senator

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Facing a popular Labor incumbent and a young, recently selected opposition leader, One Nation campaigned widely, recruiting prominent former Liberal senator Cory Bernardi to lead its ticket, and running candidates in every electorate.

From BBC

“Six years from now — it’s like tomorrow,” said Jeff Merkley, a Democratic senator from Oregon, underscoring the urgency of the need to tackle solutions for Social Security, which provides benefits to about 75 million Americans.

From MarketWatch

Feinstein, the state’s senior U.S. senator, had nearly been elected governor in 1990 and her lengthy deliberations froze out other potentially strong contenders.

From Los Angeles Times

The country's 24 senators will serve as judges while the chief justice of the Supreme Court will sit as the trial's presiding officer.

From BBC

Republican senators presented Democrats with their most promising deal yet on Tuesday to end the 38-day partial government shutdown that has left the security agents without pay.

From Barron's