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20 Democratic US Senators Face Re-Election in 2014
of all US Senators are up for re-election. Every two years approximately one-third1. Max Baucus (Montana)Baucus is the longest-serving US Senator in the history of Montana, having first won election ...
10 Nov, 2012
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Record Number of Women Elected to Congress in 2012
The 2012 election cycle saw a record number of women elected to Congress. An all time high of 20 women were elected in the Senate, and at least 77 women in the House, with a few races left uncertain.F ...
09 Nov, 2012
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The Youth Vote Helps Re-Elect President Obama
Atif Cheema/The Daily Northwestern Young people may have sealed President Obama’s re-election, according to a series of post-election tallies. While there was concern about the political interes ...
08 Nov, 2012
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San Diego Dispensaries Lose Locally, Make Major Gains Nationally
Credit: medicalmarijuana.procon.orgThe cities of Del Mar, Lemon Grove, Imperial Beach, and Solana Beach all voted down propositions that would have allowed medical marijuana dispensaries to set up sh ...
08 Nov, 2012
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Colorado and Washington Legalize Marijuana
Photo: Yahoo!Several states tried to legalize marijuana this election, with Colorado and Washington actually passing the initiatives. Recreational use of the drug will now be legal in those states.Co ...
07 Nov, 2012
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Colorado and Washington Legalize Marijuana
Photo: Yahoo!Several states tried to legalize marijuana this election, with Colorado and Washington actually passing the initiatives. Recreational use of the drug will now be legal in those states.Co ...
07 Nov, 2012
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1 min read
Barack Obama Wins Reelection Amid Economic Uncertainty
Carrying the key battleground state of Ohio, President Barack Obama has secured reelection to a second term in office, several news networks projected Tuesday evening.In the weeks and days prior to th ...
07 Nov, 2012
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Barack Obama Wins Reelection Amid Economic Uncertainty
Photo: US News and World ReportCarrying the key battleground state of Ohio, President Barack Obama has secured reelection to a second term in office, several news networks projected Tuesday evening.I ...
06 Nov, 2012
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President Obama Wins Colorado and Nine Electoral Votes
Credit: MSNBCPresident Barack Obama has won the swing state of Colorado according to the AP.In the days leading up to the election, the race for Colorado’s nine electoral votes was extremely close, w ...
06 Nov, 2012
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Elizabeth Warren Wins Massachusetts Senate Seat
Photo: Elise AmendolaRepublican Senator Scott Brown ran a very thorough campaign against Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren. Brown started off ahead in the polls in the early stages of the campai ...
06 Nov, 2012
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