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Top Dem prospect won’t run in S.D.
Former Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, who national Democrats believed was their best hope of holding the South Dakota Senate seat, announced Monday that she will not run in 2014. It’s a big boost for Republicans, who look more likel Continue Reading
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U.S. Census: Blacks Voted at Higher Rate Than Whites for First Time
The percentage of eligible black voters that cast ballots in 2012 was higher than that of white voters for the first time, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. Sixty-six percent of black voters turned out, compared to 64 p Continue Reading
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Census report: Blacks voted at higher rate than whites for first time
May 08–Black people voted at a higher rate than white people in November’s presidential election — the first time this has happened nationwide since the U.S. Census Bureau started tracking it in 1968. Continue Reading
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Obama To Appoint New Acting IRS Commissioner By End Of Week
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will appoint a new acting commissioner to the Internal Revenue Service this week, a senior administration official confirmed to The Huffington Post. The news comes a day after the president announce Continue Reading
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President Obama Slays Business Killer Myth
There are two pesky myths about Democratic presidents. One is that they are inherently dovish on foreign policy and they are anti-big business in their domestic policy. The GOP myth that Democratic presidents were chronic foreign policy pushovers Continue Reading
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Obama Administration Heading for a Tough Few Weeks
Maybe it’s because two-term presidents suffer from hubris, or merely that after an administration has been in office for years, it inevitably makes mistakes (and too often tries to cover them up). But recent news reports ought to make Democr Continue Reading
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After years of defeats, immigrants win big state victories in 2013
WASHINGTON _ States this year are passing a slew of immigrant-friendly laws, a major change from the strict enforcement measures Arizona and other states approved just a few years ago. The November elections that Continue Reading