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New anti-Obama ad makes sentimental case to 2008 Obama swing voters
Call Washington BureauThe latest political TV commercial airing in Pennsylvania and other so-called swing states reaches right into the hearts of voters who supported Barack Obama in 2008 but may now be feeling disillusioned. Crossroads GPS, the powerful political group...Tags: Crossroads, Barack Obama, The New York Times, Republican Party, Politics
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Special Report: Bloomberg Reloads In Push For Gun Control
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be...Tags: Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Super Bowl, Interior Policy, Government
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McManus: Obama's common touch
The State of the Union address is a political exercise in the best of times. But when a president is running for reelection and Congress is dominated by his most bitter opponents, there's even less pretense than usual.
The State of the Union address that...Tags: Health, White House, Career and Workplace, Petroleum Industry, George Romney
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Job creation key in commissioners race
Daily American Staff WriterUndecided voters had another chance Wednesday to reach a conclusion on which three Somerset County commissioner candidates will be elected Nov. 8. Democratic incumbents Pamela Tokar-Ickes and John Vatavuk sat alongside Republican challengers Jeff Henry...Tags: Tom Corbett, Friedens, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Business
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Obama's Worst Week Ever
It didn’t take much guessing to predict who was going to win – if “win” is the right word--the Washington Post’s weekly pick for "Worst Week in Washington": President Barack Obama. If any week has made the POTUS wonder why...Tags: Values, Polls, The Washington Post, Ethics, Psychology
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Is the Whitman campaign machine built to handle October surprises?
Opinion L.A.Over at The Times' PolitiCal blog, David Lauter illustrates the upward trajectory of Meg Whitman's campaign before it was revealed last week that she employed an undocumented housekeeper, a reversal of fortune that my colleague Jon Healey blogged about... -
Prop. 19 opponents say the measure's flaws led to its defeat
L.A. NOWThe political consultants who ran the campaign against Prop. 19 said Thursday that the undecided voters who swung their way on election day were susceptible to arguments for legalizing marijuana, but were ultimately convinced the measure was flawed. Wayne... -
Undecided voters?
Tuesday's debate may have starred Barack Obama and John McCain, but it wasn't really about them. Rather, it was about an odd and extremely powerful creature in American electoral politics: the Undecided Voter. It was the Undecided Voter whom Gallup...Tags: Polls, Political Systems, Jimmy Carter, State University of New York, Gerald Ford
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Debate reaction varies
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterVoters leaning toward John McCain found themselves drawn to Barack Obama. Obama-leaners found themselves entranced by words from McCain. And several voters who were undecided at the start of Tuesday's presidential debate found themselves in exactly the...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Polls, Bill Richardson, University of New Mexico, Regional Authority
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Prop. 8 ads' invisible gays
These days, it's pretty hard to walk the streets of a California city without seeing same-sex couples -- shopping, strolling, holding hands, sometimes accompanied by children. What used to be called, self-consciously, "public displays of affection" are...Tags: Sex, Gays and Lesbians, Judges, Justice System, Citizens Initiative and Recall
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The float vote
The british have a more sophisticated and accurate lexicon to describe their elections than we crass Americans do. U.S. politicians aggressively "run for election," while British candidates more calmly "stand for office." And what we call "swing voters,"...Tags: Polls, Executive Branch, Economic Policy, Missouri, Government
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The candidates and the Supreme Court
Why are the two major presidential candidates virtually ignoring the importance of this election in determining the composition of the Supreme Court and the future of constitutional law? One of a president's most long-lasting legacies is in the judges...Tags: Trials, Abortion Issue, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Judges, Social Issues
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Oct 26, 2011
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Oct 12, 2008
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Oct 8, 2008
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Oct 26, 2008
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Oct 7, 2008
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