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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Primary Elections</title>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Hutchison won&#8217;t resign Senate seat before Texas primary election for governor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Root</dc:creator>
		
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Hutchison won&#8217;t resign seat before Texas primary

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is challenging Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his job, is planning to keep her U.S. Senate seat until after the state&#8217;s March gubernatorial primary.
Hutchison, a Republican, plans to tell Republican women in a speech in Galveston on Saturday that she is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basketball legend Dave Bing re-elected Detroit mayor in nonpartisan election</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Dave Bing elected to full term as Detroit mayor

DETROIT — Professional basketball Hall of Famer Dave Bing has been re-elected Detroit mayor.
The 65-year-old Democrat defeated accountant Tom Barrow in Tuesday&#8217;s nonpartisan general election.
Bing&#8217;s NBA career lasted 12 seasons, nine with the Detroit Pistons.
As mayor, he has laid off workers and demanded a 10 percent wage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Detroit voters hope Tues. election brings political stability to City Council, mayor&#8217;s office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Detroit seeks political stability with election

DETROIT — The look of the Detroit City Council could change drastically when voters go to the polls in the city&#8217;s fourth election in just over eight months.
Mayor Dave Bing is expected to easily win re-election in Tuesday&#8217;s nonpartisan race, but five incumbents are being challenged by 13 newcomers for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ill. Senate OKs bill that would cap most political contributions, sends measure to governor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Wills</dc:creator>
		
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Illinois Senate OKs caps on political donations

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Senate signed off Friday on a compromise that would establish the state&#8217;s first limits on campaign donations, sending it to the governor despite Republican complaints that the bill concentrates power in the hands of a few political insiders.
The bill would cap the amount of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois House approves deal that would cap most political contributions but not all</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Illinois House OKs caps on political donations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois House on Thursday passed a Democrat-driven compromise that would establish Illinois&#8217; first limits on campaign donations and avoid an embarrassing failure on one of the highest-profile ethics proposals to follow the Blagojevich scandal.
Republicans condemned the measure before it cleared the House 66-49. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New law for rushing ballots to troops has states facing time crunch, mulling earlier primaries</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-law-for-rushing-ballots-to-troops-has-states-facing-time-crunch-mulling-earlier-primaries-211579/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Bakst</dc:creator>
		
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Military ballot law has states in a time squeeze
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A new law meant to protect the voting rights of deployed troops and other Americans overseas is forcing at least a dozen states to consider holding their primaries earlier or to negotiate another plan that federal officials will accept.
Ballots must be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resignation of embattled Ensign would set up political two-step for Nevada&#8217;s US Senate seat</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/resignation-of-embattled-ensign-would-set-up-political-two-step-for-nevadas-us-senate-seat-205959/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Chereb</dc:creator>
		
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Ensign resignation would set up Nevada scramble

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Sen. John Ensign, dogged by ethics allegations and questions about an extramarital affair with a former aide, has vowed not to resign. But if Nevada&#8217;s junior senator were to leave office, voluntarily or otherwise, the timing of his departure could set up a dizzying candidate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Clinton raises cash, and hopes, for Calif. gubernatorial candidate&#8217;s campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — With his campaign for governor off to a sluggish start, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom enlisted former President Bill Clinton on Monday to help him raise political funds and the visibility of his candidacy.

Candidates carefully plan the moment to roll out their marquee supporters, but it was unusual to see a figure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NYC&#8217;s Chinatown could get 1st Chinese rep on council as Asian-Americans see surge at the polls</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Kugler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Chinatown is likely to get its first Chinese-American representative on the City Council, and a Taiwanese immigrant is headed for citywide office — a dramatic change for the nation&#8217;s largest city, which had no Asian-Americans in elected office just eight years ago.

For the first time in its 150 years, the downtown Manhattan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Samoa at a glance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Key facts on the territory of American Samoa:

— Located about 2,300 miles southwest of Hawaii and 1,600 miles northeast of New Zealand.
— Largest island is Tutuila, home to 95 percent of the territory&#8217;s 65,000 population.
— A U.S. territory since 1900.
— Used as a training and staging area for the U.S. Marine Corps during World War [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Samoa, American Samoa at a glance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Key facts on the Independent State of Samoa and the U.S. territory of American Samoa:

American Samoa:
— Located about 2,300 miles southwest of Hawaii and 1,600 miles northeast of New Zealand.
— Largest island is Tutuila, home to 95 percent of the territory&#8217;s 65,000 population.
— A U.S. territory since 1900.
— Used as a training and staging area [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Candidates make run for crucial 2.4M independents in New Jersey governor&#8217;s race</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. — After casting his vote for Democrat Jon Corzine four years ago, Daniel Wilson is backing the Republican challenger this time around, unhappy the New Jersey governor has not eased the high tax burden on state businesses and residents.

&#8220;Unfortunately, I feel that he has been an enormous disappointment and I&#8217;m disappointed that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former White House aide again drops out of the race for mayor of Md.&#8217;s capital city</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-white-house-aide-again-drops-out-of-the-race-for-mayor-of-mds-capital-city-176856/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A former White House aide has dropped out of the race to be mayor of Maryland&#8217;s capital city — again — and apparently it&#8217;s for keeps this time.

Zina Pierre won a Democratic primary by 127 votes last week and seemed to have a solid chance to become the first African-American mayor of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-pro wrestling CEO running for US Senate in Connecticut: I didn&#8217;t always smack down my vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HARTFORD, Conn. — Linda McMahon&#8217;s wrestling empire urged young adults to vote in 2008, but the former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO didn&#8217;t always follow suit.

McMahon, who has stepped down from her job to seek the Republican nomination in Connecticut for the U.S. Senate, acknowledged on her campaign blog that she didn&#8217;t vote in the 2008 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama heads fundraiser for Republican-turned-Democrat whose fortunes tied to White House&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-heads-fundraiser-for-republican-turned-democrat-whose-fortunes-tied-to-white-houses-169426/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — President Barack Obama urged Pennsylvania voters on Tuesday to support the re-election bid of Sen. Arlen Specter in a personal appearance here for the Republican-turned-Democrat who represents an important test of the White House&#8217;s political apparatus.

Facing a primary challenge, Specter, a longtime Republican, switched political parties in April, giving Democrats a valuable 60-vote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crist has the $$, but Meek leads with FB friends, Rubio dominates Twitter in Fla. Senate race</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/crist-has-the-but-meek-leads-with-fb-friends-rubio-dominates-twitter-in-fla-senate-race-153012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brendan Farrington</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio was recently frustrated trying to get a cell phone signal on a rural stretch of Interstate 10, so he tweeted it.

&#8220;If I wasn&#8217;t a limited govt conservative I would support a law MANDATING better cell phone coverage on I-10,&#8221; Rubio typed into his iPhone, one of 10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seattle&#8217;s mayor concedes primary, trails environmentalist and cell phone exec</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/seattles-mayor-concedes-primary-trails-environmentalist-and-cell-phone-exec-146330/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gene Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels conceded defeat Friday in his bid for a third term, failing to advance past the primary after getting battered for his bungling of December snowstorms that paralyzed the city.

The concession marks a surprising development for a politician viewed as a national leader on environmental issues and so respected by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>End of primary challenge marks smoother sailing for NY Sen. Gillibrand in 2010 election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/end-of-primary-challenge-marks-smoother-sailing-for-ny-sen-gillibrand-in-2010-election-134546/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Bauman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALBANY, N.Y. —Kirsten Gillibrand didn&#8217;t have the pedigree of a Kennedy, Clinton or a Cuomo. She was not, her critics said, up to the challenge of winning a tough, New York brawl for the U.S. Senate seat Gov. David Paterson handed her.

But on Friday, the last of the established threats to her candidacy backed away [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans from Iowa, New Hampshire defend coveted early places in presidential contests</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/republicans-from-iowa-new-hampshire-defend-coveted-early-places-in-presidential-contests-127344/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael R. Blood</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO — Republicans from Iowa and New Hampshire defended their coveted early spots in presidential nominating contests Friday, as national party leaders consider recommending a new pathway to the White House for the 2012 election.

Iowa has long held the nation&#8217;s first presidential caucuses, followed by New Hampshire&#8217;s leadoff primary. But the two, smaller states [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Primary foes line up as potential challengers to senators in Pennsylvania, New York, Kentucky</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/primary-foes-line-up-as-potential-challengers-to-senators-in-pennsylvania-new-york-kentucky-120540/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kimberly Hefling</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — When it comes to next year&#8217;s primaries, three senators probably are feeling a lot like Rodney Dangerfield: They can&#8217;t get any respect.

As veteran lawmakers, Sens. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., and Jim Bunning, R-Ky., should be coasting, under normal circumstances, to the general election. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., appointed in January as Hillary Rodham Clinton&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honduras&#8217; swift, bloodless coup was months in the making</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Weissert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Soldiers ringed President Manuel Zelaya&#8217;s modest home, spilled into the cul-de-sac and swarmed the neighborhood, blocking what little traffic there was in a posh corner of the Honduran capital so early on a weekend morning.

Zelaya already was rousted from bed by a shootout between a presidential security detail and his own armed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas governor ready to raise campaign cash, Hutchison ready to raise a ruckus</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelley Shannon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Rick Perry is ready to raise campaign cash, while Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison may finally be ready to raise a ruckus as the Republican heavyweights begin combat for the governor&#8217;s office next year.

The race is projected to cost tens of millions of dollars. The winner of the GOP primary in March [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From fundraising to Facebook, Obama&#8217;s methods are tested in governor&#8217;s races</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geoff Mulvihill</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — President Barack Obama sent an e-mail endorsing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds to hundreds of thousands of Obama supporters in Virginia last week, the latest indication that the lessons of Obama&#8217;s 2008 presidential campaign are playing out in key state races in 2009.

To boost Democrats, Obama has shown he&#8217;s willing to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White congressman faces formidable black challenger in mostly black district in Tennessee</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Woody Baird</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Steve Cohen, a two-term white congressman from a mostly black House district, faces a bruising Democratic primary next year and race again will likely be at the center of the campaign.

Willie Herenton, the first elected black mayor of Memphis, recently filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for Cohen&#8217;s 9th District [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Still reeling from 2008 loss, Clinton legacy takes another beating with McAuliffe&#8217;s defeat</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/still-reeling-from-2008-loss-clinton-legacy-takes-another-beating-with-mcauliffes-defeat-78253/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Fouhy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Terry McAuliffe&#8217;s crushing defeat in Virginia&#8217;s gubernatorial primary is the latest blow to former President Bill Clinton&#8217;s political legacy, still reeling from Hillary Rodham Clinton&#8217;s loss to Barack Obama in last year&#8217;s Democratic presidential contest.

McAuliffe, a longtime fundraiser and close friend of both Clintons, brought money and attention to an off-year election [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Va. state senator, a bit rough around the edges, beats party star in Dem primary for governor</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-state-senator-a-bit-rough-around-the-edges-beats-party-star-in-dem-primary-for-governor-78032/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Lewis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RICHMOND, Va. — For four years, Democratic state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds has coped with losing the closest statewide race in modern Virginia history to Republican Bob McDonnell.

Now that the rumpled, rough-around-the-edges country lawyer whipped former legislator Brian J. Moran and master Clinton fundraiser Terry R. McAuliffe in Tuesday&#8217;s Democratic gubernatorial primary, Deeds has the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: Centrist politics trumps ideological extremes in Virginia, New Jersey primaries</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-centrist-politics-trumps-ideological-extremes-in-virginia-new-jersey-primaries-77638/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Sidoti</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Quiet down, Rush and Newt. Zip your lips, Nancy and Harry. Centrist politics trumped ideological extremes.

In the nation&#8217;s two marquee primary elections this year, Democrats in Virginia and Republicans in New Jersey selected moderate candidates for governor, rejecting people whose views were further left or right.
Certainly, it&#8217;s hard to draw conclusions about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Sen. Creigh Deeds defeats Clinton confidante Terry McAuliffe in Va. primary for governor</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-sen-creigh-deeds-defeats-clinton-confidante-terry-mcauliffe-in-va-primary-for-governor-76936/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Lewis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RICHMOND, Va. — State Sen. R. Creigh Deeds dominated Virginia&#8217;s three-way Democratic primary for governor Tuesday, defeating a much better financed Clinton White House insider and a former legislative colleague.

The victory sets up a Deeds rematch this fall with Republican Bob McDonnell, who beat him in the 2005 attorney general election by 323 votes out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christie, Corzine win NJ governor&#8217;s race primaries, will face each other in November</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/christie-corzine-win-nj-governors-race-primaries-will-face-each-other-in-november-70368/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Delli Santi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. — Moderate Christopher J. Christie walked to victory in the Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday, fending off challenges from two more conservative rivals and setting up a long-anticipated November matchup with the unpopular incumbent Democrat.

&#8220;I am honored by the confidence you continue to show in me,&#8221; Christie told a crowd of supporters chanting his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christie, Corzine win NJ primaries, will go head-to-head in November gov&#8217;s race</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/christie-corzine-win-nj-primaries-will-go-head-to-head-in-november-govs-race-70363/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Delli Santi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. — Moderate Christopher J. Christie walked to victory in the Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday, fending off challenges from two more conservative rivals and setting up a long-anticipated November matchup with the unpopular incumbent Democrat.

Ultraconservative Republican Steve Lonegan conceded the race just before 10 p.m.
&#8220;The message unfortunately was not clear enough, and I take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fears of ballot corruption arise _ once again _ in Atlantic City mayoral race</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fears-of-ballot-corruption-arise-_-once-again-_-in-atlantic-city-mayoral-race-69267/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Parry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — There&#8217;s a certain sickness surrounding the latest ballot box scandal in this seaside gambling resort, where elections and allegations of corruption often go hand-in-hand.

With the primary election for mayor of the nation&#8217;s second-largest gambling market just hours away, absentee ballots designed for the ill and shut-ins have been flooding into Atlantic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elected mayor of Detroit, NBA great Dave Bing promises to try to attract jobs to hard-hit city</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 16:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corey Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — Basketball legend Dave Bing, elected as Detroit&#8217;s third mayor in less than a year, promises swift and decisive action once he officially assumes the Motor City&#8217;s top post.

But restoring fiscal responsibility to this cash-strapped Rust Belt city that&#8217;s notorious for fiscal mismanagement won&#8217;t be easy for the 65-year-old political novice, who swept incumbent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Election of new mayor in Tuesday&#8217;s runoff should restore some stability to Detroit City Hall</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/election-of-new-mayor-in-tuesdays-runoff-should-restore-some-stability-to-detroit-city-hall-52185/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 08:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Corey Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — Voters head to the polls Tuesday to select their mayor for the next 7 1/2 months in a runoff election seen as key to restoring stability to Detroit amid a bleak fiscal situation.

Incumbent Ken Cockrel Jr., formerly the City Council president, moved up to the mayor&#8217;s office after Kwame Kilpatrick&#8217;s resignation in September [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Specter&#8217;s switch to Democratic Party shakes Pennsylvania&#8217;s political establishment</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/specters-switch-to-democratic-party-shakes-pennsylvanias-political-establishment-43040/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Jackson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HARRISBURG, Pa. — Sen. Arlen Specter&#8217;s surprise defection to the Democratic Party scrambled the political calculus for both parties in next year&#8217;s Pennsylvania Senate race.

One Democrat quickly decided against seeking the nomination against Specter, the deep-pocketed incumbent who immediately won the backing of the national and state party. Another who has never held elective office [...]]]></description>
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