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Rick Santorum (R) Wins Minnesota (45.0%), Missouri (55.2%) and Colorado (40.3%)

Editor — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:39:19 +0000

Currently: Rick Santorum (R) pulled out surprising victories by sweeping all three GOP nominating contests held on February 7, 2012, in Minnesota (45.0%), Missouri (55.2%), and Colorado (40.3%). Get the latest news about Santorum at the Google Politics & News page. Bio: Richard John “Rick” Santorum (born May 10, 1958) was a lawyer before becoming [...]

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Robert J. Bentley 53rd Governor of Alabama

mbeharry — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:49:01 +0000

Robert Julian Bentley (born February 3, 1943) is an American politician, medical doctor, and the 53rd and current Governor of Alabama. He assumed the governorship on January 17, 2011, having defeated Democrat Ron Sparks, the outgoing Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture, in the 2010 Alabama gubernatorial election. Bentley received just over 58% of the statewide vote [...]

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Mike Beebe 45th Governor of Arkansas

mbeharry — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:33:31 +0000

Mike Dale Beebe (born December 28, 1946) is the 45th and current Governor of Arkansas, since January 9, 2007. He was elected to a second term in 2010. Beebe is a member of the Democratic Party. Beebe was born in Amagon, a small town in Jackson County, Arkansas. He was raised by his mother, a [...]

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John Hickenlooper 42nd Governor of Colorado

mbeharry — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:24:56 +0000

John Wright Hickenlooper (born February 7, 1952) is an American politician and current Governor of Colorado. A Democrat, he was previously the Mayor of Denver, Colorado from 2003 to 2011.Hickenlooper was born in Narberth, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia, part of the suburban Main Line. Hickenlooper was raised by his mother after his father suffered [...]

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Newt Gingrich, Former House Speaker, Wins South Carolina GOP Primary

Editor — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:53:13 +0000

Currently: Gingrich is savoring victory after winning the South Carolina GOP primary with 40.4% of the vote. Romney was somewhat far behind in second with 27.8% of the vote. Santorum and Paul followed way behind Romney with 17% and 13% respectively. Read more at Google Elections, MSNBC or The Hill. Bio: Newton Leroy “Newt” Gingrich, born [...]

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Mitt Romney Wins 2012 GOP Primaries in New Hampshire, Florida and Nevada Caucus

Editor — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:23:54 +0000

Currently: Mitt Romney was declared the victor in New Hampshire, Florida and Nevada GOP presidential primaries and now has 112 delegates. Mitt won Florida with 46.4% and Nevada with 50%. He took New Hampshire with 39.3% of the votes after a harsh week on the debate circuit as the other GOP candidates took aim at [...]

Rating: 5.2/10 (25 votes cast)

Kim Jong-il Dies, the North Korean Leader Suffered a Heart Attack at the Age of 69

mbeharry — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:59:10 +0000

Recently: “The KCNA later reported that [Kim Jong-il] had died of a “severe myocardial infarction along with a heart attack” at 08:30 local time on Saturday (23:30 GMT Friday). He had been on a train at the time, for one of his “field guidance” tours, KCNA said.” Read more from the BBC See the latest News [...]

Rating: 2.1/10 (208 votes cast)

Bob Turner (R-NY-9th) Wins NY’s 9th District in Upset Victory

mbeharry — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:23:46 +0000

Robert L. “Bob” Turner (born May 2, 1941) was an advertising and television industry executive who retired in 2003. In the September 13, 2011 special election to replace Democrat Anthony Weiner, Turner defeated his Democratic opponent, New York State Assembly member David Weprin, 53 percent to 47 percent. Weprin had been considered a favorite but [...]

Rating: 4.0/10 (1 vote cast)

US President Barack Obama (D)

mbeharry — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:07:39 +0000

Photo Courtesy of Shanda.w - Results from 2011 Public Opinion Poll: click here Bio: Senator from Illinois; born in Honolulu, Hawaii, August 4, 1961; obtained early education in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Hawaii; continued education at Occidental College, Los Angeles, Calif.; received a B.A. in 1983 from Columbia University, New York City; worked as a community [...]

Rating: 3.5/10 (3831 votes cast)

David Wu (D-OR) Resigns

Editor — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:10:43 +0000

Wu submitted his official resignation on August 3, 2011 which will prompt a special election to fill the vacancy in advance of the 2012 election.[4] Wu served as the U.S. representative for Oregon’s 1st congressional district from 1999 to 2011. This after Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel (N.Y.) issued statements Sunday night calling for the House ethics [...]

Rating: 3.3/10 (20 votes cast)