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An old woman was killed by unidentified persons at Chhattarpur village under the Raidih police station, 30 km from the district headquarters, on Wednesday night. The victim, identified as Mangla Oraon (70), was found dead at the courtyard of her house, police said, adding the incident took place when her family members had gone out to celebrate Karma festival and the woman was alone in her house. Though villagers are keeping mum, police suspect she was killed by villagers for practising witchcraft. Victim's son Sukhdeo Oraon, who lodged a complaint in this regard with the Raidih police station, said he...

Democrats are newly confident about their chances in the First State, but that doesn't mean the party won't have to spend money to hold on to the seat. The DSCC has made an $85K ad buy in the Salisbury, MD, media market, sources who watch ad spending tell Hotline On Call. That market covers the southern portion of Delaware, where marketing consultant Christine O'Donnell performed strongly in her primary win on Tuesday. The DSCC refused to comment, citing a policy against confirming the existence of advertising buys. O'Donnell's stunning primary win on Tuesday over Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) was considered...

Democrat Chris Coons holds a double-digit lead over Republican hopeful Christine O’Donnell in the first Rasmussen Reports post-primary survey of the U.S. Senate race in Delaware. Coons earns 53% of the vote to O’Donnell’s 42%, with leaners included. One percent (1%) prefer some other candidate, and four percent (4%) are undecided. The Delaware race is now viewed as Solid Democrat in the Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 Senate Balance of Power rankings. This marks a remarkable turnaround in a race that at the beginning of the month was rated Solid Republican and was on track to be a GOP pickup. At...

Tea party favorite Christine O’Donnell is seeking the GOP nomination for the Senate seat formerly held by Joe Biden in Delaware, and she tells Newsmax we “absolutely” must extend or make permanent the Bush tax cuts set to expire in January. [Snip] O’Donnell notes that Castle was one of the few Republicans who voted for cap-and-trade legislation. “He’s voted with Barack Obama on just about every major bill, and cap and trade seems to be the one voters are most concerned about. Because whether it’s a farmer or a small business owner or a senior citizen, everyone is concerned about...