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  • Constituents react to announcement congressman will move from district Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:38AMAfter six months in office, Rep. Chip Cravaack announced last weekend that he will move his family to New Hampshire.
  • Three vie for Mountlake Terrace council position Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:20AMMOUNTLAKE TERRACE -- Three candidates are vying for the same spot on the Mountlake Terrace City Council. Kim Michel and Seaun Richards are challenging incumbent John Zambrano in the Aug. 16 primary. The top two vote-getters will face off in the Nov. 8 general election.
  • County chairman adds $50,660 to campaign coffers Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:15AMMARIETTA — Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairman Tim Lee raised $50,660 for his 2012 re-election campaign between January and June this year. Meanwhile his only announced opponent, former cou...
  • Spokesman: Dewhurst to seek Senate bid Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:14AMHOUSTON — A spokesman for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst says the state lawmaker will officially announce later this week his intention to run for U.S. Senate.
  • S.C. GOP primary still wide open Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:08AMThe first-in-the-South primary couldn’t be any more unsettled.
  • Joseph Santoliquito: Santorum in N.H.: Little money, few backers Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:03AMHENNIKER, N.H. - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum told New Hampshire voters yesterday that if they back his campaign, they should "make it hurt."
  • SEPT. ELECTION TO FILL VACANT SEATS Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:19PMby Robert Pozarycki Primary Day in New York State this September read more
  • Constitutional Challenge Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:06PMKunde also contended that the statute was unconstitutional to the extent it permitted political parties to use the sample ballot to make political arguments that individuals or other groups could not make in that forum.
  • Filing deadline looms for city council race Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:06PMVoters in November will elect three people to seats on the Moab City Council and the deadline for candidates to file for those positions is Friday, July 15, according to Moab City Recorder Rachel Ellison.
  • Hidden Yen Signal & Gold Breakout Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:01PMUse the above link to subscribe to the paid research reports, which include coverage of critically important factors at work during the ongoing panicky attempt to sustain an unsustainable system burdened by numerous imbalances aggravated by global village forces.
  • Canvasser says she gave applications to candidate (Part of 2009 Election Series) Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:46PM(Eighth in an ongoing series by the Alice Echo-News Journal on potential voter fraud in the March 4 Primary in Jim Wells and Brooks counties.)
  • S.D. woman claims canvasser forged her husband’s mail-in application (Part of 2009 Election Series) Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:46PMMarch 4 Primary in Jim Wells and Brooks counties.) Join our Premium Online Membership to view the rest of the story. Not Yet a Member?
  • Stevens withdraws from House race Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:39AMWEST, Miss. (AP) — Veteran state Rep. Mary Ann Stevens, who was elected to the Mississippi House in 1981, will not run for re-election. Stevens, a Democrat from West, says in a statement that she may the decision after talking with her family.
  • ALLEN PARK: City Council approves budget after state denies extension Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:28AMALLEN PARK — Described as “a moving target from day one,” the proposed 2011-12 city budget was approved Friday night by the City Council.
  • In Iowa, Perry finds voters like those in Texas Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 2:00AMAUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- As Texas Gov. Rick Perry ponders whether to throw his cowboy hat into the GOP presidential ring, he and his recently reunited team of advisers are looking hardest at Iowa. For good reason: The voters who stand up on the cold caucus night of an Iowa winter bear a striking resemblance to voters in the Texas Republican primaries who have re-elected Perry three times in the ...
  • Chavez Foe Says He Won’t Push for President to Give Up Power Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 1:58AMVenezuela’s leading opposition presidential candidate said he won’t press for Hugo Chavez to relinquish power while he recovers from cancer, and will continue with plans to defeat him at the ballot box next year.
  • Understanding context of July 9 Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 1:53AMIT is a pity that almost 54 years after Merdeka, there is still a great deal of uneasiness among the authorities about a fundamental right which is so essential to the functioning of a democracy.
  • First round in Senate recall elections draws near Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 1:24AMThe first round of unprecedented recall elections is July 12. The primary races pit Democratic challengers against "fake" or "protest" candidates put up by the state Republican Party to buy time for six recalled GOP state senators.
  • Perry team looks at Iowa voters Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 1:17AMPerry advisors look at Iowa voters as he ponders a presidential run.
  • Registration deadline for primary voting this weekend Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:36AMThe Secretary of State’s Office said circuit clerks will adjust their office hours ahead of this weekend’s deadline to register to vote in the Aug. 2 primary.
  • Independent George Youngkin plans to run in Medford Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:24PMMEDFORD — An independent contender will compete against a team of three Republicans at the polls for a seat on township council this November.
  • More 2012: FreedomWorks storms the NRSC Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:23PM“When dozens of raucous conservative activists Monday stormed the National Republican Senatorial Committee and demanded the GOP campaign arm stay out of the Utah Senate race, it looked like the tea party mob was at it again,” Roll Call writes.
  • Elyria GOP to vote on Jack Baird replacing Ray Noble on ballot Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:15PMELYRIA — The effort to replace Ray Noble as the Republican candidate for mayor of Elyria continues despite Noble’s insistence that he won’t step aside in favor of former City Councilman Jack Baird. “There is no way that this is going to happen,” Noble said Monday. Noble said that he will take a leave of absence as [...]
  • Michele Bachmann, Centrist? Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:14PMMost GOP candidates turn hard right in the primaries – especially nowadays with the Tea Party threatening purity tests and primary challenges of any RINO, or Republican In Name Only. But not Michele Bachmann. The Minnesota congresswoman, who Monday announced her candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination, is already chair of the House Tea Party [...]
  • Gambia: Senegal Holds an International Conference on Parity Place Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:08PMThe issue of the political participation of women has, in recent years, become central in development strategies. The reflections of the political society as well as those of the African Civil Society are often articulated in terms of "Gender and Politics", and as strategic development challenges in Africa. The research undertaken on the political participation of women shows that it is ...
  • Field Of Dreams: Obama, Palin, Bachmann Cut A Path Through Iowa Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:01PMDespite all the chatter about whether continues to hold the sway it once did in presidential nominating contests, the state has once again found itself at the center of the political universe this week.
  • Six or more House seats now considered in play thanks to Illinois redistricting Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 12:35AMUpsetting Republicans, Democrats have put at least half a dozen House GOP seats into play by redrawing Illinois’s congressional map. Read more...
  • Redistricting becomes a topic in governors race Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 12:32AMCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The Republican and Democratic nominees for West Virginia governor both favor more single-seat House of Delegates districts. State Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin won the Democrats nod in the May 14 primary. He says he supports si...
  • Senate passes bill to revise makeup of AU board Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 12:26AMThe Alabama Senate has approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would restructure the Auburn University board to allow more trustees from out of state and limit how many years that trustees can serve.
  • Luck of the draw to decide outcome of three tie votes in York County Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 12:24AMWhether two candidates for school director will appear on the general election ballot in November will be decided by luck of the draw Friday because the May 17 contests remain tied even after a recount.
  • Mayor skeptical of new legislative map’s fragmentation of Park Ridge Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 12:23AMPark Ridge Mayor David Schmidt said the recently approved state legislative map dividing Park Ridge into two State Senate and three State House districts is a “disservice and an insult to the citizens of Park Ridge” and feels the city “fell victim to some possible political shenanigans.” The Democratic-led House and Senate approved a new legislative district map May 27. The map, whose chief ...
  • State legislature wraps up session Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 8:16PMThe 100 members of the Colorado General Assembly are now home, back full-time with their families, jobs and communities.
  • More Details for 814 Area Code Public Hearing Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 8:14PMHearings Set May 24th in State College
  • Exeter candidates featured at primary election forum Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 9:44PMExeter and St. Lawrence residents had the opportunity to hear what candidates for the Board of Supervisors and for the School Board had to say at a Candidates Forum last Thursday. The event was hosted by the Concerned Citizens of Exeter Township and moderated by the League of Women Voters.
  • Moffett stresses tea party ties during campaigning Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 9:23PMLooking for hands to shake during a lull in business at a bakery, Republican Phil Moffett predicted his chances for an upset...
  • Appointed Lynnwood Councilman dos Remedios says he’ll seek a full term Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 9:21PMLynnwood City Councilman Ed dos Remedios says he’ll seek a full term for the position that he now holds by appointment.
  • ‘Human error’ at Voter Services Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 9:20PMCOURTHOUSE — After a disproportionate number of “unaffiliated voters” showed up in Montgomery County from PennDOT’s “motor voter” kiosks, officials discovered the county had mistakenly registered more than 3,000 people who were previously not registered to vote at all, according to a Pennsylvania Department of State examination.
  • Bin Laden photo gaffe, EPA vote attack ad have rattled Sen. Brown and emboldened Democrats Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 9:15PMWASHINGTON — Popular Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown appears rattled for the first time since grabbing the late Democrat Edward Kennedy’s seat 16 months ago. Brown, widely seen as an early favorite to win his first full term in 2012, has been stung by a gaffe involving photos that he mistakenly said showed Osama bin Laden’s body and rocked by a $1 million ad blitz attacking his ...
  • Newtown Borough Council members announce plans for reelection Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 11:12PMNEWTOWN – Gerard O’Malley, Michael Sellers and Julia Woldorf have announced their candidacies for reelection to Newtown Borough Council. Three seats are up for the six-member council this year. O’Malley, Sellers and Woldorf were first elected in Nov. 2007.
  • GOP auditor candidate digging out of bankruptcy Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 3:56PMMIDWAY, Ky. - Lexington businessman John T. Kemper III is juggling dual lives these days, vying for the Republican nomination to run for Kentucky auditor while digging out of personal bankruptcy after an ambitious real estate development went bust.
  • CC baseball tops Brother Rice, 4-1 Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 3:49PMWhenever the Brother Rice Warriors and the Detroit Catholic Central Shamrocks play one another, the games are heated and full of possibilities.
  • Wildcats run through Lions Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 3:49PMBy Chris Jackett
  • Novi Sports Roundup Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 3:49PMBy Chris Jackett
  • ‘Cats split Northville doubleheader Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 3:49PMBy Chris Jackett
  • Lineup tweaked for final stretch of season Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 3:49PMBy Chris Jackett
  • Wildcats win baseline girls soccer rivalry Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 3:49PMBy Chris Jackett
  • ‘Cat golfers put win streak to four Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 3:48PMBy Chris Jackett
  • Primary voter turnout very low Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 11:38PMVoter turnout in primary elections is typically low and Tuesday was no exception. Municipal primaries tend to have the lowest turnouts.
  • That cry in the wilderness is coming from Labor Sunday, April 17, 2011 @ 2:16PMTODAY will be one of those character forming days for the government.
  • Environmental issues have no champion this election Sunday, April 17, 2011 @ 2:09PMIn the 2008 election, the environment was front and centre. In 2011, with the country and much of the developed world still apprehensively emerging from the rubble of the recession, the environment has largely been relegated to the back seat.