Senate rules bar most gifts worth 50 dollars or more. The allegations against Torricelli have figured prominently in the campaign of Republican Douglas Forrester, who is hoping to defeat ...

Torricelli asked. The senator said that he would continue to serve out his term, adding that he wants to register his voice in the debate over Iraq. On Tuesday morning, ...

U.S. Senator Robert Torricelli is making it clear that he's eyeing the New Jersey governor's mansion next year. "I am interested in running for governor," Torricelli told reporters in his first ...

2002-10-01 04:00:00 PDT Washington-- Embattled Sen. Robert Torricelli, D-N.J., withdrew from his race for re-election Monday, scrambling the national battle for control of the Senate and inciting ...

Senator Torricelli Last night, the U.S. Senate Ethics committee "severely admonished" Senator Robert Torricelli, a New Jersey Democrat, for the accepting expensive gifts and failing to disclose them.

Rick, remind us just how important this New Jersey Senate race had become.– we heard Torricelli refer to it — in this battle for the Senate. RICHARD BERKE: Well this was a race that wasn't a race.

Torricelli was elected to the Senate in 1996, after 14 years in the House, representing northern New Jersey. Torricelli raised more than $9 million for the 1996 race, ...

The New Jersey Supreme Court decided Tuesday to hear arguments over whether Democrats can replace Sen. Robert Torricelli on the November ballot, a day after the senator dropped out of the race.

WASHINGTON — In a sign of the growing seriousness of his legal troubles, Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.) made a plea for support at a private session with Senate Democrats on Tuesday, describing ...