Since federal congressional district lines were redrawn in Minnesota after the 2010 U.S. Census, Faribault changed hands from Minnesota’s Second to Minnesota’s First Congressional District — the district Walz serves.

Nolan told NBC’s Chuck Todd that “committees and Congress don’t meet enough” at least not like they did when he first served.

“My first term, we worked 48 out of 52 weeks,” Nolan said on Friday’s edition of The Daily Rundown. “Most of those days were four and five day weeks. We were in committee virtually every morning, we were on the floor of the House throughout the afternoons and the evenings and we were working in the process of governing which is what we’re elected to do.”

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This inauguration is special for Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, who introduced Obama to the world political stage in 2004.

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The battle for control of the Senate has intensified this fall as tight races in battleground states across the country, including Wisconsin, are stoking concern among Democrats and boosting Republican hopes.

With Senate Democrats clinging to a slim majority in the upper chamber, Franken has played a crucial role as celebrity fundraiser, lending his name and time for events from Connecticut to California.

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It took courage to propose a bill to prohibit members of Congress from using information they receive in their elected roles to profit personally.

The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act passed 96-3 in the Senate and 417-2 in the House and earned this from Republican Eric Cantor, the House Majority Leader: “I particularly want to recognize his willingness to reach across the aisle and keep the lines of communication open as we work to make clear that elected officials abide by the same rules as the American people.”

A swing through 12 counties this week put Klobuchar over the top. She hit Cass, Rock, Pipestone, Lincoln, Lac qui Parle, Big Stone, Traverse, Stevens, Pope, Swift, Chippewa and McLeod counties in two days.

She’s running for re-election on Tuesday, with polling showing a large lead over Republican challenger Kurt Bills. But Klobuchar said it’s not just an election-year thing; she’s completed the county tour each of the past seven years.

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“This has been a great experience for me, I’ve never run for public office before,” Dr. Carmona told Efe in an interview.

The Senate hopeful said his work is well known in Arizona, since before his 2002-2006 term as surgeon general he spent more than 25 years here with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department as a deputy, detective, department surgeon and SWAT Team Leader.

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In the ad, Glenn wonders what “Sherrod” means, and goes on to say that it means “our senator, who fought for the auto-industry rescue,” as well as “preserving Medicare and Social Security” and advocating “education and research to provide even greater opportunities for our children.”

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Mrs. Obama said that 260,000 votes may not sound like a lot, but broken down, they amounted to 24 votes per precinct.

“Do you hear me? Twenty-four votes!” she said. “Just take that in for a moment. That could mean just a couple votes in your neighborhood, on your block. That could be just a single vote in your apartment building, one vote in your dorm room.”

She urged everyone in the crowd to keep that number in their heads as the race comes down to its final weeks.

“It’s all at stake this November,” she said. “And it can all come down to what happens in just a few key battleground states like right here in Ohio.”

The crowd responded to the First Lady with roars of excitement throughout the 30-minute speech, chanting, “Fired up! Ready to vote!” and “Four more years!”

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Carmona and Flake are tied with 38 percent of the votes, according to survey of 833 Arizona voters done July 23-25 by Public Policy Polling and paid for by the League of Conservation Voters, which is backing Carmona. Another 25 percent of people surveyed said they were undecided.

This new poll shows that Carmona’s chances against Flake may be improving. In a Mid-may poll of 500 Arizona voters done also by Public Policy Polling, Flake had a 48-25 percent lead on Carmona.

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