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What to watch for on Election Night
A long and bitter presidential election comes to a close Tuesday when Americans choose between a second term for President Barack Obama and a new direction with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. CNN's reporters, correspondents, analysts and...
Tags: Elections, Jon Tester, Government, The New York Times, George Allen
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Gail MarksJarvis: Economic uncertainty to linger, even after election
No matter who emerges victorious in the Nov. 6 election, most analysts are expecting only a short-term calm in the stock market for the remainder of this year. Investors typically cast their votes in the market based on what they imagine the newly...Tags: Federal Reserve, Elections, Citigroup Incorporated, Public Finance, Ben Bernanke
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Hillary in 2012? It could happen
A number of news reports have suggested the possibility of the presidential election ending in a draw — both candidates garnering 269 electors. You need 270 to win. A long shot? Maybe. It happened in 1800, when Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr each...Tags: Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Nancy Pelosi, Lawyers, U.S. Electoral College
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In Pennsylvania, Obama up 3 points
Call Washington BureauHeading into the closing two days of the 2012 presidential election, Barack Obama clings to a slim three-point lead over Mitt Romney in Pennsylvania, according to the final Morning Call/Muhlenberg College poll of the state's likely voters. Polls...Tags: Tom Smith (politician), Elections, Bucks County, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), The Philadelphia Inquirer
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October Jobs Report: Hiring Increases, Unemployment Up
@CNNMoneyHiring increased last month, while the unemployment rate ticked higher, according to a report released just four days before the presidential election. The economy added 171,000 jobs in October, while the unemployment ticked up to 7.9, from 7.8% in...Tags: Elections, Politics, Mitt Romney, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment
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Final jobs report before election gives ammo for both sides
The final set of monthly jobs data before Tuesday's presidential election provided both campaigns fodder to drive home their closing arguments on jobs and the economy, with President Barack Obama's team arguing the numbers show the economy on the...
Tags: Elections, Employment Opportunities, Alan Krueger, Unemployment, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Democrats' biggest donors
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shrek would be green with envy. Movie producer Jeffrey Katzenberg is animating the presidential race this election season, raising more money than any other Democratic donor. The DreamWorks Animation CEO joins two other media...
Tags: Elections, Federal Election Commission, Shrek (fictional character), Government, Rick Perry
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Former George Rogers Clark High School student wins lottery to attend VP debate
The Winchester SunThe day before the vice presidential debate at Centre College earlier this month, sophomore Jacob Moody was standing in front of the Norton Center for the Arts on the school’s campus with hundreds of classmates, waiting to learn who had been...Tags: Elections, Education, High Schools, Lifestyle and Leisure, Democratic Party
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On Election Day, you decide - not the polls
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comThe headline Monday afternoon read, “Obama, Romney all tied up heading into debates,” this according to a CNN/ORC International poll. Polls are everywhere, it seems. I did a Google search of “2012 presidential election polls,” and...Tags: Elections, Voting, Mitt Romney, Politics, Google Inc.
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Sen. McConnell speaks in Nicholasville on importance of upcoming election
brossi@jessaminejournal.comThe fate and direction of the country may be in the hands of independent voters in the upcoming 2012 presidential election, according to U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. The longest sitting senator in Kentucky’s history paid a...Tags: Elections, Mitt Romney, Politics, Barack Obama, 2012 Democratic National Convention
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Lessons learned from the presidential debates
Precisely how much the four televised debates really influenced the 2012 presidential election remains to be seen on Nov. 6; rhetorical and presentational advantage often can prove temporary in the face of the actual issues important to all Americans...
Tags: Elections, The New York Times, Paul Ryan, White House, Television
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Roanoke College poll: Romney, Allen lead in Virginia
A new poll released Wednesday by Roanoke College found that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has overtaken President Barack Obama in Virginia, and that George Allen is leading Tim Kaine in Virginia’s U.S. Senate race. According to...
Tags: Elections, Political Candidates, Salem (Salem, Virginia), Government, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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