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For First Time, Black Voter Turnout Topped Whites in 2012 Election, New Census Data Show
The Hartford CourantFor what is likely the first time ever, blacks who were eligible to vote went to the polls at slightly higher rates than whites during the 2012 election in which Barack Obama won a second term, newly released Census data show. Survey results released...Tags: Barack Obama, Minority Groups, Politics, Voting, Elections
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In Pakistan, clamor for change propels 2 parties
CHINIOT, Pakistan — Even from his hospital bed, with a gash in his head and three broken vertebrae from a 15-foot fall, Imran Khan stumped for votes. "I have done whatever I could do," Khan told the nation as a Pakistani television crew...
Tags: Taliban, Pervez Musharraf, Television Industry, Government, Politics
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L.A. mayor's race is virtual dead heat with 12 days to go, poll says
A new poll shows City Controller Wendy Greuel and City Councilman Eric Garcetti in a virtual dead heat in the campaign to be the next mayor of Los Angeles. The poll by the Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs at Cal State Los Angeles shows Greuel...
Tags: Michael Jackson, Barbara Boxer, Eric Garcetti, Antonio Villaraigosa, Wendy Greuel
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State Will Consider Early Voting In 2014
The Hartford CourantIn November 2014, Connecticut voters will consider amending the state Constitution to eliminate restrictions on early voting and allow greater access to absentee ballots. The referendum is the result of a joint resolution approved by the state Senate...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Government, Greenwich, Politics
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Column: Obama's plan to avoid lame duckery
For the last two months, President Barack Obama has been mired in Washington’s inside game, caught up in backroom congressional politics as he tried unsuccessfully to pass a bill on gun control and nudge Republican senators toward compromise on...Tags: Immigration, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. House of Representatives, Budgets and Budgeting
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Yuan closes at fresh record; long positions seen at 21-month high
Reuters* Yuan touches record-high 6.1307, closes up 0.1 pct * Long yuan positions at 21-month high--Reuters poll * Persistent gap between spot rate and c.bank midpoint * Trade data renews concerns over hot money inflows (Updates to close) By Gabriel Wildau...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Credit Ratings, People's Bank, Central Bank, China
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Obama renews focus on jobs, economic growth with Texas trip
Reuters* Obama trip to Austin will highlight jobs, growth * Economic focus follows guns, immigration push * Poll shows Americans' top priority is job creation By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama travels to Texas on...Tags: Labor Markets, Immigration, Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control
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Emanuel's approval slips, especially among black voters
Mayor Rahm Emanuel faces growing voter disenchantment, particularly among African-Americans, even as the overall number approving of his job performance holds steady at the halfway point of his first term, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows. The survey...
Tags: Local Elections, Chicago Transit Authority, Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama, Chicago City Hall
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Blacks in 2012 voted at higher rate than whites for the first time
WASHINGTON — November’s election marked the first time in U.S. history that black voters turned out at a higher rate than whites, according to new census data showing how much the country’s burgeoning population of racial and ethnic...Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Voting Rights Act of 1965, George W. Bush, Washington, DC, Social Issues
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U.S. natgas futures edge lower ahead of weekly EIA storage data
Reuters* Front month still below recent 21-month high * Weather expected to moderate over the next two weeks * Nuclear power plant outages back above average * Coming Up: EIA gas storage data 10:30 a.m. EDT (1430 GMT By Eileen Houlihan NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters)...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Energy Resources, Nuclear Power, Inventories, Heavy Engineering
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Connecticut Senate Gives Final Approval To Constitutional Amendment On Early Voting
The Hartford CourantIn November of 2014, Connecticut voters will consider amending the state Constitution to eliminate restrictions on early voting and allow greater access to absentee ballots. The referendum is the result of a joint resolution approved by the state Senate...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice, Connecticut General Assembly, Executive Branch
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Poll: Gov. Tom Corbett's approval ratings slip again
HARRISBURG — A new poll shows Republican Gov. Tom Corbett's poll numbers have sunk again, to depths a sitting governor has not seen in decades. That could make Corbett's climb out of the trenches that much more difficult as he prepares for a re-...
Tags: Tom Corbett, Regional Authority, Company Privatization, G. Terry Madonna, Privatization
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