Elections Archive

  • obama09

    Obama Bouncing Back, Says Harvard Poll

    A new national poll of America’s 18- to 29-year-olds by Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP), located at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, finds President Barack Obama has widened the gap between likely general election opponent Mitt Romney and himself. Obama now leads Romney...

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  • suukyi

    Nobel Prize Winner Suu Kyi Wins Election in Myanmar

    Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1991) Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who was released from house arrest by the Myanmar’s ruling military in 2010, has won in the by-elections held today for 45 vacant parliamentary seats, it’s being said. Although no official confirmation came from the...

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  • bnews

    Human Rights Violations during Congo Elections: UN

    A UN report released today details serious human rights violations, including killings, disappearances and arbitrary detention, committed in Kinshasa by Congolese and security forces in the context of the 2011 presidential and legislative elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Earlier human rights organization...

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  • obama09

    President Barack Obama’s Approval Ratings Go Up

    The Republicans continue to fight for the primary nomination and the biggest benefactor of their squabbles may be President Obama. This month, two in five Americans (40%) give the President positive ratings for the overall job he is doing while three in five (60%) give...

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  • granholm

    The War Room with Jennifer Granholm

    Host Jennifer Granholm, the two-term former Governor of Michigan, will provide viewers with a first-hand look at the headquarters that houses the highest profile war room in the current election. Current TV’s “The War Room with Jennifer Granholm” launches on Monday, Jan. 30 at 9pm...

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  • cole

    Billboard in US to Highlight Electile Dysfunction

    Fashion designer and social activist, Kenneth Cole, is doing it again with the 2012 Primary Elections. Meant to function as a social commentary on the dysfunction surrounding the Primaries, Kenneth Cole is launching a new billboard that features the slogan, “TODAY’S PRIMARY ISSUE:  ARE WE...

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  • fbpres

    Meet the U.S. Presidential Candidates on Facebook

    Socialbakers, a social media analytics company, says that it has launched a campaign to identify the most (and least) influential, engaging and popular presidential candidates on Facebook, including President Obama, via public information on the world’s largest social network. It was announced Monday, Jan. 2....

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  • dan

    Dan Rather Reports 2012 Presidential Election

    Kicking off HDNet’s coverage of the 2012 Presidential election, Dan Rather takes his Emmy-award winning “Dan Rather Reports” to New Hampshire for special live coverage of the Republican primary.  As the battle for the Republican nomination moves to the next stage, Rather (pictured above) will...

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  • govote

    Can Facebook Inspire Youth to Vote?

    In answer to the question of which communications tool would be most likely to get more young Americans to vote, 66% of Millennials indicated in a survey that Facebook reminder messages, 58% indicated text reminder messages, 38% indicated email reminder messages, 28% indicated public service...

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  • morocco

    Morocco Votes for the New Parliament

    Moroccans voted Friday in the country’s first Parliamentary election since recent Constitutional reforms that increased the power of Morocco’s Parliament. Voters chose from among 5,873 candidates and 33 different parties to fill 395 seats. Seventy seats were set aside for younger adult and women members...

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  • genopp

    Poll Identifies China a Major Threat to America

    China is identified as a threat by the next generation of American leaders while U.S. debt and indebtedness to foreign powers are top national security issues, according to a new survey. Generation Opportunity, a grassroots organization, released the results on Monday, Nov. 21, from its...

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  • obama09

    Negative Ratings for President Obama on Economy

    Despite some recent successes abroad, President Obama continues to struggle with how Americans perceive the job he is doing at home, particularly on the economy.  This month over three quarters of U.S. adults give President Obama negative ratings on his handling of the economy (77%)...

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