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Spoiled brat wife killer and judge assailant Darren Mack is trying everything he can to get his guilty conviction thrown out because of his guilty plea. He's now trying to con the Nevada Supreme Court to do the job.

It's not gonna work, I'm afraid.

Mack, 49, was coerced into ending his trial in 2007 and entering pleas, his lawyer, William Routsis, said in a court document.

And Mack’s previous lawyers failed to tell him that if he continued with the trial, the jury might have convicted him of a crime carrying a lighter sentence than murder, so his plea was unconstitutional, Routsis said.

But Special Prosecutor Christopher Lalli is scheduled to argue that Mack’s case was hopeless and he was wise to stop his trial after the prosecution finished calling witnesses.

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Harry Reid has some competition from the other party for the U.S. Senate race:

Sue Lowden of Las Vegas officially filed to run in the Republican U.S. Senate primary election Monday afternoon in Carson City at the Secretary of State’s office.
Earlier, Sharron Angle of Reno filed to also run in the Republican U.S. Senate primary and Brian Sandoval of Reno filed to run for governor as a Republican.

They are two among several candidates for the GOP nomination.
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Senate Races

Al Franken is now down to a mere 237 votes from his rival, incumbent Republican senator Norm Coleman:

The margin in the tightest Senate race in the country bounced like the stock market throughout the day, with the difference between Coleman and Franken dropping, then rising briefly to 590 votes before shooting down to a razor-thin 237 as of 9:27 a.m.

In a reversal of the previous day, when Coleman had declared victory and suggested that Franken should waive a recount, Coleman kept to himself on Thursday, while Franken called reporters to talk about the prospects for a continued narrowing of the count.

Since the ballots are of the optical scan variety, all kinds shenanigans could take place regardless of a paper trail. But thank God a paper trail exists.
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Now that the count has narrowed in Georgia, the chances incumbent Saxby Chambliss will NOT face a runoff against Jim Martin are probably zilch:

By percentage, the race stands at Chambliss, 49.8 percent; Democrat Jim Martin, 46.8 percent; and Libertarian Allen Buckley, 3.4 percent.

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Ted Stevens continues to hold a narrow lead against Mark Begich, and if he returns to the U.S. Senate only to be forced out, there is speculation galore as to the possibility Sarah Palin could appoint herself to replace him.
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Oregon's Gordon Smith was defeated in a bruising, close election against challenger Jeff Markley.

It was the first time in 40 years an incubent Oregon senator had been thrown out of office.

With the above three contests yet to be decided, Democrats will have 57 senators come January.
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More Races

Now that the presidential election is all but over, with Obama winning but McCain having a respectable popular vote considering the 24/7 media bias, what will happen with Joe Biden's Senate seat?
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Elizabeth Dole can now enjoy a long retirement now that Kay Hagan has won the NC race.
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Mark Warner won his contest for the VA Senate seat.
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Al Franken was leading in the early returns in Minnesota over incumbent Norm Coleman.
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Jeanne Shaheen defeated incumbent GOP senator John Sununu in New Hampshire.
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The Udall cousins appear to be winning their bids to take GOP Senate seats where the incumbents have retired. Rep. Tom Udall has won his bid for the seat in New Mexico.

Rep. Mark Udall appears to be winning the Colorado Senate seat.
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Results: I know this is hard to read. Democrats gained 7 new Senate seats and 23 new House seats. The pressure to do "something" is going to be tremendous, but the problems are structural. Obama is not the type to take on radical change, a repeal of Reagan/Friedmanite economic policies.

U.S. SenateOtherRepDem
Current (at start of election) 49 49 2
Won 17 14 0
Leading 2 1 0
Holdovers 37 26 2
Winning Trend 56 41 2
Net Change +7 -7 0
Current (at start of election) 49 49 2
Won 17 14 0
Leading 2 1 0
Holdovers 37 26 2
Winning Trend 56 41 2
Net Change +7 -7 0
Current (at start of election) 49 49 2
Won 17 14 0
Leading 2 1 0
Holdovers 37 26 2
Winning Trend 56 41 2
Net Change +7 -7 0
U.S. HouseOtherRepDem
Current (at start of election) 236 199 0
Won 199 128 0
Leading 47 39 0
Holdovers 0 0 0
Winning Trend 246 167 0
Net Change +23 -23 0
Current (at start of election) 236 199 0
Won 199 128 0
Leading 47 39 0
Holdovers 0 0 0
Winning Trend 246 167 0
Net Change +23 -23 0
Current (at start of election) 236 199 0
Won 199 128 0
Leading 47 39 0
Holdovers 0 0 0
Winning Trend 246 167 0
Net Change +23 -23 0