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Long election lines forgotten in GA

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:25:18 GMT

Despite calls from thousands of citizens who waited for hours in long lines to vote last November, members of the General Assembly killed five bills that would have allowed early voting.

Electoral College count affirms Obama's win

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:34:46 GMT

It's official. A tally of the Electoral College vote affirms President Barack Obama's re-election.

House re-elects Boehner speaker

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:32:56 GMT

The House and Senate ushered in a new Congress Thursday, re-electing embattled Republican John Boehner speaker and hailing one of its own senators who returned a year after being felled by a stroke.

Electoral College set to affirm Obama re-election

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:08:07 GMT

Tradition trumped suspense Monday as members of the Electoral College cast the official, final votes in the 2012 presidential election, a constitutional formality on President Barack Obama's march to a second term.

Election hits $2B mark amid last-minute donations

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:16:25 GMT

Remarkable for its last-minute surge of contributions, the U.S. presidential election witnessed unprecedented sums of cash boosting two men in their quest for the White House.

Gen Y: Listen up, GOP

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:08:38 GMT

The 2012 election was embarrassing for the Republican Party, and the biggest group of people pointing and laughing came from one of the largest voting blocs: Those under age 30.

Smokers celebrate as Wash. legalizes marijuana

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:35:15 GMT

The crowds of happy people lighting joints under Seattle's Space Needle early Thursday morning with nary a police officer in sight bespoke the new reality: Marijuana is legal under Washington state law.

Capitalism and socialism wed as words of the year

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:19:48 GMT

Dictionary look-ups of malarkey represented the largest spike of a single word on the website by percentage, at 3,000 percent, in a single 24-hour period this year.

Bolling won't run for governor in 2013

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:08:57 GMT

Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling says he won't run for governor in 2013.

Wis. governor insists he's not thinking about 2016

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:27:18 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Plenty of Republicans are talking about a possible presidential run by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, but Walker insists he's not one of them.