Elections
New Haven voters turn out for labor candidates
September 22, 2011In an extraordinary Democratic primary election, New Haven voters overwhelmingly backed labor and grassroots community candidates for Board of Aldermen in 14 of 15 wards.
Read moreAfter encounter with Perry, Bachmann feels HPV sting
September 16, 2011A doctor is challenging Republican presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann's wild claims that the HPV vaccine causes mental retardation.
Read moreAfter elections, Guatemala turns right
September 16, 2011Guatemala held presidential and parliamentary elections Sept. 12 and, as expected, the far right was the biggest winner.
Read moreChoosing common sense over lunacy
September 14, 2011Millions were horrified when the tea party audience shouted "yeah" and cheered at the suggestion that a sick man with no health insurance should be allowed to die.
Read moreClose race for Weiner’s Congress seat
September 13, 2011Democrats are making a last minute push today, the day of the special election in New York's 9th Congressional District, where the surprisingly embattled Democratic candidate David Weprin is predicted to lose Republican Bob Turner.
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