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Category: 2012 Election

Akin faces ethics complaints

September 27, 2012 Stacy Mergenthal 2012 Election, Campaigns, Missouri region, Politics Leave a comment

The Missouri Senate race between Todd Akin (R) and Claire McCaskill (D) continues to make news with ever more astonishing statements from Akin, followed

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Obama working to avoid an October Surprise

September 27, 2012 Madonna Gauding 2012 Election, Campaigns, International Leave a comment

What’s an “October surprise?” It’s any negative (or positive) news that breaks right before the November presidential election that has the capability to determine

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Romney to export Illinois jobs on Election Day

September 26, 2012 Mike Davis 2012 Election, Business, Charity & Justice, Corporations, Employment, Illinois/Midwest, Politics, Republicans One comment

Mitt Romney’s campaign has come under fire for a number of gaffes recently, but one action by the company he cofounded, Bain Capital, is

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Dear 20-something: Think about the issues, then vote!

September 25, 2012 Renee Shur 2012 Election, Charity & Justice, Democrats, Education, Employment, Government, Health care, Obama, Politics, Reproductive rights, Republicans, Voting/Elections, Youth issues One comment

How important is it that young people go to the polls and vote?  If you’re an Obama supporter as I am it’s crucial.  Look

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I ran against Todd Akin in 2010

September 24, 2012 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Campaigns, Congress, Democrats, Government, Missouri region, Politics, Voting/Elections 4 comments

It was 10 am on March 31, 2010, the filing deadline in Missouri to run for Congress.  My wife and I kept looking at

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The Romney/Bain sociopathic business model

September 21, 2012 Madonna Gauding 2012 Election, Republicans One comment

Romney is proud of his business record. He wants us to elect him so he can bring his stellar business acumen to the running

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2012 Presidential Debate Schedule

September 20, 2012 Madonna Gauding 2012 Election, Campaigns Leave a comment

Be sure to mark your calendar for the upcoming presidential debates. Each debate will be broadcast live on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and PBS,

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Voter canvassing: Who knew it could be funny?

September 20, 2012 Barbara Finch 2012 Election, Campaigns, Humor Leave a comment

During an election season, there are a lot of things that supporters can do for their candidates.  Give money, of course.  Distribute literature door-to-door. 

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Lttle ditty ’bout Mitt on tape

September 19, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Humor, Republicans Leave a comment

Each one of the donors kicked in 50 grand, To hear where their candidate’s policies stand. He gave them an earful, but he didn’t

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Dragging voter registration kicking/screaming into the 21st century

September 18, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Civil Rights, Good government, Missouri region, States, Voting/Elections One comment

While Republican Secretaries of State in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida desperately try to limit access to voting by aggressively purging registration rolls, forward-looking voters’

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