CLG: Republicans Retake the Senate: G.O.P. Gains Control With at Least 7 New Senate Seats

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5 November 2014

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Republicans Retake the Senate: G.O.P. Gains Control With at Least 7 New Senate Seats 04 Nov 2014 Republicans wrested back control of the Senate on Tuesday by adding at least seven seats to their ranks, riding discontent and resentment about President Obama and his policies and consolidating Republican power on Capitol Hill...Republicans picked up the sixth seat they needed with a win in North Carolina, as Thom Tillis, the State House speaker, defeated the incumbent, Kay Hagan, a Democrat, according to projections by The Associated Press. In Iowa, the Republican Joni Ernst, a state senator, defeated Representative Bruce Braley to win the seat vacated by longtime Senator Tom Harkin, who is retiring at the end of this year.

Republicans seize control of Senate in U.S. midterm elections 5 Nov 2014 Republicans rode a wave of voter discontent to sweeping midterm election wins on Tuesday, seizing control of the U.S. Senate in a punishing blow to President Barack Obama that will limit his political influence and curb his legislative agenda in his last two years in office. Republicans won in places where Democrats were favored, like a Senate race in North Carolina, pulled out victories where the going was tough, like a Senate battle in Kansas, and swept a number of governors' races in states where Democrats were favored...They also strengthened their grip on the House of Representatives and when the new Congress takes power in January, will be in charge of both chambers of Congress for the first time since elections in 2006.

Republicans expand majority in House 5 Nov 2014 Republicans expanded their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, padding their numbers with a new group of conservatives likely to press the party's assertive control of Congress's lower chamber. Drama on Election Day belonged to the Senate, where Republicans snatched control from Democrats. The outcome in the House has for months been merely a matter of degree, as Republicans have aimed to expand their 234-seat majority. After 1 a.m. Eastern time, Republicans were within striking distance of their goal of winning at least 12 seats and attaining or exceeding the party's largest majority of the post-World War II era.

Republicans Gain Four Governorships, Bucking Anti-Incumbency Fever 5 Nov 2014 Republican gains in Congress were being matched in statehouses Tuesday as the GOP gained at least four governorships and prevailed in several other tight races, some of them in states expected to be presidential battlegrounds in two years. Million-ire venture capitalist Bruce Rauner ousted Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn in Illinois, according to NBC News projections, while former U.S. Rep. Asa Hutchinson won Arkansas for the Republicans by beating Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mike Ross. Hutchinson's win avenged his 2006 defeat to Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe, who was term-limited. Meanwhile, unsuccessful 2010 Republican nominee Charlie Baker beat Democratic state Attorney General Martha Coakley in the race to succeed Democrat Deval Patrick in Massachusetts, NBC News projected. And in Maryland, Republican Larry Hogan defeated Democratic Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown in the race to succeed Democrat Martin O'Malley.

Malloy declares himself winner in Connecticut gubernatorial race 5 Nov 2014 Gov. Dannel P. Malloy declared himself the winner just after 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, deciding not to wait for the official tally. "Let us move forward together," he told the cheering crowd in Hartford after the long wait...Malloy said he won because people wanted to boost to minimum wage and they appreciated the successful rollout of the Affordable Care Act..

Andrew Cuomo Is Re-elected New York Governor 04 Nov 2014 This was the election in which Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo had every reason to think he would outdo his father...He had kept his promise to steady New York's teetering state government, restoring a sense of competent leadership in Albany after years of turmoil. He had cemented an image of himself as the Cuomo who got things done -- not just gave memorable speeches -- by recording high-profile victories legalizing same-sex marriage, capping property tax increases and tightening gun-control laws. He faced an unknown, underfinanced, socially conservative opponent.

Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing war crimes during Gaza war this summer 5 Nov 2014 A leading human rights group has accused Israel of committing war crimes during this summer's war in Gaza. Amnesty International says Israel displayed "callous indifference" in attacks on family homes in the densely populated coastal strip that in some cases amounted to war crimes. The criticism came in a report released Wednesday. The 50-day war killed more than 2,100 Palestinians, most of them civilians, and 72 people on the Israeli side, all but six soldiers.

Australian Super Hornets have bombed 14 Isis targets in Iraq --200 Australian special forces members prepare to move into Iraq 4 Nov 2014 Bombs dropped from Australian Super Hornet combat aircraft in Iraq have hit 14 targets, 11 of which were destroyed, defence officials have said. The Australian Defence Force provided the figures on Wednesday for operations conducted since the government gave the go-ahead for RAAF strikes against Islamic State (Isis) militants in early October. The chief of joint operations, Vice Admiral David Johnston, said he was hopeful the 200 Australian special forces members would move into Iraq within the next week, having been in the United Arab Emirates since September awaiting final clearance.

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