Minority vote moves center stage
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With nomination contests in lily-white Iowa and New Hampshire settled, minority voting power now moves into the spotlight.
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Although Democrats hold a solid majority in Palm Beach County, Fla., it is so big that even a small shift among its 700,000 voters could make a difference in November.
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A bill to renew the Voting Rights Act of 1965 for 25 years moved toward passage Thursday, propelled by a Republican push to improve the party's credibility with minorities.
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After the controversy of the 2000 election, many African-Americans are speaking about voting this year with rekindled fervor.
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In an election year when just a few thousand votes in a few states could decide the winner, the growing number of voters who cast ballots weeks before Election Day is transforming the landscape for political campaigns.
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The six senators seeking the White House can talk the talk. Voting the vote is not so easy.
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Republicans are likely to add to their one-vote US Senate majority tomorrow. Whatever the outcome, partisanship may be the winner.
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A bitter campaign ends with voters divided and lawyers waiting in the wings. The world holds its breath. People vote early at the Kern County elections office in Bakersfield, Calif.
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With exactly a week until the American presidential election, the number of states that are considered marginal appears to be growing.
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Observers, both Republican and Democrat, have become a new addition to early voting precincts throughout South Florida. At most early voting sites, they&#39;re found sitting quietly in a corner
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Outreach rises to top of GOP agenda, as minority populations who tend to vote Democratic far outpace the growth of whites.
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Tuesday's election victories gave the US Senate its biggest-ever minority representation, with one African-American and two Hispanics elected to the 100-member chamber, in addition to gains in the House.
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A key factor in determining the legitimacy of elections is the participation of the minority Sunni population.
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A Feb. 5 vote brings candidates to the state, as intended. But fundraising still trumps issues.
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BOSTON - Tens of millions of people will cast their votes Nov. 2 in one of the most hotly contested presidential elections in recent U.S. history. But voters across the U.S. will encounter different voting technologies and procedures, with many counties nationwide clinging to punchcard, lever machine and even paper ballots, and the transition to electronic voting moving slowly in many states.
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Divided results mean fight may go beyond Super Tuesday as questions arise over ideological path
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As polls suggest gains for President Bush among black voters, Democrats are trying to solidify their bloc.