All posts tagged "Reelection"

A Republican lawmaker has gone missing amid a critical reelection campaign in a New Jersey swing district as his fellow GOP colleagues have questioned what's happened to him, according to reports on Thursday.

Rep. Tom Kean Jr.'s team has cited health issues for why he's been missing in action and hasn't voted since March 5 — missing almost 50 roll call votes — but Republican lawmakers have been unable to locate him, Politico reported. No further details on his health status have been released.

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) said he tried to find Kean on the House floor on Tuesday and hadn't realized he was missing before. ...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday he was "absolutely" the underdog as he embarks on a tough reelection fight in 2012 but promised he was steeling for a fight over "values and vision" with Republicans.

President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign is off to a high-flying start after announcing a record breaking fundraising haul that dwarfs his predecessor's financial prowess at the same time in his 2004 reelection efforts.

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – The UN General Assembly will on Tuesday elect South Korean Ban Ki-moon to a second term as UN leader after he was backed by all major powers.

WASHINGTON – Democrat Herb Kohl of Wisconsin announced Friday that he will not seek reelection to a fifth term in the U.S. Senate, saying that it's "time for someone else to serve."