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Ohio officials say court-ordered lists of voters with mismatched records will have 200K names
Associated Press WriterCINCINNATI (AP) _ Close to one in every three newly registered Ohio voters will end up on court-ordered lists being sent to county election boards because they have some discrepancy in their records, an elections spokesman said Wednesday. Secretary of...Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Wages and Pensions, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Voting
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Ind. GOP warns disputed early votes may be tossed
Associated Press WriterA lawyer for Indiana Republicans warned Wednesday that courts might eventually throw out disputed absentee votes being cast in the Democratic stronghold of Lake County, raising a new legal cloud over polling in this presidential battleground state....Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, Republican Party, Lawyers, John McCain, Values
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Clash over 'false and misleading' Illinois ballot
AP Legal Affairs WriterA Chicago Bar Association lawyer ripped into the statewide ballot asking voters if they favor a constitutional convention as "a joke" Wednesday, saying a judge has already found its language is misleading and false. No matter how flawed the ballot is,...Tags: Lawyers, John O'Connor, Local Authority, Voting, Illinois Supreme Court
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Nevada governor scoffs at suit brought by woman who accused of him of threatening to rape her
Associated Press WriterLAS VEGAS (AP) _ The accusations of a woman who says Nevada's governor once threatened to rape her are "simply false," Gov. Jim Gibbons said Wednesday. An investigation two years ago that resulted in no criminal charges should speak for itself, the...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Rape, Government, Trials, Executive Branch
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Mo. governor settles lawsuit with media outlets, agrees to provide old e-mails for free
Associated Press WriterJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Gov. Matt Blunt agreed Wednesday to give thousands of old e-mails for free to several media outlets who had sued his administration after initially being told the information would cost more than $23,000. Under a legal...Tags: Court Administration, Trials, Executive Branch, Justice System, Regional Authority
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Michelle Obama stokes Florida go-vote campaign
Palm Beach Politics | Sun-Sentinel BlogsIn Florida alone, 600,000 blacks eligible to vote in 2004 didn???t show up at the polls, Michelle Obama said today. She told reporters her husband???s Democratic presidential campaign is concentrating on making sure registered voters cast ballots. ???We...Tags: Polls, Michelle Obama, Lawyers, Personal Data Collection, John McCain
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Blakeman: Suspended, pending Mike
Spin CycleFrom Dan Janison, at Hofstra tonight: On the bus from the tightly secured parking lot to the tightly secured debate hall at Hofstra, we ran into Bruce Blakeman, the former Nassau presiding officer who had begun running for the GOP......Tags: Republican Party
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Hillary: Worried about Three-Term Mike
Spin CycleThe Clinton Power Center is typically deferential to the Bloomberg Power Center, kind of like A-Rod and Jeter. But now, Hillary tells NY1 that she finds Mayor I-Want-More's bid for a third term "disturbing:" "Speaking to NY1 Political Anchor......Tags: Alex Rodriguez
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Bloomberg opponents go on air with ad
Opponents of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's effort to change term-limits law so he can try for another four years are running a television ad during coverage of the presidential debate. The Working Families Party says it has purchased air time for its ad on...Tags: Michael Bloomberg
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Democrats want new judge on voting sites dispute
An attorney for labor unions and Democrats wants a new judge to decide to decide whether satellite early voting centers can stay open in Gary, Hammond and East Chicago. The Indiana Supreme Court's order on Tuesday putting the matter before Republican-...Tags: Lake County (Indiana), Local Authority, Government, Court Administration, Judges
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CNN Poll: Obama leads McCain in Virginia
AP Political WriterDemocrat Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain in the presidential race in the battleground state of Virginia, according to a poll published Wednesday. The CNN/Time magazine poll of 698 likely Virginia voters shows that 53 percent supported Obama...Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Chuck, John McCain, Virginia, Opinion Research Corporation
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Ohio mayor will first run to succeed late lawmaker, then run for unfinished term
Associated Press WriterCLEVELAND (AP) _ A suburban Cleveland mayor took a step closer to finishing the term of the late U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones. Now her attention turns to succeeding her former mentor. Marcia Fudge, the mayor of Warrensville Heights, beat out eight...Tags: Stephanie Tubbs Jones, National Government, Regional Authority, Ohio, Ted Strickland
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