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A quick skip around the globe shows that a lot of what the president is calling for in his bid for health care reform has already played out successfully in many other countries, writes Art Caplan, Ph.D.
New York City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. has cruised to victory in the Democratic mayoral primary and will face billionaire incumbent Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Last year's marathon presidential campaign should have sated even the most intense political junkies, but in Iowa and New Hampshire some are already looking ahead to 2012.
Republicans from Iowa and New Hampshire defended their coveted early spots in presidential nominating contests Friday, as national party leaders consider recommending a new pathway to the White House for the 2012 election.
Moderate Christopher J. Christie walked to victory in the Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday, fending off challenges from two more conservative rivals and setting up a long-anticipated November matchup with the unpopular incumbent Democrat.
Sen. Arlen Specter said Sunday he did not seek and was not given any assurance that he would not face a primary challenge when he made the decision to leave the Republican party to rejoin the Democratic party.
Ex-NBA star Dave Bing scored big on his initial foray into politics, beating a field of 15 candidates in the first leg of an election to complete the term of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who was brought down by a text-messaging sex scandal.
A fight over whether to build a rail line along Honolulu's traffic-clogged oceanside corridor is the dominant topic in Saturday's mayoral vote, with opposition candidates pledging to stop the project in its tracks.
Sen. John Kerry fended off his first Democratic opponent in nearly a quarter century, but he got a message from voters when his relatively unknown challenger earned more than 30 percent of the vote.
A Democrat who raised a hefty amount of money and a Republican lobbyist who has never held elected office will battle each other in November to succeed embattled Republican Rep. Rick Renzi in Arizona's 1st Congressional District.
A longtime Brooklyn congressman who has gone most of his career without ever facing much of a re-election challenge is facing an aggressive fight this year from a former "Real World" cast member.
Don Young, Alaska's lone congressman for the last 35 years, remained locked in a tight race with the lieutenant governor Wednesday, a day after the state's primary election, and the winner may not be decided for days.
Alaska's Republican old guard talked tough Wednesday after a bruising primary, sounding confident they can prevail in the November general election despite criminal probes.
The Republican National Committee on Friday made its penalties stick against South Carolina, New Hampshire, Florida and Michigan for holding primaries earlier than rules allowed.
There were few surprises when Washington unveiled its new primary system, but a handful of statehouse races spotlight one of the system's most interesting facets: two people from the same party moving on to the general election.
Democrats moved Saturday to change the way they nominate presidential candidates and avoid a repeat of this year's primary scramble.
Being linked to "big oil" turned into a big problem for Tennessee Republican freshman Rep. David Davis, who became the first congressman from that state to lose in a primary in more than four decades.
Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe looks strong in his bid for a third term. The Democratic nominee, on the other hand, has a lot of work to do if he wants to pull off an election upset in November.
Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe has won an easy Republican primary victory over three little-known opponents.
U.S. Rep. Chris Cannon, one of the nation's most conservative congressmen, lost his bid for a seventh term Tuesday in a Republican primary that focused on whether he was conservative enough for Utah's 3rd District.
Bob Conley, a Democratic newcomer to South Carolina politics, will take on Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham in November after a recount Monday gave Conley a narrow victory over a primary opponent.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told a group of Michigan Democrats that the current primary system is "fundamentally flawed" and he supports changing the 2012 primary calendar to reduce the influence of early contests in Iowa and New Hampshire.
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham easily won his Republican primary but won't know his November opponent until state officials finish a recount.
Barack Obama named a three-person team including Caroline Kennedy to lead his search for a running mate Wednesday while expressing confidence that the Democratic Party would soon unify after a bruising battle for the presidential nomination.
Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois sealed the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation's first black president. A vanquished Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket.
Republicans Polled: Dead Heat Between Tiarht and MoranWith Sen. Sam Brownback (R) not seeking reelection to the Senate in order to launch his run for Kansas Governor, two House Republicans are apparently in a dead heat in the Republican Primary for the open U.S. Senate seat. The primary contest is now just 8 months away.
Rand Paul's early lead a sign of party division In Kentucky, first-time political candidate Rand Paul has harnessed the anti-Republican-establishment vibe among conservatives to raise $1.4 million and take a surprising lead in early polls in the race for U.S. Senate over Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson.
4 Vie for Kennedy's Seat, but Only 3 Seek His Mantle - NYTimes.comAsk not how the Democratic candidates to succeed Senator Edward M. Kennedy would blaze a new path: most are too busy trying to prove themselves his ideological twin as the Dec. 8 primary draws near.
Countdown's Lawrence O'Donnell publicly thanked Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter for his help securing the State House Convention Center for a Free Health Clinic. The Clinic was the brain child of Countdown's Keith Olbermann and his staff.
Paul leads Grayson in new U.S. Senate race poll Bowling Green eye surgeon Rand Paul has a slight lead over Secretary of State Trey Grayson in their race to win next May's Republican primary election for the U.S. Senate, according to a new poll.
Start school at six, key schools report recommends Schoolchildren should not start formal lessons until they turn six, and Sats should be scrapped to relieve the damaging pressure England's young pupils face, the biggest inquiry into primary education for 40 years concludes today.
MarketWatch First Take: Grassley may have pulled the plug on reform - MarketWatchEvery independent fact-checker has concluded that the section would do no such thing, but would merely give patients the right and ability to control their own care. It specifically prohibited spending any government money for euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide.
Charlie Rangel Speaks the Truth[Rangel's] criticism of the president for trying to clear the Democratic primary field for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
Congressman Joe Sestak to Run Against Sen. Arlen Specter in the Primary A congressman from the Philadelphia suburbs will challenge U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter in the Democratic Senate primary.
The Proof of Political Wisdom Is in the Results of the ElectionElections are always great for providing answers to questions that seem impossible to predict before polls close but are absolutely obvious afterward.
I consider myself to be a man of principle. I always considered myself someone who holds true to his principles but knows which battles are ones to be fought at the ballot box. Until now, I have never had much of a dilemma in the lead up to casting my vote.
Chris Christie may still win the Republican gubernatorial primary, but in the process he is being forced into a more conservative political box than he ever imagined he'd be in.
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Tom Ridge voted for the fairness Doctrine. Can he win in Pa?What will happen when Pennsylvania Republicans find out that Ridge voted for the outrageous Fairness Doctrine in 1987 that would force radio stations to "balance" conservative talk show hosts like Rush Limbaugh with liberal hosts?
Jones considers challenging BoehnerRun, Jones, run! Remember, you don't need to take an IQ test to be in Congress... just ask Senator Mark Pryor!
Two weeks ago, I wrote and posted on Newsvine and my blog an article entitled, "Republicans May Become Democrats (text provided below)." In the article, I explained why Senator Specter might benefit from changing his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat before the 2 …
Mitt Romney is apparently more interested in running for office and accumulating his own political power than he is in making a valuable contribution to this country. I suspect that replenishing his personal coffers isn't far behind in his mind.
African aid 'needs science focus'Neil Turok, chair of mathematical physics at Cambridge University, says governments are following the wrong policy when it comes to African aid. Focusing on basic healthcare and primary education is stopping Africa developing, Professor Turok suggests.
Wandering pupils' parents slam school- The parents of two 5-year-olds who left school unnoticed lashed out at school officials Wednesday for not keeping a closer watch on their daughters.
Germany schools to scrap 'completely redundant' English classesGermany is considering scrapping English classes for primary school children after a study showed no advantage to an early start learning the world language of business and commerce.
Internet Overtakes Newspapers As News SourceExcerpt: The internet, which emerged this year as a leading source for campaign news, has now surpassed all other media except television as a main source for national and international news.
From December 2007 to March 2008, I wrote various drafts of a proposal on how our political parties -- starting in 2012 -- might adopt primary election procedures that would better serve our country in selecting presidential candidates.
I believe that the right to vote is sacred, and a duty as an American. However, this election year was a rough one for Michigan voters.
Half of state schools 'fiddle rules so they can keep out poor' Half of state schools are breaking admissions rules designed to stop middle-class pupils dominating the best primaries and secondaries, watchdogs will reveal today.
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