Outside spending helps make Wisconsin Senate primary a tossup
For months, Republican Tommy Thompson, a former four-term Wisconsin governor, was the favorite to become the next U.S. senator from the state, filling the seat occupied by retiring Democrat Herb Kohl,...
View ArticleState laws vary widely on voting rights for felons
Josh and Katy Vander Kamp met in drug rehab. In the seven years since, they have been rebuilding their lives in Apache Junction, Ariz., a small town east of Phoenix.He’s a landscaper; she’s studying...
View ArticleSlideshow: Felons face uphill fight to regain voting rights
Hear these individuals tell their story at votingrights.news21.com. Because of two felony convictions, for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a burglary tool, Josh Vander Kamp can’t...
View ArticleVideo: Voting rights denied
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View ArticleDaily Disclosure: AFL-CIO targets Romney, Ryan and Nevada’s Heller
Workers’ Voice, the super PAC of the AFL-CIO, is going on the offensive this week with a series of direct mail and online advertisements attacking presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: Attack ad backs off its harshest claim
After yanking an ad with a false claim off the air in North Dakota, Crossroads GPS is back with an amended version that is technically accurate, but still grossly misleading.The original ad claimed...
View ArticleFormer governor wins GOP Senate nod in Wisconsin
Despite a torrent of negative attacks, former four-term Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson won the state’s Republican U.S. Senate primary for the open seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl...
View ArticleStudent ID cards far from sure ticket to the voting booth
Morehouse College students can use their ID cards to buy food and school supplies, use computer labs and get books from the library, but they can’t use ID from the historic Atlanta school to vote. A...
View ArticleVoting turns into frustrating ordeal for college student
ELON, N.C. — With just a couple of weeks to go until the North Carolina primary, I was fired up and eager to vote. Amendment One was on the ballot. If passed, it would amend the state constitution to...
View ArticleDaily Disclosure: Republicans say Americans bummed out by Obama
After an onslaught of overtly negative attack ads, conservative independent spending groups have taken a new tone in their criticism of President Barack Obama — disappointment.The Republican National...
View ArticleOPINION: Real-world health insurance math doesn't add up
Aetna’s had a lot to say lately about how business is good. The company disclosed last week that it made $458 million in profits this spring, and said it expected to make more money this year than...
View ArticleDaily Disclosure: RNC, Priorities trade attacks on presidential candidates
Pro-President Barack Obama super PAC Priorities USA Action spent nearly $1.3 million this weekend on an anti-Mitt Romney ad buy, second only to the Republican National Committee, which spent $3.8...
View ArticleSenators suggest new penalties in Chinese helicopter probe
Two senior members of the Senate Armed Services Committee called on Monday for the Defense Department to consider suspending or blocking its ties to a major weapons contractor that admitted illegally...
View ArticleOutside groups spend $2.2 million in Missouri Senate race
Super PACs and nonprofits have spent more than $2.2 million in the race for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in Missouri, with nearly 90 percent of the total going toward negative ads, according to a...
View ArticleDaily Disclosure: Man links wife's cancer death to Bain buyout
Today, Priorities USA Action, a pro-President Barack Obama super PAC, released “Understands.” The minute-long ad takes aim at presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney, condemning his actions when he...
View ArticleReport: States deal with more female offenders
Violent juvenile crime has fallen over the last decade — good news — but the numbers of American girls getting into trouble have continued to increase, according to a report released Tuesday by the...
View ArticleAkin wins Missouri Senate primary, Dems get their wish
Rep. Todd Akin, a six-term lawmaker and evangelical Christian with the support of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, won a hotly contested Republican U.S. Senate primary in Missouri, meaning he will...
View ArticlePolicing the politicians; state ethics commissions lack muscle
The North Carolina Ethics Commission has received more than 300 ethics complaints since its establishment in 2006 — but it has initiated just 18 investigations through 2010.The Tennessee Ethics...
View ArticleDaily Disclosure: Americans for Prosperity launches first ad of $25 million...
On Tuesday, the conservative nonprofit Americans for Prosperity released its first ad in a $25 million campaign aimed at defeating President Barack Obama. The spot, called “President Obama: A One-Term...
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