Political Trivia for Sept. 18
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Massachusetts, which holds primaries on Tuesday, is the largest state with an all-Democratic House delegation. When was the last time Massachusetts voters sent a Republican to the House?  1992 1984 2000 1994
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Quite a week for the geriatric set. John McCain wraps up the GOP nomination. Shaquille O'Neal wraps up his Miami incarnation and continues his warm-weather odyssey in the NBA with a move to Phoenix. Who said this was no country for old men?
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Obama seeks to distance himself from indicted donor ... Retired Gen. Schwarzkopf backs McCain for president ... Former Arkansas Gov. Huckabee created fund for portrait, special events
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Democrats honor King in South Carolina at chilly outdoor rally ... Republicans praise King's legacy, belief in equality .... Obama airs biographical ad on national cable ... Giuliani draws small crowds at Florida stops
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* The Democrats have the blues. Their guy lost the White House. Their candidates lost campaigns for the US House and Senate. The map of the United States looks like someone spilled a full can
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I love these NeoCon vote supression rules.  They're *sooooo* cute!  I have some more:   - If you've ever traveled outside of the US you can't vote.   - If you have a graduate degree you can't vote.   - If you make less than 6 figures you can't vote   - If you can spell Nuclear and pronounce it correctly then you can't vote.   - If you haven't accept Jesus as savior then you can't vote.   - If you've never ordered anything from Bass Pro Shops then you can't vote.  This is fun... if you can think of anymore please add a comment!
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Candidates from both parties are getting help from their family members on the presidential campaign trail. A sampling:
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Senior Giuliani campaign staffers forgo paychecks ... Arizona Gov. Napolitano to endorse Obama ... Obama, Clinton in fierce competition for South Carolina's black voters
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House Republicans seeking to build a pre-election record for getting tough on illegal immigration plan a new vote Thursday on a border fence proposal that won House approval last December.
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In a Jan. 13 story about the race to replace Rep. Jerry Weller, The Associated Press, relying on information from a political researcher, reported erroneously that Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich carried the congressional district in 2006. The Republican candidate carried the district with 44 percent of the vote compared to 43 percent for Blagojevich and 13 percent for a Green Party candidate.
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Obama wins Wisconsin ... McCain inches closer to delegate goal ... Candidate wives' spar over remarks ... Candidates comment on Castro announcement ... ___
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Opponents criticize Huckabee for agreeing to reduce sentences for meth offenders ... Giuliani heading home Thursday after hospital checkup for flu-like symptoms ... Bush offers guidance to '08 candidates, says GOP will hold the White House.
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There are just eight weeks until Nov. 7, the Election Day on which the nationÃ¢ÂÂs voters will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate and House and 36 of the 50 state governorships. Yet today, Sept. 12, is one of the busiest days on this yearÃ¢ÂÂs primary calendar, with nine states Ã¢ÂÂ Arizona, Delaware, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin Ã¢ÂÂ holding their primary contests.
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The 8th Congressional District in northeastern Wisconsin went through changes in the late 1990s, switching party hands twice in two elections. Republican Mark Green put competition on hold there for a while after he unseated one-term Democratic Rep. Jay Johnson with 55 percent of the vote in 1998 and then easily won re-election three times.
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Our position is: Politics trumped ethics in the House GOP vote to drop its no-indictment rule for the majority leader. When he was admonished by the House ethics committee last month for holding a golf fund
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There is another election this week. The issues are not war, taxes, morals or international credibility. They are microbes, diseases, data and international credibility.
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TITLES: Clinton ad: "Ideas." Obama ad: "Anything Radio."