President Obama's Labor Day speech was touted as the opening salvo by a newly awakened White House in trying to thwart a GOP takeover of the Senate and maybe even the House. It appeared as if Obama had finally abandoned that charming, if odd, bipartisanship stuff. United States - Elections - Government - contest - President

President Obama's Labor Day speech was touted as the opening salvo by a newly awakened White House in trying to thwart a GOP takeover of the Senate and maybe even the House. It appeared as if Obama had finally abandoned that charming, if odd, bipartisanship stuff.

Town Clerk Joseph Powers is anticipating that 38 percent of Braintree’s 24,935 eligible registered voters will go to the polls during the Sept. 14 state primary. “All indications are that this will be a primary where the turnout is above average,” he said. ”We’ve seen an increase above the average for voter registration as well as absentee ballot requests. I think that if you couple that with ...

The North Carolina Republican Party has begun a major effort to make sure that it is not out-organized like it was during the 2008 election.

With Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, losing her primary election, Sen.  - More -