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A census first: Black voter turnout passes whites
WASHINGTON (AP) — Making history, America’s blacks voted at higher rates than whites in 2012, lifting Democrat Barack Obama to victory amid voter apathy, particularly among young people, new census data show. Despite increasing populati Continue Reading
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EDITORIAL: The Benghazi decisions
May 13–”A new tower rises above the New York skyline, al-Qaida is on the path to defeat, and Osama bin Laden is dead.” –President Barack Obama to the Democratic National Convention, Sept. 6 Continue Reading
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EDITORIAL: GOP should be looking to Bush
May 09–SAN DIEGO — The battle is on to define the legacy of George W. Bush. Did he really destroy the Republican Party, as his critics are now suggesting? Or did the 43rd president represent — be Continue Reading
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New jobs reports will trigger another spin cycle among Ohio politicians
May 13–Politics and monthly jobs reports are inextricably linked and trapped in a vicious cycle. Depending on what Friday’s Ohio unemployment rate shows — it was at 7.1 percent in March — Continue Reading
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POLLSTER UPDATE: Census Turnout Data Shows Record Black Turnout
Political data geeks rejoiced over the release of the biennial Census report on voter turnout, a report which shows black turnout exceeding white turnout for the first time ever — or perhaps for the second time. Ed Markey’s lead in Mas Continue Reading
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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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Corporate Political Spending Targeted In Shareholder Meetings
WASHINGTON — It’s spring again and with that comes another season of corporate shareholder meetings and the filing of resolutions looking to change the way those corporations engage in the political process. In the 2013 sharehol Continue Reading
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Walmart Moms: Walmart Moms Talk First 100 Days
Walmart Moms discuss what they want to see addressed during the first 100 days of the next presidency.