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Rand Paul extends lead over Jack Conway in Bluegrass Poll Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 10:04AMBuoyed by rising support from male voters, Republican Rand Paul has built a commanding 15-point lead over Democrat Jack Conway with just two months to go before Kentucky's U.S. Senate election, according to the latest Courier-Journal/WHAS11 Bluegrass Poll.
Bailey cuts his own path on campaign trail Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:51AMAaron Bailey is a Democrat, but he won't be pinned to any party philosophy.
Boxer, Fiorina square off in debate Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:48AMMORAGA -- U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer and Republican senatorial nominee Carly Fiorina duked it out Wednesday night over whose record shows better promise of spelling relief for California's struggling economy.
Onward, Christian Zionists Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:37AMDeep-rooted Christian tradition has put its mark on British and US policies in the Mideast. Middle East - Christian - Religion & Spirituality - Christianity - Education
Mail Call Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:00AM"The county taxpayers cannot afford on-the-job training. If you are unaware of county policies, procedures and how the county government operates, maybe you need to reconsider your campaign." - Boonsboro
INN Meets November Election Candidates: Rick Lazio Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:24AMFollow Israel news on and . For New Yorkers who are angered and frustrated by the corruption that has plagued politics in Albany for many years now, the upcoming gubernatorial mid-term election races may offer viable alternatives in terms of candidates.
Lisa Murkowski Concedes Alaska Primary Race Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:30AMMurkowski Made Slight Gains but was Never Able to Get Challenger Joe Miller's Lead Below 1,100 Votes
Homeland Security chief says Obama’s plan is producing results Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:14AMBy HOWARD FISCHER CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES PHOENIX — Arizona National Guard soldiers have arrived at the border. The first 33 are being assigned surveillance work, according to Lt. Valentine Castillo. Plans are to continue training a new batch and deploying them every week until there are 532 soldiers stationed in the area, a goal the Guard hopes to achieve by Oct. 1. Mario Escalante of Customs ...
Boxer, Fiorina likely to go negative in debate Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:32AMDebate season for California's major political candidates begins Wednesday in Moraga, with a televised U.S. Senate matchup at St. Mary's College between Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and Republican Carly Fiorina....
National Guard returns to border Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:38PMPHOENIX - Arizona National Guard soldiers have arrived at the border. The first 33 are being assigned surveillance work, according to Lt. Valentine Castillo.
Arizona National Guard soldiers start surveillance at the border Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:14PMArizona National Guard soldiers have arrived at the border.
Professors share political insight Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:01PMAlthough newspapers, news shows and the Internet are all traditional ways to find information on the Texas governor elections, SMU students have resources on their own campus to gain insight.
2nd District Nomination Contested In Both Major Parties Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:45PMCandidates from both parties are battling for nominations for the open 2nd Congressional District seat.
VIDEO: Democratic challenger confronts Steve King, asks for debate Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:23PMPolitical theater intruded into Iowa 5th District Congressman Steve King’s town hall meeting Monday when Democratic Party opponent Matt Campbell showed up and challenged King to a debate.
Cannon offers Republican hopefuls a few lessons on state time Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:19PMBy Mary Ellen Klas - Mon, Aug 30 2010 Rep. Dean Cannon , the Winter Park Republican who has been designated the next House speaker, organized a private little training session in Tallahassee last week for about 30 House Republican candidates who survived the primary. The event, hosted jointly by Cannon and the Republican Party of Florida, gave candidates a primer on campaign strategy ...
Mudslinging Begins In Congressional Race Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:40PMThe gloves have come off in the Republican primary race for the 23rd Congressional District. In a new ad, candidate Matt Doheny accuses rival Doug Hoffman of lining his pockets at his own campaign's expense.
Voters want EPA to regulate greenhouse gases Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:32PMMost voters want the U.S. to regulate greenhouse gases blamed for global warming and say the government needs to do more to crack down on polluting companies, according to a new poll done for the Natural Resources...
Corporate Accounting Cover-Ups Are Hurting The Economy Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:19PMThis is part of a series on how poor regulation of corporate accounting hurts the economy. Part One: The Unbearable Lightness of the Accounting Cover Up.
Reid playing catch up in tonight's governor debate Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:23AMBecause Democratic candidate Rory Reid is playing catch-up -- trailing by double digits in most polls -- Sunday's gubernatorial debate in Las Vegas with Republican Brian Sandoval is critical for Reid, Nevada political experts say.
Cranks rarely last Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:56PMTake a look around the country after months of primary voting, and it is clear that it remains absolutely unclear whether anger at incumbents -- some irrational, but much of it justified -- will produce the revolution tea partiers and others have proclaimed.
Cranks rarely last Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:43PMThursday August 26, 2010 Take a look around the country after months of primary voting, and it is clear that it remains absolutely unclear whether anger at incumbents -- some irrational, but much of it justified -- will produce the revolution tea partiers and others have proclaimed. In as many cases as not, incumbents and/or Washington or statehouse insiders -- that is, people with some
Lincoln should have started spending sooner, observers say Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:19PMLITTLE ROCK — When John McCain won Arizona’s GOP Senate primary last week, pundits said the win showed what an incumbent can do when he has a huge cash pile and is willing to spend it — a lesson that may have relevance in Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race.
Ramsey Muniz - Guilty of Being Latino and Activist in America Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:06AMRight-wing fear of change is dominant along our Mexican border, its intent to preserve social stratification and uphold traditional social orders and values.
political digest Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:31PMPROVIDENCE — The Frank Caprio campaign for governor has returned to TV after a nine-month hiatus.
New Strickland TV ad sparks controversy Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:01PMCLEVELAND -- Governor Ted Strickland's latest TV ad once again targets John Kasich.
The sad, sad demise of a right-wing star Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 1:36PMWilliam F. Buckley said he'd be president someday, but now Bret Schundler is collecting unemployment
Scott may need urban strategy Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 9:08PMRepublican Rick Scott needs an urban renewal project if he hopes to get elected governor of Florida,
Bush campaign manager comes out of closet Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:25PMOnce an advocate of anti same-sex marriage legislation, Republican Ken Mehlman has admitted that he is gay.
Rory Reid Unveils Budget Plan Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:01PMRory Reid unveiled his long promised budget plan Thursday, promising to close a projected shortfall of $3 billion dollars without raising taxes.
Murkowski in Close Contest for Alaska Senate Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:05AMMurkowski trailing conservative challenger in Alaska Senate race Frank Murkowski - Politics - United States - Alaska - Sarah Palin
Letters for August 25 Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:21AMReaders sound off on foster children, the war on drugs, the Army Corps of Engineers, and race. "Pushed Off the Plank," Feature, 8/4 Please, Be a Mentor… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Florida poised to buck anti-establishment revolt Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:04PMBy John Frank, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Monday, August 23, 2010 TALLAHASSEE — Conventional wisdom for this election year is voters will exorcise incumbents, purge weak-hearted partisans and send an insurgent message to those in power. But don't expect a wholesale revolt in today's primaries in Florida, where fear of the unknown appears to trump the desire for change. "The psychology is ...
County Republican Headquarters Burglarized Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 3:45PMLaptops containing political strategy stolen.
Campaign 2010: Patrick staying clear of second term promises Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 3:40PMDeval Patrick was pilloried four years ago during both the primary and general election campaigns for what his opponents called overpromising, a glut of pricey policy avowals that pleased many constituencies while frustrating critics who called them unattainable.
Patrick staying clear of term-two promises Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 2:14PM.Deval Patrick was pilloried four years ago during both the primary and general election campaigns for what his opponents called overpromising, a glut of pricey policy avowals that pleased many constituencies while frustrating critics who called them unattainable. The governor is running no such risk this time.
WHO WE ARE: RENEE LAPEYROLERIE Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 7:17AML’Observateur RESERVE – The pictures on Renee Lapeyrolerie’s Facebook page tell a story, the story of a girl from a small town with big dreams.
Failure of gaming bill impacting jobs, economy and election, lawmakers say Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 4:02AMBOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick's showdown with the Legislature over expanded gambling has opened the door to criticism of the incumbent Democrat for job losses at the state's tracks, but could also be the crack Patrick needs to run once again as the
Republican governors group is said to be avoiding ads for Maes Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:38AMTwo Colorado Republicans with knowledge of the Republican Governors Association's plans said Tuesday that the political committee has decided not to bankroll television and other ads supporting GOP gubernatorial hopeful Dan Maes.
Agriculture, armed forces celebrated during Governor's Ham Breakfast Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:20PMElected officials, active candidates and politically engaged Missourians crammed under the Director’s Tent on Thursday morning for the 58th annual Governor’s Ham Breakfast.
Vote 2010: Zaun Wants to Keep Focus on Issues Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 3:05PMDES MOINES, Iowa – Republican Brad Zaun, a candidate for Congress in Iowa’s 3rd District, said Thursday he believes opponents are digging up dirt on him to distract voters from focusing on the issues and Democratic U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell’s record.
Florida Bar complaint lodged against Georgia Hiller, who calls claims ‘false’ Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:57PMTwo weeks before the primary election, opponents of Georgia Hiller’s campaign for a seat on the Collier County Commission began hurling accusations of professional and personal misconduct at the candidate based on public court documents from a divorce proceeding. Hiller is facing two candidates in the Aug. 24 Republican primary.
Poll: Sink, Crist Ahead In Governor, Senate Race Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:53PMThe Republican primary race for governor is still tight, but a new political poll shows the top Democrat in the race leads both GOP contenders.
CD8: Nathan Sproul Joining Team Paton? Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:11PMPolitico takes notice of the Sarah Palin flap in the CD8 Republican primary that we told you about a few days ago. The story notes—as we did in coverage this week—that the race between former state lawmaker Jonathan Paton and political newcomer Jesse Kelly is coming down to the wire: The Palin flap is the latest in an unexpectedly heated primary race that comes to a close next Tuesday. Paton ...
Conservative Muslim-Americans' Letter To GOP Leaders: Don't Bring Mosque Debate Into Elections Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 8:09AMWhat's Your Reaction? A group of conservative Muslim and Arab American officials on Tuesday went further than most in the GOP to accuse their Republican colleagues of trying to exploit the so-called "Ground Zero mosque controversy" for electoral benefits.
RIGOP Chair Giovanni D. Cicione announces RI Clean Slate Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 8:07AM(Rhode Island State House, August 16, 2010)-Thank you for taking the time to join us this afternoon to roll out the 2010 General Assembly Campaign of the Rhode Island Republican Party.
Government mulls big changes to Fannie, Freddie Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 7:08AMWASHINGTON (AP) — Talk of shrinking the government's involvement in the mortgage market is growing. Just don't expect action any time soon. A conference Tuesday at the Treasury Department is the first of many steps toward restructuring the nearly $11 trillion mortgage market. So far, rescuing mortgage giants Fannie Mae ...
Guest Post: The Purpose Behind Engineered Economic Collapse Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 7:02AMBy Giordano Bruno, of Neithercorp Press The Purpose Behind Engineered Economic Collapse “From now on, depressions will be scientifically created.” — Congressman Charles A. Lindbergh Sr. , 1913 Everyone loves money. Even people like myself who abhor the abuse of money and commerce, who understand the fraudulent nature of the system we live in, still work hard and save so that we might attain a ...
Treasury opens talks on Fannie, Freddie Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 6:13AMThe Obama administration is seeking input on how to reform the government-backed mortgage institutions. Just don't expect action any time soon.
AFRICOM’s new focus? Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 5:59AMSTUTTGART, Germany — It’s not exactly a call to arms, but it doesn’t sound that far off either.
Tax haven crackdown could be conflict for Haslam Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 5:50AMTennessee faces a potential $1 billion budget deficit in 2011, but fighting that fiscal crater by closing tax loopholes may run counter to the business interests of the state's Republican gubernatorial nominee, Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam.