Obama’s Weekly Address Receives Belated Romney Response
Mitt Romney delivered the official GOP response to President Obama’s weekly address on Saturday. Media observers were surprised, however, that the challenger’s address was released hours after the president’s message.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
John N. Marvin, Jr. found guilty in Hoonah double homicide
Guilty verdicts returned in the trial of John N. Marvin, Jr.
Race For Redrawn Calif. District Is Tight And Pricey
California’s 7th Congressional District is the site of one of the most expensive races in the country. After California’s independent redistricting committee redrew the district’s boundaries, the seat has become competitive, and Democrats have put it on their list of seats they think they can take.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Obama And Romney Enter Crunch Time
President Obama and Mitt Romney are making their final push in the last weekend before Election Day. Their focus is on a subset of battleground states and on specific counties where they hope their appearances will turn out their supporters without turning off any voters still on the fence.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
No, Romney’s Son Is Not Gunning To Steal Ohio Vote By Rigging Voting Machines
Tagg Romney’s private equity firm is connected to the company that makes voting machines used in a couple of Ohio counties. Therefore, conspiracy theorists say, he could fix the election in his father’s favor.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
What If There’s No Winner? Presidential Campaigns And Their Lawyers Prepare
With the presidential election looking to be very close, the outcome could come down to relatively few votes in a battleground state. That has the political parties, state election offices and lawyers for the campaigns preparing a post-Tuesday strategy.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Sandy, Election Could Skew Future Jobs Reports
Friday’s jobs report was — in effect — a BEFORE snapshot of the U.S. economy. The Labor Department collected all of the data before Superstorm Sandy slammed into the East Coast and before the election outcome could be known. The election adds uncertainty over the looming fiscal cliff that has made some companies reluctant to hire.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Juneau Afternoon 11/5/12
Katie Bausler hosts: St. Vincent de Paul Thanksgiving Baskets, Family Caregiver Information Series, InterAct Homeless Awareness Sleep, JAMM/PBS Reception, That, Writer’s Almanac, Bird Note, music and more
It’s All Politics, Nov. 1, 2012
Superstorm Sandy, the October surprise no one anticipated, throws a monkey wrench into the final days of the campaign. NPR’s Ken Rudin and Ron Elving spend the final pre-Election Day podcast scouting the key presidential battleground states and have a forecast of control over the House and Senate.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Final Pre-Election Jobs Report Has News For Both Obama And Romney To Spin
The final jobs report before Election Day had news both presidential campaigns could use. President Obama can point to the number of new jobs created to claim that his policies are working. And Mitt Romney can point to an uptick in the jobless rate to make the case that the economy is at a standstill.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
