Midterm Elections

What Voting, Sex and Exercise Have in Common

Penny Love Hoff | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Fitness, Fitness and Exercise, Fitness Humor, Midterm Elections, Sex, Election, Voting, Women News
Penny Love Hoff

"You might not want to take the time to do it but you always feel better after you do" -- and 14 other things voting, exercise and sex have in common.

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Delaware's African American Voters Changed the Political Map

David C. Wilson | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Politics, Pollster, Race, Blackvoices, Public Opinion, Midterm Elections, Christine O'donnell, Chris Coons, Delaware, Pollster Analysis, Politics News
David C. Wilson

A changing racial-ethnic composition in the U.S. suggests that candidates should not fear, or be uncomfortable, going into predominately racial-ethnic communities to communicate their ideas about how to fix problems.

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Using "Mandate Gap" to Measure Fault in the Event of a Government Shutdown

Peter M. Shane | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Midterm Elections, Tea Party, 2008 Election, Government Shutdown, Mandate, Politics News
Peter M. Shane

In deciding who may be at fault for causing a government shutdown, it might be worthwhile to consider that less than 41% of eligible voters cast a ballot in the 2010 elections.

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The Nation May Benefit From GOP Victory

nytimes.com | JEREMY W. PETERS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Katrina Vanden Heuvel, The Nation, Midterm Elections, The Nation Gop, Magazines, Media News

Despite all the gloom, could last week's Democratic pummeling actually have a silver lining for The Nation, once home to writers like Henry James, Ezr...

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Obama's Story

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Tax Cut Deal, White House, John Boehner, Obama, Congress, Democrats, Obama Health Care, Start Treaty, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Midterm Elections, Sarah Palin, Health Care Reform, Bipartisanship, Partisanship, Tea Party, Republicans, Politics News
Hoyt Hilsman

Creative writers and artists who spend their lives crafting narratives have long understood that we do not so much create a story as discover it. As President Obama demonstrated over the last month, the narrative of politics is not very different.

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North Side Family Basement Used As Polling Place

Chicago Sun-Times | Chris Abraham | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Voting, Midterm Elections, Polling, Chicago Board of Elections, Chicago Polling Places, Kozlowskis Family, Chicago News

Chicagoans vote in a lot of strange spots -- funeral parlors, tavern back rooms, burrito joints, pancake houses, the Drake and Sox Park, to name few. ...

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Youth Comprised 9 Percent Of Voters In Midterm Elections

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nyu, Youth Vote, Student Vote, Midterm Elections, Washington Square News, Obama, College Vote, Percentage Youth Vote Midterms, College News

Nine percent of voting age youth headed to the polls yesterday, down from 18 percent in 2008, CBS reports. 58 percent of voters age 18 to 29 went f...

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Clinton: Election Won't Change Foreign Policy

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hilary Clinton, 2010 Midterm Elections, Foriegn Policy, Clinton Foreign Policy, Hilary Clinton Secretary of State, Midterm Elections, World News

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says a shift in congressional power won't greatly affect U.S. fo...

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Obama: Agenda 'All At Risk' If GOP Has Elections Romp

AP | MARK S. SMITH | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Elections, Election Day, Midterm Elections, Barack Obama, Elections 2010, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Scrapping for votes to the end, President Barack Obama campaigned from behind his Oval Office desk Tuesday, dialing in to urban rad...

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Could Defeat For Democrats Be Good For The World?

The Global Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democrats Foreign Policy, 2010 Midterm Elections, Midterm Elections, Obama Foreign Policy, Democrats Midterm Elections, World News

President Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration ushered in a new era that sought for America to re-engage with the world. Two years later it still stands i...

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Chicago Election Day Rock Block: Songs To Vote To

WXRT Radio | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Music, Chicago Culture, Chicago Radio, Election Day, Wxrt, Midterm Elections, Chicago News

f you vote early and often like we do here in Chicago, you're gonna need some tunes to rock the booth. Here's some non-partisan suggestions: "Polit...

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Univision Rising In Political Power

nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Television, Spanish Language Television, Midterm Elections, Univision, Media News

The Obamas' twin appearances on "Piolín por la Mañana," heard across the country on Univision Radio, are a testament to the ballooning political pow...

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Nation's Governor Candidates Vague On Deficits

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meg Whitman, Pat Quinn, Midterm Elections, California Governor Race, 2010 Midterm Elections, Illinois Governor Race, Bill Brady Budget, Pat Quinn Budget, Illinois Deficit, Bill Brady, California Governors Race, Jerry Brown, Chicago News

CHICAGO — The next governor of Illinois will walk into office and find himself staring at a budget deficit that could top $15 billion. In Califo...

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College Students Feel Neglected By Obama

nytimes.com | DAMIEN CAVE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Students, New York Times, Generation O, Obama, Youth Vote, Midterm Elections, College News

MIAMI -- Two years ago, the University of Miami could not get enough Barack Obama. The campaign rally he held here felt like a rock concert, his face ...

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Obama To Chicago Crowd: 'I Need You To Keep On Believing'

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alexi Giannoulias, Pat Quinn, Obama, Midterm Elections, Barack Obama, 2010 Midterm Election, Obama Chicago, Obama Chicago Rally, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Schoolteacher Jamie Worsek headed to President Barack Obama's get-out-the-vote rally on Saturday, but it wasn't because she's enthusia...

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Unfinished Business

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lame Duck Session, Unemployment, Midterm Elections, Wall Street, Recession, Bush Tax Cuts, New York News
Ed Koch

Looking back on 2010 and the Great Recession, I continue to be enraged by the lack of accountability for those who wrecked our economy and brought the US to its knees.

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Mark Kirk Loses Endorsements To Giannoulias

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois Senate Race, Alexi Giannoulias, Midterm Elections, Alexi Giannoulias Senate, Mark Kirk, 2010 Midterm Elections, Human Rights Campaign, Mark Kirk Senate, Mark Kirk HRC, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Several Illinois advocacy groups that backed Republican Mark Kirk in past elections are endorsing his Democratic opponent in the race ...

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Voting For Judges In Illinois: What You Should Know

WBEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Midterm Elections, Illinois Election, Illinois Judge Retention, Illinois Judges, Midterm Elections, Chicago News

Among the long list of elected officials Illinois voters will be asked to select this year are the judges. Yeah -- we know -- many of you skip over th...

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Alexi Giannoulias, Mark Kirk Neck And Neck: Poll

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kirk Giannoulias Poll, Illinois Senate Race, Alexi Giannoulias, Midterm Elections, Mark Kirk, US Senate Race, 2010 Midterm Elections, Senate Race, Chicago News

CHICAGO — A new poll shows Republican Rep. Mark Kirk and Democrat Alexi Giannoulias are about even as they head into their final week of campaig...

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Kirk Gets Money Boost From Rove As Clinton Heads To Chicago For Alexi

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pat Quinn, Alexi Giannoulias, Midterm Elections, Karl Rove, Mark Kirk, Mark Kirk Karl Rove, Bill Clinton, Illinois Democrats, 2010 Midterm Elections, Bill Brady, Bill Clinton Chicago, Chicago News

CHICAGO — In the final days before the Nov. 2 election, Democrats and Republicans are leaning on party heavyweights, energizing their bases and ...

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Illinois Democrats Pick Up The Pace On Campaign Trail

AP | KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vote 2010, Pat Quinn, Alexi Giannoulias, Midterm Elections, Mark Kirk, Illinois Democrats, 2010 Midterm Elections, Get Out the Vote, Bill Brady, Voting, Illinois Democratic Party, Chicago News

CHICAGO — With 10 days go to until the election, Illinois candidates picked up the pace on the campaign trail Saturday, trying to round up suppo...

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NRSC Takes Out $10 Million Line Of Credit

nytimes.com | MICHAEL D. SHEAR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nrsc, Gop, Midterm Elections, 2010 Elections, Nrsc Money, Republicans, Elections 2010, Politics News

The National Republican Senatorial Committee has taken out a $10 million line of credit less than two weeks before the midterm elections, an indicatio...

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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of 2010

Amy B. Dean | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Midterm Elections, Senator Bernie Sanders, DREAM Act, November Election, Progressives, Politics News
Amy B. Dean

There are lessons to be learned from progressive failures and hopes to be drawn from progressive successes that can point to how we can have better political results in 2011 and 2012.

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ONE MORE TIME WITH FEELING: Obama Coming Back To Chicago For Dem Rally

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alexi Giannoulias, Pat Quinn, Obama in Chicago, Midterm Elections, President Obama, 2010 Midterm Elections, Illinois Democrats, Obama Democrats, Barack Obama, Obama Chicago, Chicago News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will make a final push for Democrats the weekend before Election Day with campaign stops in four cities. Ob...

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Giannoulias Accuses Kirk Of 'Economic Treason' For China Fundraiser

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Midterm Elections, Illinois Senate Race, Mark Kirk China, Alexi Giannoulias, Midterm Elections, Mark Kirk China Fundraiser, Mark Kirk, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Democrat Alexi Giannoulias is accusing Republican Mark Kirk of "economic treason" as the two sides skirmish over a small fundraiser in...

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