McDonald’s Franchise Adds Voter Handbill to Paycheck Envelopes

A Canton, Ohio franchise included recommendations for three Republican candidates in its latest paychecks handed out to employees, allegedly a violation of state law.


The Caucus: Video: A Final Push Out of the Ditch?

President Obama repeatedly uses a line about the Republicans “slipping Slurpees” after the economy went into a ditch.



White House Opens Doors to Washington Trick-or-Treaters

President Obama and his wife, Michelle, are welcoming area children and military families to celebrate Halloween at the White House Sunday evening. 


Courts Failing to Detect Elder Abusers, Government Report Finds

Abuse of elderly Americans by their court-appointed guardians is growing into a multibillion-dollar business, and a new oversight report suggests the government is not doing enough to prevent the crimes. 


Gitmo Detainee Gets Eight Years for War Crimes in Plea Deal

A military jury in Guantanamo says a former teenage Al Qaida fighter should serve 40 years in prison for war crimes, a symbolic decision because a plea deal caps his sentence at eight years.


Theodore Sorensen, top JFK aide, dies at 82

President-elect John F. Kennedy with Theodore Sorensen, right, discussing West Virginia's economic problems in this December 1960 file photo.Theodore C. Sorensen, the studious, star-struck aide and alter ego to President John F. Kennedy whose crisp, poetic turns of phrase helped idealize and immortalize a tragically brief administration, died Sunday. He was 82.


Newsweek: How to read a political poll

The Caucus: Reid Promises Immigration Vote After Election

The Democratic leader in the Senate said he will bring a measure to the floor that would help some illegal immigrants gain legal status.



The Caucus: Thin Crowd for Obama in Cleveland

The rafters were largely empty on Sunday when President Obama wrapped up a weekend of last-minute campaigning in Cleveland in an indoor arena.



Fearing Election Losses in New York, National Democrats Enlist Cuomo’s Help

Andrew M. Cuomo has been dispatched on a near-daily basis to campaign with the state’s most imperiled Democratic House members.



Theodore Sorensen, Former Speechwriter for President Kennedy, Dies at 82

Theodore C. Sorensen, the studious, star-struck aide and alter ego to President John F. Kennedy whose crisp, poetic turns of phrase helped idealize and immortalize a tragically brief administration, died Sunday. He was 82.


Obama, Biden Stump in Buckeye State

 President Barack Obama took his soaring campaign rhetoric to Ohio on Sunday — bashing the opposition and imploring Democrats to go to the polls — as he wound up a four-state campaign swing designed to stem an expected Republican tide in Tuesday’s congressional election.


The Caucus: On the Campaign Trail

Big names from both major parties have traveled the country stumping for candidates in the midterm elections.



Republicans Deny Giving Up Hope on Miller as Polls Show Nominee Slipping

Republicans stood by Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller Sunday, denying a claim that the party had given up hope that he can beat write-in candidate Lisa Murkowski, as polls show the GOP nominee slipping. 


Tea Party Candidates of the 2010 Midterm Election

The following is a list of congressional and gubernatorial candidates claiming Tea Party support in the midterm election. 


Journalism Prof Questions Editorial Discussion Ahead of Miller Rally

Television reporters caught on tape appearing to discuss the possibility of “child molesters” making up the ranks of Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller’s supporters were just bandying about “what-if scenarios,” the station’s manager said Sunday. 


Know Your Tea Party Candidate: Guide to the Most Loved, Hated Movement of 2010

The mantle of the “Tea Party” candidate has by turns emerged as a blessing and a burden this campaign season, but for the most part the dozens of nominees who can rightly claim that support are embracing it. 


Analysis: Turbulent times and change elections

In the closing days before the crucial midterm election, President Barack Obama makes a final get-out-the-vote push for Democratic candidates as they battle to keep their majorities in Congress, at Midway Plaisance Park in Chicago, on Saturday.Republicans could gain the 40 seats they need for House control, following Democratic gains of 55 seats over 2006 and 2008.


Newsweek: In elections, rich get too much sway

Republicans may have House within their grasp

U.S. House Republican Leader John Boehner speaks during a rally at the Muskingum County Fairgrounds on Oct. 30 in Zanesville, Ohio. Republicans are positioned to wrest control of the House in this week’s elections, the wind at their backs as they reach to capture the 40 seats they need to claim the majority — and potentially many more.


Party Leaders Offer Bold Predictions Ahead of ‘Earthquake’ Election

In their closing arguments, Republican and Democratic party leaders offered bold predictions Sunday ahead of an election which could shift the balance of power in Congress and fundamentally alter President Obama’s policy agenda during his next two years in office. 


Abroad: Take My Bulgarian Joke Book. Please.

Gabrovo, Bulgaria, once regarded as the Communist capital of humor, is trying to build on the legacy of its House of Humor and Satire.



Tea Party Candidate Gains Ground in New Jersey House Race

A new poll shows that a Tea Party Republican candidate is continuing to close the gap with the Democratic incumbent in the race to represent New Jersey’s 6th District in Congress. 


Arizona Immigration Law Divides Latinos, Too

Lawyers for the Justice Department and for the State of Arizona will square off in federal court this week over the immigration law.



The Caucus: G.O.P. Tries to Lower Expectations

Even as surveys predicted a huge night for Republicans on Tuesday, leaders of the party sought to play down expectations on the Sunday political talk shows.



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