Elections
Lawmaker requests federal probe of Wisconsin election
April 12, 2011Rep. Tammy Baldwin has asked U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to launch a federal probe into the handling of disputed vote records in Wisconsin's April 5 state Supreme Court elections.
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Federal probe demanded in Wisconsin election scandal
April 8, 2011Republican County Clerk Kathy Nicolaus took the election data off the county's computer network and put it on stand-alone computers accessible only in her office.
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“Fired up” Obama begins 2012 campaign
April 6, 2011President Barack Obama formally announced his reelection bid Monday, April 4, and followed that up with his first stump speeches of the season.
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Martelly, friend of Duvalier, named winner in Haiti vote
April 6, 2011In spite of possible fraud Haiti's Provisional Elections Council recently announced Michel Martelly has apparently won the runoff elections by a landslide over former First Lady Mirlande Manigat.
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Wisconsin voters reject Walker-linked candidate
April 6, 2011Riding the wave of anti-Scott Walker sentiment, political newcomer, Democrat Chris Abele handily beat his Republican opponent for Milwaukee County Executive April 5, the position held by Walker before elected governor.
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