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Ohio GOP’s early vote suppression drive defeated

October 16, 2012 By Rick Nagin

Ohioans applaud the Supreme Court order that, in effect, upholds the decision that a ban on early voting in the last three days before the Nov. 6 election was unconstitutional.

SCOTUS gives green light to Ohio early vote

October 16, 2012 By Teresa Albano

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an emergency appeal by Ohio Republicans on their decision to shut down early voting for the three days before the November elections.

Bain workers rev up protests on day of Debate 2

October 16, 2012 By John Wojcik And Blake Skylar

On the day of the second debate between President Obama and his Republican challenger, Bain Capital workers step up efforts to expose Mitt Romney's role in the outsourcing of their jobs.

Biden takes side of “middle class” in debate

October 12, 2012 By John Wojcik

In his debate with Paul Ryan, Vice President Joe Biden took the side of the 47% that Mitt Romney said he doesn't "worry" about.

Labor fights key Senate races

October 11, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

As 2012 began, Republicans were confident they could sweep into complete control of the U.S. government. It hasn't worked out that way.