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Like Minnesotans, District Voters Disenfranchised

Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- 1 day ago
Much of the reporting on the end of the recount in the Minnesota Senate race has mentioned that the residents of that state had been partially disenfranchised by not having two senators. While I am happy that this has been resolved, I hope that somewhere in this discussion there will be some note of the fact that D.C. residents are totally disenfranchised in the House and Senate. ...

Governor: Oregon Voters might OK tax hikes

Source: www.msnbc.msn.com --- 2 days ago
Gov. Ted Kulongoski says Oregon Voters might be willing to support the Legislature's income tax increases if opponents succeed in forcing a statewide vote on them. ...

Falmouth Voters approve second turbine

Source: www.bostonherald.com --- 3 days ago
FALMOUTH - Town meeting Voters showed their commitment to renewable energy initiatives last night by approving construction of a second wind turbine at the wastewater treatment... ...

Bishkek city election commission asks Bishkekers to check whether they are on Voters' lists

Source: www.moreover.com --- 7 hours ago
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Gov. Strickland's approval rating plummets but Voters love gambling in new poll

Source: blog.cleveland.com --- 10 hours ago
Associated PressGov. Ted Strickland's popularity has fallen, but his plan for gambling gets high marks from Ohio Voters. Gov. Ted Strickland's approval rating has plummeted over the past two months, with 46 percent of the state's Voters giving him a... ...

Poll: Voters Split on Franken’s Win

Source: www.truthdig.com --- 1 day ago
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Brad at UK Guardian: 'Franken Laughs Last', the Voters Win One for a Change...

Source: www.bradblog.com --- 1 day ago

Please check out my editorial in response to the Franken election, as published at the UK's Guardian yesterday just after the MN Supreme Court verdict . Here's a taste... When ballots are counted in secret (or, in many cases, not counted at all), democracy is dangerously imperiled. Lucky for Minnesotans, that wasn't the case up there, even if it meant some eight months without proper representation in the US Congress. It was worth the wait. Transparency was no match for the conspiracy theorists, including the RSCC , the head of the Republican party and even the Republican National Lawyers Association , who embarrassingly joined the black helicopter crowd in touting evidence-free claims of Franken's "efforts to steal a seat in the United States Senate". ... When democracy is visible to all, it works. When it becomes buried behind secrecy, insider tabulations and computerized black boxes, the very basis of our system of government is put dangerously at stake. Transparency wins again. Along with the Voters of Minnesota. Nice to see the Voters win one for a change. Check out the whole thing , if only for some of the whacky comments posted by some of the wingnut dead-enders over there. One of them, "MikeMichigan" wrote in response to my piece, channeling every nutball with a primetime show over in Crazy Land (aka Fox "News")... Oh, and Franken stole the election. The recount was a sham. Coleman was almost 800 votes ahead before the dem ...

Liberal Voters in marginals want emissions scheme, says poll

Source: www.moreover.com --- 2 days ago
They also believe Australia should not wait for the world before starting its scheme, according to a poll of 4000 across 10 electorates. ...

Voters Support Public Health Plan, but Few Would Use It; Worries on Cost

Source: blogs.cqpolitics.com --- 2 days ago

Laying down some markers on what they want or don't in a health care overhaul, 69 percent of Voters said Americans should have the option of a public plan that competes with private insurers, but only 29 percent said they would use it, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted June 23-29. Fifty-eight percent said it would be a bad thing if government ran the health care system compared to 32 percent who thought it would be a good thing, but Voters were roughly split on whether a public plan as President Obama has proposed was a Trojan horse that would leave to government-run health care. Forty-nine percent said that would not happen while 46 percent believed it would. The margin of error is 1.8 points. A CNN/Opinion Research poll , conducted June 26-28, found support for President Obama's health care proposal at 54 percent to 45 percent with 54 percent concerned their health care costs will increase if it passes and only 17 percent believing they would decrease. In the Quinnipiac poll, nearly three-quarters of Voters said they would not be willing to pay more taxes, or would not be willing to pay more than $500 a year, for an overhaul plan that reduces costs and covers the uninsured. Forty-five percent were in the no additional taxes category, while 27 percent said they were willing to pay more if the tab was under $500. Fifteen percent were willing to pay between $500 and $1,000 more. ...

HEH: Poll: Majority of Minnesota Voters No Longer Remember Who They Voted For….

Source: pajamasmedia.com --- 2 days ago
HEH: Poll: Majority of Minnesota Voters No Longer Remember Who They Voted For. ...

GOP consultant: Perry and Hutchison both have money enough to generate yuck factor for Voters

Source: www.marshallnewsmessenger.com --- 2 days ago
At my request, Republican consultant Craig Murphy reviewed the list of financial supporters laid out by Perry’s campaign today (see that blog here ) and concluded that it’s an “impressive” indication that both Perry and his expected challenger in the March GOP primary, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, will raise plenty of money to pour into TV advertising-plus. Murphy, who’s not affiliated with either campaign, though he has a firm that helped Perry in his last inauguration and said that if Perry wins, his firm could pitch in again. Murphy said generally “there are a lot of things that this election will be about, but one of them will not be money. Both candidates will have all the money they need to reach saturation.” Murphy (who must be a sports fan) stressed what I’ll dub the looming “yuck factor,” for both candidates: Unknown is which way things start breaking when the voter gets to the inevitable point of saying — ‘I hate both of them after all this negative advertising.’ That cannot be quantified in a poll taken before the first attack ads are run and yet it is one of the most important things there is in an election like this. ...

The Greater Cleveland Partnership gives $100,000 to effort to put county reform issue before Voters

Source: blog.cleveland.com --- 3 days ago
The Greater Cleveland Partnership announced Tuesday that it has given $100,000 to an effort to get a measure on the November ballot that would reform the way Cuyahoga County is governed. Joe Roman, Partnership president and chief executive, said the... ...

More Voters Know Corzine, but Christie Still Leads in New Jersey

Source: blogs.cqpolitics.com --- 3 days ago

Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie remains unfamiliar to some Voters in New Jersey, but they still prefer Christie over Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine in this year's race, according to a new survey from Public Policy Polling, . A total of 25 percent of New Jersey Voters surveyed June 27-29 did not express an opinion about Christie, a former U.S. Attorney who won his party's nomination June 2. But only 8 percent of Voters indicated no opinion of the governor, who is seeking a second term in office. Corzine, who has been dragged down by the state's economic woes, had an unfavorable rating of 56 percent in the survey, and his favorable rating was 36 percent. Christie's unfavorable rating was 33 percent and his favorable was 43 percent. ...

Menino Trashes MassVote , snubs Voters – all in one day!

Source: www.universalhub.com --- 4 hours ago
In a story that ran in today's Boston Herald , Mayor Menino's campaign trashed a non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to provide Voters with the resources they need for civic engagement. The organization, MassVote, works to increase voter education and turnout amongst communities of color, youth, the disabled and in ethnic communities where language is a barrier. Since its creation in 1999, MassVote has helped empower thousands of Massachusetts Voters. Read more ...

A R Rahman invited to join Oscar Voters

Source: movies.ndtv.com --- 13 hours ago

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited India's music maestro Rahman to join its roster of voting members. ...

County Legislature wants Voters to decide on eliminating 2 legislators

Source: www.buffalonews.com --- 1 day ago
Erie County lawmakers approved a plan today that would let Voters decide whether the 15-member Legislature should be reduced to 13. ...

4 out of 5 CA Voters Demand Health Insurer Code of Conduct

Source: www.prnewswire.com --- 1 day ago
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Manik Urai by-election: Don't be fooled by Pakatan, Voters told

Source: www.nst.com.my --- 1 day ago
KUALA KRAI: People, particularly Voters in Manik Urai, should take note of Pakatan Rakyat's folly and not be fooled by the unholy alliance, Kelantan Umno chief Datuk Mustapa Mohamed said. ...

New: Waterworks sale up to Cincy Voters

Source: www.cincinnati.com --- 1 day ago
Cincinnatians will be able to decide in November if they want the city to be able to sell its $475 million water works. ...

Fargo Voters approve flood control tax

Source: minnesota.publicradio.org --- 2 days ago
Fargo Voters overwhelmingly approved a half-cent sales tax Tuesday to fund flood control projects. ...

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