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Herbert Slatery speaks about his appointment as attorney general in the Tennessee Supreme Court chamber in Nashville on Monday. Slatery previously served as Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's chief legal counsel. CLOSER LOOK AT HERBERT SLATERY III

Age: 57

Current job: Legal counsel to Republican Gov. Bill Haslam

Family: Married to Carey Slatery. The couple have two children

Education: University of Virginia, bacceloreate (1974); University of Tennessee Law School (1980)

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NASHVILLE Republican Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey may have lost at the ballot box in his efforts to defeat three Democratic Supreme Court justices, but he wound up Monday with a history-shattering consolation prize.

The five-member Supreme Court named Herbert Slatery III, Republican Gov. Bill Haslams legal counsel, as Tennessees first GOP attorney general since the end of post-Civil War Reconstruction in the state.

In doing so, the three Democratic and two Republican justices cast aside sitting Attorney General Bob Cooper, who had reapplied for another eight-year appointment, and chose Slatery, one of five Republicans who were finalists.

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Washington Is Republican Scott Brown tied with Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire? Thats what a new poll from CNN/ORC International indicates. Its got the Granite State Senate race all locked up, 48 percent to 48 percent, with the election only seven weeks away.

Understandably, thats made the Republican Party leadership pretty excited. Mr. Brown began the race as an underdog, given that he was a senator from Massachusetts and until recently remained a Massachusetts resident. Plus, hes trying to oust an incumbent. So the degree of difficulty inherent in his attempt at a political comeback is high.

The Republican National Committee issued a press release highlighting this polls results, including its finding that, in New Hampshire, President Obamas favorability ratings are a bit worse than his national average, with 38 percent of New Hampshire likely voters approving of Obamas job performance and 60 percent disapproving.

Obama Is A Drag On Shaheen In New Hampshire, reads the RNC releases title.

But heres the kicker: There are three other new polls on the New Hampshire Senate race, and their results are all over the scatter plot. None of them match CNN/ORCs findings.

Two are partisan surveys. A poll for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee conducted by Kiley & Company has Senator Shaheen ahead of Brown by 51 to 43 percent. A poll for the pro-Brown political action committee Citizens for a Strong New Hampshire has Brown ahead, 46 to 44.

Then theres Rasmussen, an independent firm that uses automated polling methods. Theyve got Shaheen in front by 48 to 42 percent.

Whats all this mean? It probably indicates that Shaheen is still in the lead. At least, thats what the big polling averagers say. The RealClearPolitics average of major surveys has Shaheen up by 3.5 percentage points, 47.3 to 43.8. The Huffington Post Pollster average has Shaheen ahead 48.1 to 42.4.

Now, its possible that CNN picked up on a movement toward Brown that Rasmussen missed for some reason. Polling for Senate races in individual states is not going to be nearly as definitive as big national surveys.

But the CNN poll also showed that Browns favorables are under water, with 46 percent of respondents rating him favorably, and 48 percent unfavorably. Shaheens ratings are more positive: 54 percent favorable, and 42 percent unfavorable.

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Living in a Christian Nation: Republican thoughts on God and the law
Conservatives take for granted that we live in a Christian nation. But what does that mean? Zach pulls together quotes from today #39;s top conservative thinkers...

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Carla Radzikinas, member of the Republican Women of Forsyth County 04/23/14
Republican Women of Forsyth County member Carla Radzikinas talks to Detective Kim Reed on April 23, 2014 about an incident involving video journalist Nydia Tisdale and Peggy Green at a RWFC...

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(Rio Rancho ObserverSterling Fluharty graphic)

State Rep. Paul Pacheco, a Republican, and his Democratic challenger Catherine Begaye raised more than $55,000 over the last two months in their swing district race to represent part of northwest Albuquerque, most of Corrales and two precincts in Rio Rancho.

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We are building this campaign with support from the community, not from the coffers of Big Oil & Gas, Begaye said. I am also honored to have the support of the late Speaker (Ben) Lujan through his campaign fund along with other strong advocates for this district like Ben Ray Lujn and Hector Balderas.

Begaye raised more than $37,000 between late June and Sept. 1, compared to just under $18,000 for Pacheco. She spent almost $36,000, more than twice as much as his nearly $15,000, according to campaign finance reports due Monday and available on the New Mexico Secretary of States website.

my re-election campaign filed our first General Election financial report in which we reflect a two-to-one advantage over my opponent. My current report reflects my campaign with $75,741.15 cash-on-hand for the remainder of the campaign, said Pacheco.

Begaye reported less than $38,000 remained in her campaign account.

The district includes a few neighborhoods within Rio Rancho, bounded by Sara Road, Southern Boulevard, NM 528 and Sabana Grande Avenue.

Republicans in other local state House races have a cash-on-hand advantage over their opponents.

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