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ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Mitt Romney's campaign is running a Spanish-language ad in Florida that claims Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro's niece would support President Barack Obama. The spot shows a clip of Chavez saying that if he were American, "I'd vote for Obama." The Venezuelan leader did say that in September, when […]

For President Barack Obama, good governance is also good politics. Four days before Election Day, Obama showed solid leadership during a national crisis. While Hurricane Sandy’s deadly storm devastated coastal towns and left much of New York City and Long Island, New York waterlogged and without power, Obama was the nation’s anchor in the storm. […]

First of all, I want to send out thoughts and prayers to all those affected by the storm and still struggling to get their lives back in order.       Well, the important month of November is finally here and, of course, next week, Americans will go to the polls–(kudos to those who have already […]

Huggy Lowdown jokes with the crew about  being black and voting for Barack Obama.

Stephanie Robinson talks about the impact of Hurricane Sandy on this year's upcoming election.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg backed President Barack Obama over Republican Mitt Romney on Thursday, saying the incumbent Democrat will bring critically needed leadership to fight climate change after the East Coast devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy. The endorsement from the politically independent and nationally recognizable mayor was a major boost for […]

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Ohio’s Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted acknowledged “losing” more than 30,000 registration updates, meaning these voters could be disenfranchised. According to Husted, the loss is due to a computer error which prevented the updates from being recorded by the Secretary of State’s office, The Advancement Project reported Thursday. A new CNN/ORC International Poll shows […]

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Washington, D.C. – Award-winning documentary filmmaker Stanley Nelson (Freedom Riders, The Murder of Emmett Till) and Advancement Project, a civil and voting rights group, have collaborated for a trilogy of inspiring short films. Telling the stories of everyday people who stood up for the right to vote this year in the face of trying obstacles, […]

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Now what the hell kind of memo is this to get from the boss? In a low-blow attempt to exploit people’s fears about being able to hang onto their jobs in this struggling economy, it seems a few corporate moguls have taken it upon themselves to not only tell their employees what time to come […]

Six days before Election Day, with President Barack Obama returning to the campaign trail after taking a break to oversee relief efforts from Hurricane Sandy, two new polls show that African Americans, young adults, and first-time Latino voters will be critical to Obama’s re-election to the White House. This week, in the final stretch of […]

I am glad to be with you this morning from Rochester, NY having made it through Hurricane Sandy unscathed. Our hearts and prayers go out to the families that lost loved ones and the millions that are probably going to be without power for a week or longer. And for those who were affected and […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The havoc unleashed by Superstorm Sandy is bringing an unnerving pause to the presidential campaigning as President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney adjust the breakneck pace of the contest's final days to the anxieties and escalating emergency demands sweeping the Eastern Seaboard. Seven days before the election, both men and their […]