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Democrats bank early votes in battleground states »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Two weeks before Election Day, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is busily banking every early vote he can get in key states ...

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NYC comptroller blasts tactics on term limits »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

NEW YORK (AP) _ Mayor Michael Bloomberg is strong-arming City Council members to support his plan to change the city's term-limits law so he ...

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Long lines form as early voting begins in Florida »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

MIAMI (AP) _ Florida kicked off early voting on Monday, with record crowds heading to the polls and voters waiting hours to cast their ballots ...

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Hispanic Protestants swinging back to Democrats, REL »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) _ On Sunday mornings, Rose Chavez volunteers to greet people at New Hope Christian Fellowship Church, a Hispanic congregation that worships in ...

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Economy, Bush tighten GOP boss's race back home »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. (AP) _ Jeff Fuller was in a rebellious mood during a parade winding past a nearby Confederate monument on the town square.

The ...

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Hispanic Protestants swinging back to Democrats »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) _ On Sunday mornings, Rose Chavez volunteers to greet people at New Hope Christian Fellowship Church, a Hispanic congregation that worships in ...

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McCain, Obama go rural in final fight for Virginia »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

WARSAW, Va. (AP) _ The quest by Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama for toss-up Virginia has gone country.

McCain is looking to run ...

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Biden lashes out at corporate greed in Colo. stop »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) _ Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Wednesday that Barack Obama will attack corporate greed and go after executives who ...

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End sought to citizenship checks for Ga. voters »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

ATLANTA (AP) _ Voting rights groups in Georgia again tried Wednesday to stop election officials from using Social Security numbers and driver's license data ...

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Maori Party may hold key in New Zealand »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) _ New Zealand's indigenous Maori minority went into elections Saturday inspired by Barack Obama's victory in the United States ...

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Democrats reeling in Oklahoma after McCain romp »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ Despite Barack Obama's dominance nationally, Democrats are reeling in conservative Oklahoma, where John McCain made his strongest showing and the ...

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Young voters have some clout, and they used it »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

CHICAGO (AP) _ They missed classes, skipped sleep and parties. Thousands spent countless hours instead knocking on doors to make a case for Barack Obama ...

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Ark. blacks can't break state, Congress barrier »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ Arkansas remains the only state from the former Confederacy never to elect an African-American to Congress or any statewide office ...

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NYC Election Board, Tim Robbins continue dispute »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in Arts & Entertainment

NEW YORK (AP) _ Tim Robbins' difficulty in voting on Election Day was his own fault, New York City's Board of Elections maintains.

Board ...

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Democrat takes lead in Alaska Senate race »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ Just as Sen. Ted Stevens appeared ready to take his criminal record back to Congress — perhaps opening a door for Gov ...

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