Politicals News Updates
Grim outlook for Democrats puts House up for grabs
(AP)
- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:01:38 GMT
AP - Their control of the House in peril, Democrats are scratching to survive in races all across the country. Disgruntled voters, a sluggish economy and vanishing enthusiasm for President Barack Obama have put 75 seats or more — the vast majority held by Democrats — at risk of changing hands.
No recession here: Election spending sets records
(AP)
- Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:12:38 GMT
AP - Turns out politics, for all its focus on the gloomy economy, is a recession-proof industry.
Chicago mayor race wide open as Daley steps aside
(AP)
- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:47:26 GMT
AP - Suddenly, the race for Chicago mayor is on. Mayor Richard M. Daley has thrown the competition for the city's top job wide open by announcing he won't run for a seventh term, ending 21 years of token opposition and prompting speculation about who's next in line to lead the nation's third largest city.
