Articles filed under Misc Elections
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It’s show time: Obama, Romney meet in first debateOct 03, 2012 4:11 pm - DENVER — Primed for a showdown, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney left their practice sessions behind Wednesday for a prime-time debate before...
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In West Chicago, a quiet, somber view of the first presidential debateOct 03, 2012 3:07 pm - In a room set up to seat 40, nine people sat, for the West Chicago Library’s viewing party of the first presidential debate Wednesday evening. Patriotic napkins, bottles...
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Presidential debate: 8 questions about the high-stakes face-offOct 02, 2012 10:43 pm - 1. What’s at stake in the first debate in Denver? First debates usually attract the biggest audience, and so for both President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney...
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No. 2’s campaign while candidates prep for debatesOct 02, 2012 11:07 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney were taking time off the campaign trail in secluded debate practice Tuesday, underscoring the stakes...
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Churches using ‘souls to polls’ to rally voteOct 02, 2012 10:29 am - MIAMI — It’s not just the collection plate that’s getting passed around this fall at hundreds of mainly African-American and Latino churches in presidential battleground...
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Judge halts Pa.’s tough new voter ID requirementOct 02, 2012 8:51 am - By Robert Barnes/The Washington Post A Pennsylvania judge Tuesday ordered state officials not to enforce the commonwealth’s tough new voter ID law in the November electi...
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All 4 Dist. 214 board members to seek re-electionSep 30, 2012 9:52 am - All four members of the Northwest Suburban High School District 214 school board that are up for re-election say they will seek another term in the April 2013 elections....
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Growing voter confidence in economy lifts ObamaSep 29, 2012 5:44 pm - WASHINGTON — Americans are growing more optimistic about the economy and President Barack Obama’s leadership, creating a significant obstacle for Republican rival Mitt R...
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High debate stakes: Romney looks to gain momentumSep 29, 2012 5:36 pm - WASHINGTON — Barack Obama is cruising into the presidential debates with momentum on his side, yet he’s still struggling to revive the passion and excitement that propel...
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Obama, Romney to break from road to prepare for debateSep 28, 2012 2:32 pm - President Barack Obama travels to Henderson, Nev., on Sunday for a mission far more important than the usual swing state campaign rally: He will huddle privately with se...