• Will Arlen Specter Win in 2010?
  04/29/09
• Minnesota 2nd Most Competitive State for U.S. Senate Elections Since 1990
  04/14/09
• Amy Klobuchar: Steady as She Goes
  04/07/09
• Smart Politics Projections: U.S. Senate Races
  11/04/08
• Upper Midwest Delegation Votes 6-2 As $700 Billion Financial Industry Bailout Sails Through Senate
  10/01/08
• Battleground States Through the Lens of the U.S. Senate
  07/02/08
• Upper Midwest Senators Vote 6-2 Condemning Petraeus Attacks
  09/21/07
• Pressure High on Sen. Coleman to Help Minimize Democratic Caucus Margin
  09/20/07
• Midwestern GOP Senators Quick to Comment on Bush's Speech
  09/14/07
• Sen. Feingold Calls for Censure of President Bush
  07/23/07
• Senators Harkin and Feingold Don't View Terrorist Threat In Iraq To Be In U.S. National Security Interest
  07/18/07
• Iraq War Policy: How Will Coleman Vote?
  07/12/07
• US Senate 2008 Forecast: GOP In Trouble
  07/10/07
• The 'Nays' Have It: Upper Midwest Senate Delegation & Full Body Vote Against Immigration Bill
  06/29/07
• Norm Coleman Breaks with GOP Party Leadership on Gonzales Vote
  06/12/07
• Coleman Maintains Large Leads Over DFL Challengers
  05/15/07
• Klobuchar & Coleman Still Get High Marks
  05/01/07
• Smart Politics Live Blogging at Klobuchar Event
  03/28/07
• Democratic Senate Iraq War Resolution Fails
  03/17/07
• Joe Lieberman, Religion, and Iraq
  02/20/07
• Iraq, Coleman, and Minnesotans' Views on the War
  02/09/07
• Harkin Lashes Out At Bush Iraq War Plan and GOP Colleagues
  02/07/07
• Coleman 1 of 2 Republicans to Vote for Debate on Senate Iraq Resolution
  02/06/07
• Upper Midwestern US Senators React to State of the Union Address
  01/24/07
• Upper Midwestern Republican Senators Weigh in on Bush Iraq Plan
  01/13/07