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Ambassador Eyeing Kay Hagan Challenge

atr.rollcall.com — Former Ambassador Jim Cain is seriously considering seeking the Republican Senate nomination in North Carolina next year. "The race is indeed something that I am considering," Cain told CQ Roll Call in an email from China. "Many friends and supporters around the state are encouraging me to challenge Senator [Kay] Hagan."

Will Pat O'Brien Enter South Dakota's US Senate Race?

blog.lib.umn.edu — Ten years after flirting with a gubernatorial run, the sports and entertainment newsman drops a hint of his future plans on the Adam Carolla Show podcast Long-time television sports and entertainment anchor Pat O'Brien was a guest in a pre-taped 40-minute appearance on the popular Adam Carolla Show podcast Tuesday

Leahy Withdraws LGBT Immigration Proposal 'With a Heavy Heart'

blogs.rollcall.com — The Senate Judiciary Committee's markup of a comprehensive immigration rewrite took an emotional and tense turn Tuesday evening when Chairman Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., sought to offer an amendment to expand the bill to gay and lesbian couples.

Bachmann Opponent on Terms Limits and Tipping Etiquette #MN06 | The Candidate

atr.rollcall.com — Note: Every year, scores of congressional candidates visit the CQ Roll Call offices to meet with reporters and Contributing Writer Stuart Rothenberg. This new feature, "The Candidate," will ask these congressional hopefuls five questions about their campaigns. Responses have been edited and condensed. Have a question for a candidate?

Top GOP Media Firm's Split Heads to Court | Shop Talk

rollcall.com — A top GOP ad firm's split took a litigious turn earlier this month, when Rex Elsass, the CEO and founder of The Strategy Group for Media, filed suit against his company's former president, Nick Everhart. Elsass fired Everhart via email in early April, accusing his former employee of a litany of grievances ranging from stealing company computer files and "trade secrets" to erratic personal behavior.

GW Athletics: Only the House Side of the Capitol Matters

hoh.rollcall.com — Sad day for George Washington University Law School alum Harry Reid (or something): a rendering for the school's new basketball court includes an image of the Capitol - but not the Senate side! Of course, no one has cared about GW basketball since Pops Mensah-Bonsu and people accidentally won brackets in 2006 thinking that "George Mason" was the same as "George Washington."

Top GOP Media Firm's Split Heads to Court | Shop Talk

rollcall.com — A top GOP ad firm's split took a litigious turn earlier this month, when Rex Elsass, the CEO and founder of The Strategy Group for Media, filed suit against his company's former president, Nick Everhart. Elsass fired Everhart via email in early April, accusing his former employee of a litany of grievances ranging from stealing company computer files and "trade secrets" to erratic personal behavior.

Yes, 'Mad Men' Was Freaking Out

blogs.rollcall.com — It wasn't your imagination: Sunday night's episode of "Mad Men," aptly titled "The Crash," was pretty freaking weird. It seems like other people have noticed that, once the team at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce (slash Cutler Gleason and Chaough, whew!) injected some Hunter S.