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Obama's Path To Reelection Narrows

National Journal | Posted 10.11.2011

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Newly released state-by-state approval numbers for President Obama suggest that in 2012 he could face fewer options for assembling an Electoral Colleg...

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Alaska Votes

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Polish Election 2010: Komorowski Wins, Election Komorowski Win Strengthens Polish government

AP | VANESSA GERA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WARSAW, Poland — Poland chose a rival of the late president over his twin brother in a vote seen as a move away from three months of shock, grie...

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Voting Problems Dismissed By Massachusetts Secretary Of State

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOSTON — The Massachusetts secretary of state is discounting reports of voter irregularities in the state's Senate special election. A spokesma...

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Gibbs: We Don't Have The Votes For Immigration Reform

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

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The votes aren't there for the Obama administration to achieve its desired immigration reform, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Friday....

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World to Obama: Thanks for Giving Us Back Our America

Rebecca Novick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rebecca Novick

It's the immigrants who really know the fragility of liberty; how it can be won and lost, and won and lost again. For them freedom is not a parade. It's a flower in a storm.

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Friday Talking Points [54] -- Republican Fossilization

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Welcome back to Friday Talking Points. Of course, the big question on everyone's mind right now is: What is going on up in Minnesota? Al Franken is t...

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McCain's Mountain Of A Problem

The New Republic | Posted 05.25.2011

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Our model does not make any specific adjustments for early voting, but it is presenting a major problem for John McCain in three states in the Mountai...

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Voter Turnout Expected To Be Highest In Decades

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Voter turnout will be the highest in decades, dwarfing recent presidential elections, experts predict. The only question dividing e...

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I Am Racist!

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Abby L. Ferber

Race will be a factor in this presidential election. It is always a factor in our society. How much race impacts the election will depend on our willingness to consciously strive to be anti-racist.

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Call Out For Election Protection Wiki Help

Dave Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dave Johnson

Volunteers at the Center for Media and Democracy's Election Protection Wiki have collected unbelievable reports of voter suppression nationwide in the nine days since it went online.

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New Voter Scam: Students "Warned" Of Undercover Police At Polls

ABC | Avni Patel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Election officials and watchdog groups are bracing for the wave of sneaky or suspicious phone calls, leaflets and emails that typically hit battlegrou...

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Pub Crawling For Obama

Matt Townsend | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matt Townsend

After a cold day of handing out pamphlets for Barack Obama's presidential campaign, three New Yorkers swapped ideas about how to better reach people i...

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Looking Beyond IA, Candidates Blow Through Florida

Ron Levitt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ron Levitt

The following piece was produced by HuffPost's OffTheBus. Most eyes may be on Iowa and New Hampshire, but there is plenty of political activity goin...

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Sam Stein

AP And Clinton Jump Gun On Missouri, Hour Before Obama Win

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Both the Associated Press and then Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign jumped the gun on Super Tuesday, claiming a Clinton victory in Missour...

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Sam Stein

Obama Launches New Attack Line: Clinton Copies My Votes

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign is launching a new line of attack on Sen. Hillary Clinton, accusing the Democratic presidential frontrunner ...

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