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Minority Population Growing, Dispersing: Fewer Congressional Districts Are Predominantly White

The March of Diversity | Saturday, December 19, 2009 | Posted 12.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Asian Voters, Caucasians, Whites, Hispanics, Congress, Latinos, 2010 Elections, Black Voters, Race, Elections, Asians, Blacks, Hispanic Voters, Congressional Districts, Demographics, Voting, Minorities, White Voters, Politics News

With Hispanics providing the principal engine, the nation's minority population is not only increasing but also dispersing beyond the big cities where...

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Supreme Court to Hand Government to Republicans, Again: This Time, Forever.

Paul Abrams | Posted 12.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Elections, First Amendment, Legal Person, Corporate Speech, Unnatural Persons, Natural Person, Republicans, Politics News
Paul Abrams

Because of the legal nicety of the corporation, established solely to promote commerce, we are now going to be treated to the permanent takeover of the US government by these humanly-created legal fictions.

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Random 2010 Thoughts

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.08.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Other interesting news from Republicanland is a new poll showing that, given three choices, voters state who they'd likely vote for in the 2010 election in the following order: (1) Democrats, (2) Tea Partiers, (3) Republicans.

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Obama Met With Journalists Before West Point Speech: 'Americans Are Right To Be Concerned'

The Atlantic | Marc Ambinder | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

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Obama, speaking with a group of columnists and reporters at a White House lunch today, conceded that Americans "are right to be concerned" about the a...

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Followers And Leaders

Gary Hart | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Leadership, Elections, Politicians, American Voters, Politics News
Gary Hart

American citizens cannot decide whether they want to vote for followers or leaders. While decrying the lack of leadership in America, they punish elected officials who take unpopular but forward looking stands.

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Traian Basescu, Romania's President, In Runoff Election With Rival Mircea Geoana

AP | ALISON MUTLER | Posted 11.23.2009 | World

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BUCHAREST, Romania — The third-place candidate in Romania's presidential election threw his support Monday behind the Western-backed socialist w...

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Communicating with 'A Woman's Nation'

Amy Gershkoff | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Elections, Women's Issues, 2010 Elections, A Woman's Nation, The Shriver Report, Women Voters, Campaign Ads, Working Women, Women and Politics, Maria Shriver, Politics News
Amy Gershkoff

How should political campaigns communicate with working women? They are an electorate that is increasingly difficult to reach, but upon which all elections now hinge.

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The Foolish Strategery of Democrats Who Oppose Health Care Reform

Mike Lux | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Young People, Health Care Reform, Elections, Latinos, Electoral Strategy, Polling, Unmarried Women, Voting, Politics News
Mike Lux

For some perspective on the wisdom of the Democrats who are opposing health care reform, let's look at the elections last Tuesday.

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Don't Believe Everything the Oracle Tells You

Michael Winship | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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Michael Winship

Instant analysis of election results from a handful of races in an off year election is not very significant one way or the other. We'd be wise not to buy into the tub-thumping or doomsaying of pundits posing as priestesses

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Frank Rich: White House Doesn't Seem To Understand Public's Wall Street Rage

New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 11.07.2009 | Politics

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The Obama administration does not seem to understand that this rage, left unaddressed, could consume it. It has pushed aside the entreaties of many --...

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Obama Referenda

David Parker | Posted 11.07.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Virginia, Politics, Elections, United States, New Jersey, Barack Obama, Comedy, Virginia Governors Race, New Jersey Governor Race, Comedy News
David Parker

Any time an American does anything at all, it is a demonstration of his or her support for, or opposition to, the President and his policies. Paying attention, Russia? That's how democracy works.

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What a Difference a Year Makes: Will We Ever Have Truth in Politics?

Lisa Solod Warren | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Politics, Elections, Obama, Republicans, Democrats, Health Care, Politics News
Lisa Solod Warren

Arianna Huffington 's headline in HuffPo Tuesday was "Obama One Year Later: The Audacity of Winning vs The Timidity of Governing." On Wednesday's Ha...

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Fix The Problem: What Tuesday's Election Means for Climate Legislation

Heather Taylor-Miesle | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green

Read More: NRDC Action Fund, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, 2010 Elections, Elections, Climate Change, Green News
Heather Taylor-Miesle

In the three big races of Election Day, the incumbent party lost. In order to turn around the country's anti-incumbency mood, our elected officials are going to have to start tackling the issues.

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The Elections You May Not Have Noticed

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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Jim Wallis

I think as people continue to see so much of politics as usual in this town -- partisan bickering and big money buying votes -- they are increasingly likely to vote against whatever represents the old politics for them.

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The Blame Election

Mike Lux | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2009 Elections, Elections, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, 2009 Election, Politics News
Mike Lux

The biggest surprise Tuesday wasn't in the gubernatorial or congressional races, it was Michael Bloomberg's remarkably close re-election.

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As Goes VA, So Goes CO? Not So Fast, My Friend

Laura Chapin | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Elections, 2010, Ed Perlmutter, Colorado, Swing States, Virginia Governors Race, Jefferson County, Creigh Deeds, Virginia Politics, Denver News
Laura Chapin

What, if anything, does the Republican red swing in Virginia mean for fellow swing state Colorado? Not as much as the Republicans would like to think.

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What Change?

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pawlenty, New Jersey, Corzine, Elections, Palin, Obama, Limbaugh, Democrats, Politics News
Joe Peyronnin

The young and minority voters were not motivated enough to come out and vote. Could the president have had a favorable impact had he delivered on his pledge to change Washington, even just a little?

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New York State and New Jersey Elections Live

HuffingtonPost | Posted 12.15.2009 | New York

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How Important Are These Off-Year Races?

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY | Posted 11.01.2009 | Politics

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At the very least, the results in the governors' races, if not predictive, are quite likely to drive the political narrative, bolstering or diminishin...

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Abdullah Withdraws From Afghan Election

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.01.2009 | World

Read More: Abdullah Abdullah, White House, Voter Fraud, Afghanistan War, Afghanistan, Troop Levels, Ahmed Wali Karzai, Hamid Karzai, Barack Obama, Afghan Election, Elections, Military, Nato, Runoff, Un, Us, Stanley McChrystal, World News

President Hamid Karzai's rival in the second round of the Afghan presidential election has announced that he is withdrawing from the poll....

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Time to Change the Game for Airline and Railroad Workers

Edward Wytkind | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Election Reform, Elections, National Mediation Board, Airline Unions, Railroads, Union Elections, Railroad Unions, Unions, Labor Unions, Airlines, Business News
Edward Wytkind

Unionization in the airline industry has slowed. Why? Union-busting campaigns are alive and well because current election policy encourages employer-run voter suppression campaigns.

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Lula's Red Carpet Welcome for Ahmadinejad

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Human Rights, Latin America, Nuclear Weapons, National Security, Iran Election, Brazil, Robert Amsterdam, United Nations, Lula, Washington DC, United States, Iran, Death Penalty, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Democracy, Elections, World News
Robert Amsterdam

Why, with so much going for him and his country, should the president of Brazil make such controversial choices in his friends? The logic of the relationship with Iran is perplexing.

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The Secret Chamber of Commerce and its "Tort Reform" Mission

Joanne Doroshow | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Elections, Washington State, Chamber of Commerce, Tort Reform, Corporations, Judges, Judicial System, Politics News
Joanne Doroshow

The U.S. Chamber created the ILR to pursue the Chamber's so-called "tort reform" agenda: protecting corporations from liability, weakening the civil jury system and blocking the courthouse door for sick and injured Americans.

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Want Healthcare Reform? Pick Up The Phone.

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Yesterday, over 300,000 people picked up the phone and called Congress demanding health care reform this year. The phones ringing off the hook certainly did not go unnoticed by Congress.

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Mandatory Voting? Automatic Registration? How Un-American!

Mark Green | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Elections, Democracy, Voter Registration, Voting, Election Reform, New York City Public Advocate, Instant Runoff Voting, Fairvote, Voter Turnout, New York News
Mark Green

If you have an election where the winner gets four percent of the eligible electorate, is that a functioning democracy? I just lost such a runoff contest in New York City.

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