<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - 2002</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/politics/elections/2002?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><description>2002</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[An Age Ends as Two Legends Exit]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11388-2003Jan4.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11388-2003Jan4.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Retiring Republican Sens. Strom Thurmond (S.C.) and Jesse Helms (N.C.) shared the cocksure defiance of a proud, recalcitrant South -- a culture that, by the sheer force of relentless homogenization, is disappearing along with them.]]></description><author> David Von Drehle and Helen Dewar</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southern Senators Rose Against Lott]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23904-2002Dec21.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23904-2002Dec21.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) had decided Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) could not and should not survive as the incoming majority leader. Allen, serving as a front man for  Lott's likely successor,  picked up the phone to tell him so.]]></description><author> Mike Allen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charges Filed in S.D. Senate Race Inquiry]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55386-2002Dec14.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55386-2002Dec14.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[One woman was charged Friday with forgery after a statewide probe into alleged voting fraud, but the South Dakota  attorney general said other allegations that some people were paid to vote are false.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOP Wins '02's Tightest Race]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36696-2002Dec10.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36696-2002Dec10.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The recount results are finally finalized in Colorado's 7th Congressional District, and Republican Bob Beauprez finished ahead of Democrat Mike Feeley by just 121 votes.]]></description><author>CQ</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democratic Governors Seek Higher Profile Within Party]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32589-2002Dec9.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32589-2002Dec9.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Bolstered by victories in several major states last month,Democratic governors served notice on their congressional counterparts Monday that they expect to play a larger role in shaping and delivering the party's message.]]></description><author> Dan Balz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOP Outmaneuvered in Louisiana Runoff]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27966-2002Dec8.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27966-2002Dec8.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Republican playbook for deposing Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana was fine-tuned in Washington and battle-tested with glorious results elsewhere in the South. So why did it fail?]]></description><author> Lee Hockstader and Adam Nossiter</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landrieu Reelected in Louisiana Senate Race]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24308-2002Dec7.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24308-2002Dec7.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, staving off a concerted challenge by the ascendant Republican Party and President Bush, won reelection to a second term late Saturday by a narrow margin in a runoff.]]></description><author> Lee Hockstader</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rivals Bring Ton of Mud to La. Runoff]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20651-2002Dec6.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20651-2002Dec6.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mary Landrieu and Suzanne Haik Terrell were born a year apart, grew up in well-to-do families near each other in New Orleans, attended Catholic churches and married successful men. Both are working moms and able politicians, and each is considered a moderate in her own party.]]></description><author> Lee Hockstader</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landrieu's Vote Support for Bush Grew in 2002]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10206-2002Dec4.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10206-2002Dec4.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Democratic Sen. Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana increased the rate at which she backed President Bush during the second session of the 107th Congress, a new vote study by Congressional Quarterly shows.]]></description><author>CQ</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Goes for 'Icing' in Louisiana]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5699-2002Dec3.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5699-2002Dec3.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Republican cash, ads and officials are deluging Louisiana for a postscript to the midterm elections that one party official is audaciously calling "Operation Icing on the Cake": unseating Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) in Saturday's runoff.]]></description><author> Mike Allen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clinton Offers Advice to Party]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5468-2002Dec3.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5468-2002Dec3.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Former president Bill Clinton called upon the Democratic Party to stiffen its spine and take on the Republican Party and what he called its right-wing personal "destruction machine."]]></description><author> Michael Powell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landrieu Works to Solidify Black Base]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A376-2002Dec2.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A376-2002Dec2.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The first-term incumbent Sen. Mary Landrieu, struggling to stave off Republican state Elections Commissioner Suzanne Haik Terrell, needs to produce a strong turnout of the Democratic voting base in general and its large African-American contingent in particular.]]></description><author>CQ</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murkowski's Swearing-In as Governor Sets Stage for Senate Succession]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64756-2002Dec2.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64756-2002Dec2.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[]]></description><author>CQ</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaign Finance Law Fails 1st Test]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43478-2002Nov26.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43478-2002Nov26.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the first legal blow against the new campaign finance law, a federal judge has ruled that an antiabortion group was free to run TV and radio political ads in a special House election in Hawaii.]]></description><author> Edward Walsh</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Longest Race]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38790-2002Nov25.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38790-2002Nov25.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In a tight runoff campaign, first-term Sen. Mary Landrieu hopes to demonstrate warmth and finesse the tricky terrain that confronts moderate Democrats in the South.]]></description><author> Mark Leibovich</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOP Studies Ehrlich Win for Lessons]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28420-2002Nov22.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28420-2002Nov22.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Republicans across the country will be watching in hopes that Ehrlich has hit upon a strategy that can help extend their grip on power deep into Democratic territory.]]></description><author> Lori Montgomery</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Hawaii, Election Frenzy Lingers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23576-2002Nov21.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23576-2002Nov21.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hawaii Democrats, eager to retain a contested congressional seat after a historic GOP gubernatorial victory, are fielding prominent hopefuls to succeed the late Rep. Patsy T. Mink.]]></description><author> Rita Beamish</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Clear Winner Yet in Year's Closest House Race]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27125-2002Nov22.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27125-2002Nov22.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The final declaration in Colorado's 7th House District may have to wait several weeks for the completion of an recount.]]></description><author>CQ</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hawaii Voters Must Cull Stars From Scrubs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27194-2002Nov22.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27194-2002Nov22.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Forty-four candidates are running to fill Hawaii's vacant congressional seat.]]></description><author>CQ</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beauprez's Lead Shrinks in Colorado 7, Forcing Automatic Recount]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22927-2002Nov21.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22927-2002Nov21.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:24:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Colorado Republican Bob Beauprez held a 122-vote lead over Democrat Mike Feeley in final vote returns announced Thursday in the 7th District, triggering an automatic recount in the  closest House race of the 2002 election  cycle.]]></description><author>CQ</author></item></channel></rss>