Elections
Despite attack ads, Elizabeth Warren gains steam (with video)
December 14, 2011Elizabeth Warren's campaign to defeat tea-party darling Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., has surged to frontrunner status.
Read moreSenate to hold hearings on early voting restrictions
December 12, 2011As thousands of civil rights and labor groups marched in New York City against Koch brothers funded and GOP-led efforts to suppress voting rights, the U.S. Senate scheduled January hearings on the issue.
Read moreThousands gather at UN for voting rights
December 12, 2011They came in the thousands to let the forces of reaction know that their voting rights - rights that were fought and died for - will not be taken away.
Read moreRussian Communists make big gains in elections
December 6, 2011Results of Russia's Dec. 4 parliamentary elections have upended the United Russia party's dominance of the government. They foreshadow new challenges to current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
Read moreA win for labor in Minnesota Senate race
December 5, 2011Despite low voter turnout, Chris Eaton polled a majority in each of the district's 22 precincts, earning at least 53 percent in every precinct. She won 60 percent or more in 13 precincts.
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