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Republicans are excited about the prospect of controlling the Senate majority after the 2014 elections. In order to seize control, Republicans need to pick up six seats. This would have a huge impact on Obama’s ability to set the agenda and influence your life.

Democrats have the edge, but they must defend 20 seats, including seven seats in states that President Obama lost in 2012. Already, five Democratic incumbents have thrown in the towel, announcing plans to retire.

History is with the Republicans. During midterm elections, a president’s party often loses Senate seats. Here is a state-by-state roundup of Senate seats in play. We will update these races periodically.

Alaska

Democrats control this seat with freshman Senator Mark Begich, even though Obama lost Alaska in both 2008 and 2012. Begich only won this race by 1% of the vote because longtime Senator Ted Stevens was under the cloud of a Justice Department investigation.

Begich has worked hard, but anti-Obama sentiment is likely to be his undoing. Several strong candidates, including 2008 GOP Senate nominee Joe Miller, are considering the race.

Early prognosis: The Republicans pick up a seat (+1)

Arkansas

Barack Obama only received 36.88% of the vote in Arkansas in 2012. The President is very unpopular there, and he could bring down Democratic Senator Mark Pryor. Obamacare is also unpopular in Arkansas, and it will be used against Pryor (who voted for it.)

Republicans need to find a strong candidate to challenge Pryor. Last time Pryor ran, Republicans failed to field a candidate against him.

Rep. Tom Cotton, a rising conservative star, would be a formidable challenger to Pryor. Cotton is an Iraq War veteran and a favorite of Club for Growth and other conservative groups.

A poll released in mid-March showed Cotton leading Pryor, 43 percent to 35 percent. Cotton hasn’t decided what to do, but Republicans would be smart to urge him to run.

Early prognosis: Democrats hold Arkansas unless the GOP can produce a strong challenger (+0)

Iowa

Senator Tom Harkin, a fixture in Iowa politics for decades, is finally retiring. This gives Republicans a shot to win.

Even though Obama carried the state in 2012, Iowa remains very competitive for Republicans. Rep. Steve King has already thrown his hat in the ring, and he would be a strong contender. But don’t count on Republicans to pull together. King is one of the candidates D.C. GOP operative Karl Rove has targeted. Rove may spend big money against King, damaging his chances in the fall.

Early prognosis: Republican infighting keeps this seat Democrat (+0)

Louisiana

The Pelican State has been trending Republican, but Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu was re-elected with 52% of the vote in 2008. And as a long-term officeholder, she has to be considered the likely winner.

All of the Republican Party Congressmen from Louisiana will be competing for the GOP nomination to challenge Landrieu. Unfortunately for the Republicans, all of the challengers trail her in fundraising.

It will not be easy getting the better of Landrieu, but it is not impossible either. Unfortunately, the popular GOP Governor Bobby Jindal took a pass on this race.

Early prognosis: The Democrats will hold …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Western Journalism

By Avg Joe

Bob Menendez SC Menendez Admits Guilt on TWO Felonies, Denies Sex with Underage Prostitute

This last week, Senator Menendez (D-NJ) admitted that disclosure and/or repayment for two 2010 trips to the Dominican Republic on board a campaign donor’s private jet “slipped through the cracks.” He has repaid the donor this past January to the tune of about $58,000.

One of the requirements of a U.S. Senator is the disclosure of income and gifts. The disclosure forms must be accurate and complete and are due by May 15 for the preceding calendar year. The Senator’s “omission” is in fact a false statement, which is a felony. Since there were two separate trips, there will be two separate felony charges.

Senator Ted Stevens was convicted of false statements in 2008. The government claimed he did not properly report gifts in the renovation of his home in Girdwood, Alaska; and he received a gift of a fish carved from wood as a donation for the Stevens Library, which had yet to be built. If you look at the Ted Stevens prosecution, the same rule of law applies to Menendez. It involves disclosure, required by law. Omissions are a felony, regardless of the reason.

Senator Stevens was ultimately exonerated to some degree when a Justice Department probe found evidence of gross misconduct by prosecutors. He didn’t get a fair trial because evidence was withheld. The Justice Department dismissed the indictment, which vacated the convictions. The guilty verdicts came just prior to Steven’s reelection bid, which he narrowly lost to term-limited Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich. The damage was done, and the balance of power shifted in the Senate. Now we have ObamaCare.

Prostitution is legal in the Dominican Republic. Six anonymous prostitutes are on record saying they had sex with Menendez. One of the accusers was sixteen at the time of the trips in 2010. If proved to be true, this allegation would be another felony. It is against federal law to travel to another country and have sexual relations with an underage person. These unidentified accusers report that Dr. Melgen is a frequent customer and routinely has sex parties on his boat and at his residence. It is reported that the FBI is investigating this allegation. Senator Menendez has denied any involvement with Dominican Prostitutes.

I don’t think the “I forgot” excuse will hold much water. This pesky little law is in place to stop corruption. Since the FBI has the goods on Menendez with two felonies, the investigation will hopefully be deep and broad. Why were the trips not disclosed in the first place? Sex sells; we all know that. But money and power corrupt. Hopefully, the FBI will get the money and power allegations sorted out in short order. The questions that need answering now involve the Medicare reimbursement or fraud committed by Dr. Melgen, Dr. Melgen’s $1 billion Dominican port security contract, and a reported $70,000 in donations to a PAC that helped reelect Senator Menendez.

Senator Menendez is reported to be involved in all of these affairs.

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/339898/senator-menendez-s-bad-company-michelle-malkin

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/02/03/Reid-retreats-from-Menendez-defense-as-

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Stevens

On October 27, 2008, Stevens was found guilty of all seven counts of …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Western Journalism

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