Election Coverage 2012

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  Solid job growth in last reading before election

  

  Posted 5:19 PM 11/2/2012 by AP

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States added a solid 171,000 jobs in October, and more than a half-million Americans joined the work force, the latest signs that the uneven economic recovery is gaining strength once again. In addition, more jobs were added in August and September than (More)

  
  

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  Justice Department dispatches poll watchers

  

  Posted 4:11 PM 11/2/2012 by Associated Press

  WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 780 federal observers and Justice Department employees will be dispatched to 51 voting jurisdictions in 23 states for Tuesday's voting in an effort to ensure a clean election.

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  Voters to decide fate of tolls at New Orleans span

  

  Posted 2:16 PM 11/2/2012 by AP

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Commuters who traverse the Crescent City Connection bridge into New Orleans may soon no longer have to deal with the cost and inconvenience of bridge tolls, unless voters decide to keep them in place.

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  Fact-Check: Did Paul Ryan Endorse Congressman Boustany?

  

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  Posted 1:27 AM 11/2/2012 by Jim Hummel

  At Wednesday night's debate among the front-runners in the district 3 congressional race, U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, R-Lafayette, mentioned an endorsement he says he received from Wisconsin Rep. and GOP vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan.  

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  KPEL to Interview Ron Richard Monday

  

  Posted 4:34 PM 11/1/2012 by Ian Auzenne

  A Lafayette radio station has granted air time to the Democratic candidate in the Third Congressional District race. Ron Richard will be interviewed Monday morning on KPEL-FM in the 8:00 hour. The Richard camp says KPEL-FM today offered their candidate equal time after he protested Wednesday's (More)

  
  

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  La. High School Students Celebrate Mock election

  

  Posted 2:34 PM 11/1/2012 by KATC

  President Barack Obama emerged as the candidate of choice for high school students from across the state who gathered to celebrate Vote Dat!, Louisiana's 2012 Presidential Mock Elections, sponsored by the Secretary of State's Office and Cox Communications.

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  Counting votes: How the media figure out who won

  

  Posted 11:49 AM 11/1/2012 by AP

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Government officials get the final say on who wins elections. But the media get the first word on election night, an important role in the democratic process of a nation that demands fast and accurate information.

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  Ryan's challenger campaigns against ... no one

  

  Posted 11:34 AM 10/31/2012 by AP

  JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) - Rob Zerban spent his morning on his hands and knees scrubbing a toilet in a homeless shelter. Half a country away, Paul Ryan stood under a spotlight in Virginia talking about why he should be the next vice president.

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  Romney faces scrutiny on aid in storm's wake

  

  Posted 11:00 AM 10/31/2012 by AP

  WASHINGTON (AP) - There's nothing like a natural disaster to test the depth of politicians' preference for small government.

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  Romney campaign challenges criticism by automakers

  

  Posted 9:01 AM 10/31/2012 by AP

  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Mitt Romney's presidential campaign is challenging criticism from U.S. automakers over campaign ads that claim General Motors and Chrysler are adding jobs in China at the expense of Ohio.

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  Romney moves to reframe debate on abortion, autos

  

  Posted 5:09 PM 10/30/2012 by AP

  KETTERING, Ohio (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney seems determined to soften his emphasis on abortion and ignore facts critical to the auto industry as he seeks support from key voting groups in the waning days of a close presidential race. That's the message in ads, his own remarks and most recently (More)

  
  

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  Early voting ends Tuesday for Nov. 6 election

  

  Posted 11:58 AM 10/30/2012 by AP

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A record number of voters have cast ballots in advance of the Nov. 6 election, as early voting wraps up Tuesday.

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  Obama cancels more campaign stops because of storm

  

  Posted 10:58 AM 10/30/2012 by AP

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is canceling a third straight day of campaigning because of the superstorm that battered the East Coast

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  Romney expands ad campaign into Pennsylvania

  

  Posted 10:43 AM 10/30/2012 by AP

  KETTERING, Ohio (AP) - Mitt Romney is launching a statewide advertising campaign in Pennsylvania. The Republican presidential candidate is making a final-week bid to defeat President Barack Obama in territory long considered safe for Democrats. No Republican presidential candidate has (More)

  
  

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  Pot, gay marriage, suicide are ballot-item topics

  

  Posted 10:11 AM 10/30/2012 by Associated Press

  NEW YORK (AP) - After all the economy-focused campaign talk, voters in some states will get a chance on Election Day to sound off on intriguing topics that the presidential rivals ignored, including death-penalty repeal, marijuana legalization and assisted suicide.

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