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The Democrats and the United States Senate
With news from Iraq going from bad to worse, Democrats are now being given a chance to take back the Senate. Political handicappers are focused on Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia. Democrats have to win at least two. But it won’t be easy. We'll get reports from all three states and from New Jersey, where an incumbent Democrat just might lose. Plus, timelines in Iraq and cheatin' in baseball.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenWith news from Iraq going from bad to worse, Democrats are now being given a chance to take back the Senate. Political handicappers are focused on Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia. Democrats have to win at least two. But it won’t be easy. We'll get reports from all three states and from New Jersey, where an incumbent Democrat just might lose. Plus, timelines in Iraq and cheatin' in baseball.
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3 storiesUS and Iraq Agree to Plan on Security Timeline
Republican Senator Lindsay Graham said today that Iraq is on the "verge of chaos." Commanding General George Casey said Iraqi leaders have agreed to develop a timeline by the end of the year for progress in stabilizing the country. Nancy Yousef is Baghdad Bureau Chief for the McClatchy newspapers.
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President Bush is not promising to "stay the course" any more, but changing the message won't make bad news sound any better. Republican Senator Lindsay Graham said today that Iraq is "on the verge of chaos," and that's the main reason his party may lose its majority in the Senate.
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Kenny Rogers pitched a brilliant game Sunday to help Detroit tie the World Series with St. Louis at one game apiece. But what was that brown splotch on Rogers' hand in the first inning? Why didn't St. Louis manager Tony La Russa raise the kind of fuss managers are famous for? We speak with Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com .
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