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Mich. finds signatures for House speaker recall
Associated Press WriterState officials have found that anti-tax advocates gathered enough signatures to hold a November recall election of Michigan House Speaker Andy Dillon. The election will proceed unless the Democrat from Wayne County's Redford Township can win an...Tags: Michigan, Local Elections, Political Candidates, Citizens Initiative and Recall
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McCain introduces vp candidate Palin in Wisconsin
AP White House CorrespondentRepublican presidential candidate John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin have received a rousing reception in their first joint appearance in a politically vital state after the GOP convention. McCain and Palin were loudly cheered and applauded on the...Tags: Republican National Conventions, Wisconsin, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Political Candidates
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York County declares a local state of emergency
Daily PressYork County has declared a local state of emergency, effective at noon today, in anticipation of the approach of Tropical Storm Hanna. County officials would like to warn residents in low-lying areas of the possibility of some minor tidal flooding as...Tags: Emergency Planning, Weather Reports, Tropical Storms, Local Elections, Tropical Storm Hanna
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John McCain and Barack Obama focus on job losses, economy
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThe presidential campaign began in earnest today as candidates fanned out to battleground states and the economy took center stage as a critical issue in the fall election. With the conventions behind them, Republican Sen. John McCain and Democrat Sen....Tags: Republican National Conventions, Wisconsin, David Axelrod, Government Health Care, State Budgets
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Obama: McCain's not feeling your pain
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama accused Republican rival John McCain of being out-of-touch with the economic problems facing Americans during a stop at a glass manufacturing plant here this morning.
"I don't think John McCain is a bad...Tags: Joe Biden, Republican National Conventions, John McCain, Illinois, Barack Obama
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Hunt for missing ballots widens in Palm Beach County
South Florida Sun-SentinelA hunt will launch at daybreak today for roughly 2,500 missing Palm Beach County ballots from the Aug. 26 primary, the latest turn in an election plagued by counting problems. The search for ballots will involve what Assistant County Administrator Brad...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Justice System, Police, Local Elections, Human Mishaps
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Unemployment tops 6% for first time in five years
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe unemployment rate spiked to 6.1% in August, much higher than anticipated and the first time in five years that it has topped 6%, the Labor Department reported today. The economy has shed jobs for eight straight months, the data showed, with the...Tags: John McCain, New York, Economic Policy, Machine Manufacturing, The White House
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Oprah staff in revolt over hosting Palin
Oprah Winfrey, who has been highly vocal in her support of Barack Obama, is facing a staff war over the question of hosting GOP vice-presidential hopeful, Sarah Palin. According to The Drudge Report, the talk show diva's staff is deeply divided on the...Tags: Clarence Thomas, Sarah Palin, Oprah Winfrey, Political Candidates, Barack Obama
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Hillary Clinton to campaign for Obama in Florida
The Associated PressHillary Clinton plans to campaign for presidential candidate Barack Obama in Florida next week. The former rival for the Democratic nomination is one of several women who will vouch for Obama in coming days. This comes in the wake of Sarah Palin being...Tags: Sarah Palin, John McCain, Political Candidates, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
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McCain, Palin campaign in Cedarburg
Fresh from accepting the Republican nomination for president, John McCain takes his campaign to a suburb north of Milwaukee Friday. The rally in the historic suburb of Cedarburg is the first for McCain and running mate Sarah Palin since the Republican...Tags: Republican National Conventions, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Political Candidates, The White House
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Blagojevich tries to restrict campaign donors
Governor Rod Blagojevich is being criticized for attempting to bar state officials from accepting contributions from state and local government employees. Cindi Canary of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform claims Blagojevich used his...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Civil and Public Service, Campaign Finance, Public Employees, Illinois
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Number of missing Palm Beach ballots increases
The Associated PressPalm Beach County election officials are now looking for 2,500 missing ballots from last week's primary. County workers, including off-duty firefighters and sheriff's deputies, will be searching for the missing ballots at different voting locations....Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Local Elections, Palm Beach County, Voting, Florida
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