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Herseth Sandlin, Noem not only women in S.D. politics
South Dakota is a state where a woman was elected only once to Congress in the first 112 years of statehood and where a woman has never been elected governor. But a woman has now won the statewide seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in five...Tags: Elections, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, South Dakota Legislature, Libertarian Party, Politics
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WEB Water -- 30 years and still flowing
jnatalie-lees@aberdeennews.comThirty years ago today, dignitaries gathered in Selby to launch the largest rural water project in the nation and the first one funded primarily with federal funds. A young congressman named Tom Daschle was there at the ground-breaking ceremony, as were...Tags: Ethanol, Biofuels, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy
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Uphill battle ahead in U.S. House race
American News CorrespondentDuring the past half-century something mildly odd has taken hold in South Dakota’s statewide elections. Losers almost always refuse to run again against the candidates who beat them, no matter if the margin of defeat was relatively small, not even...Tags: Elections, Tourism and Leisure, Politics, Casino and Gambling, Kristi Noem
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Goodbye, McGovern
Associated PressGeorge McGovern made history with his loss of the 1972 presidential election in a historic landslide, but he was praised Friday for galvanizing the Democratic party’s liberal wing and inspiring a new generation to take up his causes. At his...Tags: Elections, Lobbying, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Bill Clinton, Walter Mondale
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Politicians turn out to bid farewell to former senator
The Daily Republic, MitchellThere was a plethora of big-name politicians at the Thursday prayer service and Friday funeral for George McGovern. Several prominent Democrats were in the audience Thursday: Vice President Joe Biden; Sen. Tim Johnson, who spoke of his friendship with...Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Politics, Animals
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Notebook: How has SD fared under Obama?
Based on historical trends and recent polling, there seems little chance that a majority of South Dakota voters will mark their ballots this year for the re-election of President Barack Obama. The deeper question is how South Dakota has fared during the...Tags: Elections, Water Supply, Culture, Arts and Culture, Ronald Reagan
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McGovern didn't let 1972 presidential loss define him
swaltman@aberdeennews.comA history of good works and a war philosophy ultimately proven wise, not a lopsided presidential defeat, are what George McGovern will be remembered for, his friends and supporters in northeast South Dakota say. McGovern's reputation, once tarnished by...Tags: Elections, Wars and Interventions, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Politics, International Military Interventions
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Prof. Schwarzenegger gives a lecture on post-partisanship
Charisma counts. Former President Clinton proved it at the Democratic National Convention, and former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proved it Monday at USC. He received a standing ovation as he stepped onto the stage in an auditorium on campus for the start...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger to meld Hollywood with politics at USC
L.A. NOWFormer Gov. Arnod Schwarzenegger hopes to infuse public policy with a little show-biz daring this fall at USC, where he's preparing to kick off his new academic institute with the same celebrity flair he once took to Sacramento (albeit with mixed results)... -
USC Schwarzenegger Institute kickoff will fuse Hollywood, politics
PolitiCalClass is in for professor Schwarzenegger, and he has a lesson for anyone willing to listen: Politicians have a lot to learn from Hollywood. The action star and former governor will host the kickoff of his new academic institute at...... -
Centre readies for nation's only vice-presidential debate
dbrock@amnews.comAfter the ceremonial start over the weekend to Centre College’s school year, the curtain will fall on activities in Newlin Hall at the Norton Center for the Arts until the Oct. 11 vice-presidential debate. Following a packed house for Saturday&...Tags: Huey Lewis and the News (music group), Television Networks, Wayne King
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State and Annapolis fail to disclose Vegas trip spending by legal deadline
The Baltimore SunWhen it comes to responding to public information acts quickly, the state's larger jurisdictions could learn a lot from tiny Havre de Grace. Back in May, about 40 members from the state and seven local governments attended the Global Retail Real Estate...Tags: Howard County, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Kevin Kamenetz, Ottawa Senators
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