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Wednesday, September 15, 2010  UPDATED with video. After a primary season shaped by economic pain and exasperated voters, the grass-roots, anti-establishment movement can claim wins in at least seven GOP Senate races.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010  Establishment Republicans vied with challengers favored by tea party activists one last time Tuesday in a multistate finale to a primary election season marked by economic recession and political upheaval.

Monday, August 02, 2010  A House panel announced Monday that Rep. Maxine Waters has been charged with violating ethics rules, setting the stage for a second election-season trial for a longtime Democratic lawmaker and adding to the party's political woes.

Friday, July 30, 2010  New York Rep. Charles Rangel can expect a September trial before the House ethics committee, the same month he has a primary.

Friday, July 23, 2010  Rep. Charles Rangel, who has spent half of his 80 years as a member of Congress, says he looks forward to fighting ethics charges. Other Democrats won't be so pleased.