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As Hispanic voters' numbers increase, politicians come calling
Democrats and Republicans who disagree on just about everything are in sync on one subject: If they want to win Florida's governorship next year or the presidential election in 2016, they can't afford to ignore or alienate Hispanic voters. "It's a no...
Tags: Jeb Bush, Minority Groups, Dunkin' Donuts, Democratic Party, Immigration
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Michigan improves access for disabled voters
Capital News ServiceLANSING -- Election officials are striving to make polling places more accessible to voters with disabilities. Meanwhile, the U.S. Government Accountability Office estimated that nationally, 45 percent of polling places have impediments, such as a lack...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Long Term Care, Civil Rights, Polls, Justice and Rights
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'Survivor: Caramoan' recap, 'Last Push'
For The Baltimore SunIt’s the finale already! That seems quick, doesn’t it? I guess that means this season has been better than most, because I haven’t been praying for it to end already. I might feel differently about that if Phillip had stuck around...Tags: Human Interest, Elections, Politics
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Tourism Office Ready To Declare 'Fan-Favorite' Town
The Connecticut Office of Tourism is asking people to vote online for the Connecticut town they think best embodies the Yankee spirit of innovation, inspiration and original ideas. With the office's Fan-Favorite Town contest set to end Wednesday, four...
Tags: Groton, East Lyme, Old Saybrook, Old Lyme, Wethersfield
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Gun control backers turn up heat on selected senators
WASHINGTON — First came the letter-writing campaigns, then the protests at town hall meetings and now the television ads. The last several weeks in New Hampshire have had the feel of a heated electoral season — but the target of this siege,...Tags: Democratic Party, Chris Murphy, National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Gun Control
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Indiana schools seeing more success with tax hikes
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana school districts that won voters' approval last week for the majority of the tax increases they had sought to boost school funding may be becoming more skilled at selling the public on the need for those tax hikes, say experts who'...Tags: Taxation, Referenda, Elections, Politics
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Letters to the Editor - May 13
What if media coverage were 100 percent liberal? To the editor: What would the newspaper and television coverage of the political scene be like if instead of being just 90 percent with the liberal slant, it was 100 percent? There would no longer be a...Tags: Chris Matthews, Tea Party Movement, Minority Groups, Primaries, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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Pakistan ex-premier's party sweeps elections
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's overwhelming victory in weekend parliamentary elections returns to power a seasoned politician who historically has had rocky ties with Pakistan's powerful military and is viewed by many...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Islamabad (Pakistan), Business, Pervez Musharraf, Parliament
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Legislators angry at Tribune editorial board over pension reform stance
It's about time that the Chicago Tribune's editorial board stop treating the Illinois Constitution like yesterday's newspaper. For years the editorial page has loudly bellowed for and against Illinois pension proposals and petulantly insulted and...
Tags: Lawyers, Illinois General Assembly, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Skokie, Michael Madigan
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McManus: Mother knows best
There are two things you can do for your mother on Mother's Day. One is to say "thank you." (Over lunch, with flowers.) The other is to ask her for advice — even if she's not convinced you really want it. "I don't think kids take any advice from...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, U.S. Congress, Undecided Voters
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Ron Kaye: An idea whose time hasn't come
My head spun when I heard Democrats with their super-majority in the state Assembly slammed through a bill that would make California the only state in the nation to let immigrants, legal ones, sit on juries. I thought, "What has America come to when,...
Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, John A. Perez, Sports, Immigration, Migration
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Pakistanis vote in landmark election
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Millions of Pakistanis braved threats from militants and voted Saturday in national elections that marked the country's first democratic transfer of governance and appeared to put former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on track for...Tags: Islamabad (Pakistan), Emergency Incidents, Yousuf Raza Gilani, Parliament, Politics
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