Elections
Illinois set to be battleground for Congressional seats in November elections
March 22, 2012There are at least five battleground races that could help restore a Democratic majority.
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Walker allies lose grip on Wisconsin Senate
March 19, 2012One of the GOP state senators under recall here, Pam Galloway (claiming a family health problem) resigned this weekend, wiping out the Republican majority and leaving that chamber split 16-16.
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All hail the (German) chief
March 19, 2012It's hard to decide: which article on Germany's new president, East Germany's (the former German Democratic Republic's) pastor Joachim Gauck, was more misleading.
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Labor raising an “army of 400,000” for the 2012 elections
March 16, 2012"At stake is nothing less than our democracy itself. What the labor movement intends to do is magnitudes greater than anything we have ever done in an election before."
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Service Employees start campaign to expose secret campaign donors
March 16, 2012They're starting with a $25,000 reward to anyone who comes forward with inside information about a corporation's hidden funding of a SuperPAC.
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