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Electoral Math -- Obama Has Closed The Deal

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Welcome to the penultimate Electoral Math column. OK, I admit, I just like correctly using the word "penultimate." Plus, it's fun to say! Try it! If...

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Electoral Math -- Obama Holds His Lead

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

More and more, it is looking like Virginia will be the state that decides Election Night in Obama's favor. Sure, it could be Florida or Ohio, but my guess is that the vote-counting is going to take a while in both of them,

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States Still Leading Feds on Minimum Wage

Joel Barkin | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Later this month, the federal minimum wage will increase to $6.65 -- hardly anywhere close to what it should be, but an improvement from where we are now.

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States Reject Abstinence-Only Funding From Federal Government

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Skeptical states are shoving aside millions of federal dollars for abstinence education, walking away from the program the Bush adm...

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State Lawmakers Ramp Up Efforts At Gun Control

New York Times | JENNIFER STEINHAUER | Posted 04.22.2008 | Home

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State lawmakers across the country are ramping up efforts to pass new restrictions on guns, following nearly a decade in which state legislative effor...

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