Elections
Gas prices and presidential politics
October 8, 2012The real issue is: who is to blame for the high prices, and what can be done to stabilize energy costs?
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California approves election-day voter registration
October 5, 2012While Republican state governments press to restrict the vote, California's governor signed a bill allowing voters to register up to and on Election Day.
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Pundits premature in crowning Romney the winner
October 5, 2012The airwaves were flooded for at least 48 hours this week with declarations telling us who won the first of the three big presidential debates.
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Will Obama again take “Last Capital of Confederacy”?
October 5, 2012President Barack Obama stunned voters here after the results of the 2008 election poured in.
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Detroit increases voting access, defying “tyrants”
October 5, 2012"The right to vote preserves all other rights; tyrants deny people the right to vote," Jesse Jackson told a big voter mobilization rally here Thursday.
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