Elections
Tea Party figure, Democratic fundraiser face off in Virginia vote
Virginians voted on Tuesday in a closely watched election for governor that has put the Republicans' conservative Tea Party wing on the defensive and drawn record outside money. Surveys have shown Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe, a major party fundraiser and close friend of former President…
ReutersGay rights bill moves forward as opposition silent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Invoking the Declaration of Independence, proponents of a bill that would outlaw discrimination against gays in the workplace argued on Tuesday that the measure is rooted in fundamental fairness for all Americans.
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Business InsiderBankruptcy shadows Detroit's mayoral election
DETROIT (AP) — A former write-in candidate once thought to have little chance of surviving Detroit's primary election is favored to become the city's new mayor, a job with limited power as the debt-ridden city moves toward the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history under a state overseer.
Associated PressMaine candidate for governor announces he's gay
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The congressman who wants to unseat Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he's gone through more than a dozen elections without anyone questioning his sexuality. Now the entire world knows he's gay. That includes his mother, who'd been in the dark.
Associated PressFrance won't delay Mali troop withdrawal despite killings
By John Irish and Tiemoko Diallo PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) - France will stick to its timetable for withdrawing troops from Mali despite a resurgence in violence and the killing of two French journalists, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Tuesday. France, which sent soldiers to its former…
ReutersEight Election Day Ballot Surprises
From a new state to legalizing maijuana in Maine, here's what's being decided election day.
ABC NewsTuesday's voting issues (10 photos)
Big judgments about the direction of the country will have to wait on this Election Day as voters around the country express opinions on a couple of governors' races, several mayoral races and a host of local issues. Among the contests around the country Tuesday are governor's races in Virginia…
Yahoo NewsSerbia, Kosovo leaders to meet with EU after election violence
By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA (Reuters) - Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo will meet in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss how to press ahead with a landmark accord to tackle Kosovo's de facto ethnic partition after violence marred local elections in the Balkan country. A small Serb pocket of…
ReutersBusiness interests line up against Tea Party candidate in Alabama
By Verna Gates BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A tight primary election in an Alabama Republican stronghold has pitted a business-backed former state senator against a Tea Party movement favorite in a race highlighting tensions between the party's pragmatic and ideological wings over the recent…
ReutersNew Book Details Clint Eastwood’s Disastrous Speech at 2012 Republican Convention
“Double Down: Game Change 2012,” Mark Halperin and John Heilemann’s follow up to “Game Change,” answers one of the more perplexing questions of the 2012 presidential campaign: Why did Mitt Romney’s team give carte blanche to Clint Eastwood to say whatever he wanted in the final hour of the final…
VarietyElection Day 2013 (40 photos)
In the off-year elections Nov. 5, Americans are voting to elect two governors and 305 mayors and decide numerous ballot initiatives. Among them is the New York City and Detroit mayoral races as well as gubenatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia. (CSM)
Yahoo NewsPolice stop opposition march in Armenia, arrest 20
Armenian police detained 20 people in clashes on Tuesday with anti-government protesters armed with sticks and firecrackers who tried to march on the presidential palace, witnesses said. President Serzh Sarksyan was re-elected to a second five-year term in February but independent monitors said…
ReutersNew York votes for mayor, de Blasio poised for landslide
By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers began voting for their first new mayor in 12 years on Tuesday with public opinion polls giving Democrat Bill de Blasio a 40-point lead over Republican rival Joe Lhota. De Blasio, the city's public advocate, has campaigned as much against the legacy…
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AdChoices Veterans United SponsoredBoehner opposes landmark U.S. gay-rights bill, dimming its chances
By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Monday opposed a bill to ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, dimming the chances of the White House-backed measure becoming law. "The speaker believes this…
ReutersIndian minister likens rise of PM candidate Modi to Third Reich
By Frank Jack Daniel and Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian government stepped up its criticism of leading opposition prime-ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Tuesday, painting him as a dangerous extremist and comparing his rise to the birth of Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Modi's…
ReutersLibertarian Whisperer Ron Paul Vouches for Ken Cuccinelli as an 'Ally'
RICHMOND, Va. — With hours remaining before voters go to the polls to choose a governor in Virginia, former Rep. Ron Paul vouched on Monday for the libertarian credentials of Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who faces a fight for Republican votes from a third...
ABC NewsOpposition cries foul as South Korea moves to ban pro-North party
By James Pearson and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - A far left-wing South Korean political party could be banned from contesting elections for its pro-North Korean stance in a move critics say smacks of President Park Geun-hye's father's suppression of democracy during his long stay in power. The…
ReutersKosovo's 'Strong Party' backs most everything - but dull politics
A Formula One racing track should be built around Kosovo’s capital, Pristina. These are just some of the policies proposed by a new, tongue-in-cheek politics that has started bringing laughs to the often stagnant politics of Albanian-majority Kosovo. The Strong Party, is of course a spoof, an…
Christian Science Monitor[video] Election day outlook: Pro
Ben White, chief economic correspondent, CNBC contributor, POLITICO, looks at today's elections and the impact of the tea party on gubernatorial races around the country, including NJ and VA.
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