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League of Conservation Voters to endorse Obama

AP — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:30:36 +0000

In an election all about change, environmental groups are doing the usual _ endorsing the Democratic presidential candidate.

Method for AP-Yahoo poll on voters

AP — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:03:20 +0000

The AP-Yahoo News Poll is a unique study that is tracking the moods and opinions of a group of people throughout the presidential election campaign. The fifth wave of this study included re-interviews of 1,759 people between June 13-23 who were originally interviewed in November or early December. The extensive national survey was conducted by Knowledge Networks of Menlo Park, Calif., under the direction and supervision of AP’s polling unit.

Poll: McCain backers' excitement lags Obama voters

AP — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:00:13 +0000

John McCain is facing an excitement deficit.

Young Native Americans mull Obama, McCain at event

AP — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:11:29 +0000

Hundreds of young Native Americans gathering for a five-day conference here are being urged to become politically active because the American Indian vote could make a difference in this year’s presidential...

Obama, McCain and their awkward Hispanic outreach

AP — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:16:59 +0000

Like eager but awkward suitors, Barack Obama and John McCain are working hard and sometimes fumbling in their efforts to court Hispanic voters who could swing November’s presidential...

Voters in 2006 at a glance

AP — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:47:49 +0000

About 48 percent of voting age citizens voted in the 2006 congressional elections, the highest percentage in a non-presidential year since 1994, according to a report released Tuesday by the Census...

Hispanic voters gaining strength in key states

AP — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:37:40 +0000

Voting by Hispanics surged in the last congressional elections, showing strength that could swing this year’s presidential vote in closely contested states like Colorado, Nevada and New...

Bloomberg defends Obama before Jewish audience

AP — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:18:02 +0000

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is urging Jewish voters to denounce the online whisper campaign that for months has pushed the false rumor that Democrat Barack Obama is secretly a...

Musicians try to get out the vote at Bonnaroo

AP — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:56:49 +0000

Are they here to party or to change the world?

S.D. county approves rezoning for new oil refinery

AP — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:53:37 +0000

Voters in this mostly agricultural corner of the Midwest have approved a proposal to build the first new U.S. oil refinery in more than 30 years.