Topic: Kendrick Meek

Kendrick Meek

Kendrick Meek represents Florida 's 17th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives , and was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010 after the retirement of Mel Martinez . Meek's nomination as the Democratic candidate for the U.S. ...

Factbox: Twelve Senate races to watch

(Reuters) - Republicans are headed for big U.S. Senate gains on Tuesday but still face a difficult fight to pick up the 10 Democratic seats they need for a majority.Republicans need to sweep nearly all of this year's competitive races to gain ...

Crist Would Caucus With Democrats, Advisor Says

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist would caucus with Senate Democrats if he wins Florida's three-way U.S. Senate contest on Tuesday, a close advisor told Washington Wire Friday.. Mr. Morgan says the question of whether Mr. Crist would side with Democrats had nothing to ...

Clinton vs. Palin in W.Va.

It is the Comeback Kid against the Mama Grizzly in West Virginia's Senate race. Former President Bill Clinton spent Monday in West Virginia, hoping to boost Gov. Joe Manchin's campaign as it struggles against wealthy Republican businessman John Raese. "The last thing ...

Women's group targets Boehner

A Democratic women's group is warning voters that a Republican takeover of Congress would mean "a dangerous world. EMILY's List President Stephanie Schriock on Thursday told a Washington audience that President Barack Obama's health care overhaul would be scrapped and Social Security ...
Behind in polls, Meek, Crist call GOP's Rubio extremist, 'kooky' in Fla. Senate raceMarco Rubio's opponents want most voters to think he's a far-right extremist, but they're also trying to convince the tea party supporters who propelled him to the GOP Senate ...
Poll: GOP's Rubio leads Crist by double digits in Fla. Senate race; Democrat Meek far behindA poll suggests Republican Marco Rubio has opened a double-digit lead in Florida's U.S. Senate race over Gov. Charlie Crist and Democrat Kendrick Meek.The Quinnipiac University poll ...
Sen. Reid pledges support to Meek in Florida Senate race despite chat with Gov. CristSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he has talked with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, but not about the touchy issue of whether the governor might vote with Democrats ...

Congressman Praises NACMs Grassroots Efforts

The article reports on the support of the National Association of Credit Management (NACM) to the Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 of Representatives Kendrick Meek and Wally Herger in the U.S. s m a l l b u s i n ...

Democrats in Congress Downplay Universal Coverage

Remember when President Bush talked big about revamping Social Security and then the proposal went nowhere? " Schumer said he'd focus "on prevention above all and cost cutting until we can get a national health care plan. ". "I hear on the ...