Elections
Polls show GOP “tsunami” not happening
September 9, 2010Three polls out yesterday, like the Gallup poll released a day earlier, show that the predicted Republican wave in the mid-term elections could be failing to materialize.
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Obama slams Republicans on economy
September 9, 2010The president came out swinging in a major economic policy speech in Cleveland, Sept. 8, against Republican Party obstructionism.
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As GOP says “no” to stimulus, Dems close 10-point Gallup gap
September 8, 2010Republicans call President Obama a "carjacker" for his stimulus plan, as Democrats close gap in new poll.
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In California elections, ‘jobs’ is the watchword
September 8, 2010OAKLAND, Calif. - With unemployment officially pegged at 12.3 percent in California, it's clear topic number one for Democratic candidates at all levels will be jobs.
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Ohioans kick off mid-term election fight
September 8, 2010Warning of the extreme danger to the rights working people and to democracy if Republicans win, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and candidates for office stumped Labor Day events.
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