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Emanuel said that on Monday he would begin a "Tell It Like It Is" tour of the city. He faces a crowded field of candidates eyeing the job that Mayor Richard Daley said he would leave after 21 years.
Democrats are trying to counter the anti-Washington tide by seizing on past statements of some Republican candidates and using their words against them.
A Colorado political analyst says of the new poll on the Senate race: "It's certainly not in the bag for Buck, but it looks good for him."
Republican strategists say they have the upper hand in about half of the 39 House races they need to win to recapture the House. Democrats are hopeful about holding the Senate.
The GOP says to blame President Barack Obama and his party for the economy, while the Democrats say things would be worse with the GOP in charge.
Meg Whitman and her husband behaved legally but were nevertheless misled by their housekeeper about her immigration status.
U.S. Senate hopeful Rand Paul marshaled the political firepower of two tea party stalwarts, including his congressman father, at a rally Saturday in northern Kentucky's GOP stronghold.
Speakers at "One Nation Working Together" rally made the case for liberal causes and urged voters to fight back against conservatives and the Tea Party.
The GOP gubernatorial candidate accused Democratic rival Jerry Brown of orchestrating a scandal over her former illegal immigrant housekeeper, while Brown hit back by saying Whitman won't take accountability and is not fit to be governor.
In the one-month dash to Election Day, both parties are zeroing in on races they have the best chances of winning, reconsidering strategies and shifting advertising money by the day.
Voters don't show a lot of trust for either Republican Mark Kirk or Democrat Alex Giannoulias who both had been confronted by embarrassing disclosures in their campaigns.
Republicans are benefiting from higher enthusiasm among their voters, the continuing struggles of the economy and President Obama's unpopularity.
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