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What Effect, If Any, Did Voter ID Laws Have On The Election?

Dorothy Ann Van, of Surf City, Long Beach Island, N.J., who was displaced by Superstorm Sandy, stands at the front of a line to vote Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Burlington, N.J., at a Mobile Voting Precinct. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) Elaine Schmottlach has been a ballot clerk in the small southeastern New Hampshire town of […]

What Effect, If Any, Did Voter ID Laws Have On The Election?

Elaine Schmottlach has been a ballot clerk in the small southeastern New Hampshire town of Nottingham – population, 4,785 – for the last 25 years. Yet when it came time for her to vote on Nov. 6, she had to show valid photo identification as required under a new

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Five Of The Most Confusing Ballots In The Country

In this Nov. 22, 2000 file photo, Broward County, Fla. canvassing board member Judge Robert Rosenberg examines a challenged vote at the Broward County Emergency Operations Center in Plantation, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) When voters finally get to the polls tomorrow, they may run into more than a big crowd. Voters in many states […]

Five Of The Most Confusing Ballots In The Country

When voters finally get to the polls tomorrow, they may run into more than a big crowd. Voters in many states will be facing a slew of confusing measures and often overly long ballots. Here are some of the most striking examples we’ve spotted: Florida has the one of the longest ballots on record in state history Early

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Obama Stand On The Supreme Court

The Supreme court of the United States. Washington, DC. (Photo by Kjetil Ree) The Supreme Court has remained a largely unspoken topic on the campaign trail — even though the Court plays a critical function in Americans’ lives. (This past June’s Affordable Care Act ruling, anyone?) The next president could very well appoint one or two […]

Obama Stand On The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has remained a largely unspoken topic on the campaign trail — even though the Court plays a critical function in Americans' lives. (This past June's Affordable Care Act ruling, anyone?) The next president could

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Big Bird Debate: How Much Does Federal Funding Matter To Public Broadcasting?

A person dressed up as Big Bird holds a sign against Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney outside the Romney headquarters, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 in Derry, N.H. where House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio was about to speak to supporters. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) Are Big Bird’s 15 minutes up yet? Last week, […]

Big Bird Debate: How Much Does Federal Funding Matter To Public Broadcasting?

Are Big Bird’s 15 minutes up yet? Last week, Mitt Romney pulled public broadcasting into the presidential campaign when he said he would “stop the subsidy” to PBS, despite his love for the furry yellow Muppet. The remark launched endless Internet memes, fueled late night television jokes

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Four Ways Ohio And Others Have Toughened Voting Rules

Joseph Strickland prepares voter identification for former mayor of Pittsburgh, Sophie Masloff, 94, of Squirrel Hill, Monday, Oct.1, 2012 evening at the CCAC Homewood-Brushton Center. (AP Photo/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Julia Rendleman) Voter ID laws have received plenty of attention recently, but they’re not the only controversial changes to election rules this year. Some states have made changes […]

Four Ways Ohio And Others Have Toughened Voting Rules

Voter ID laws have received plenty of attention recently, but they're not the only controversial changes to election rules this year. Some states have made changes that critics say could impact individuals' ability to vote. Here are

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Where Do The Candidates Stand On Medicare and Medicaid?

In this Sept. 13, 2012, photo, President Barack Obama waves after speaking at a campaign rally in Golden, Colo. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) Medicare and Medicaid, which provide medical coverage for seniors, the poor and the disabled, together make up nearly a quarter of all federal spending. With total Medicare spending projected to cost $7.7 trillion over the next 10 years, there […]

Where Do The Candidates Stand On Medicare and Medicaid?

Medicare and Medicaid, which provide medical coverage for seniors, the poor and the disabled, together make up nearly a quarter of

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Voting Rights Act: The State of Section 5

Voters cast their ballots electronically in a downtown Miami government building. (AP Photo/J.Pat Carter) A single provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 has been playing a key role on the election front this year. Section 5 has blocked photo voter-ID laws, prohibited reduced early-voting periods in parts of Florida and just Tuesday barrednew […]

Voting Rights Act: The State of Section 5

A single provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 has been playing a key role on the election front this year. Section 5 has blocked photo voter-ID laws,

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