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Ad hits Ashley Judd for being Obama supporter, calling Tenn. home
The right-leaning group American Crossroads has released a new ad on attacking Ashley Judd for supporting President Obama and questioning her status as a Kentucky resident.
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Jefferson County Election Results
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PHOTOS: Obama seizes Election Day victory
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Special election first test of military voting law
A special legislative election in central Kentucky could be the first test of Kentucky's new military voting law passed earlier this year to help ensure soldiers deployed to foreign counties get to cast ballots back home.
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Beshear rules himself out as McConnell challenger
Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear has ruled himself out as a potential challenger to Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell in 2014.
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White House Life: The Obama family and the next 4 years
With the Obama family ready for four more years at their 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue home, the first daughters, Sasha and Malia Obama -- now 11 and 14 -- are preparing to spend some of their teenage years in the White House.
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Yarmuth stands behind comments made on election night
John Yarmuth is standing by his commitment to try and oust long time Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell.
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Mitt Romney Didn’t Want to Be President, Son Claims
Mitt Romney didn’t really want to win, his son Tagg Romney claims in a recent interview.
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Ky. voters overwhelmingly approve hunting and fishing amendment
Kentucky voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment that guarantees the right to hunt and fish. It was a move pushed by the NRA just in case someone tried to put a ban on hunting. Those in favor of the measure say it will be good for everyone.
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Republicans return Romney's parting gift
It's been just over a week since his defeat at the hands of President Obama and already a chasm between Mitt Romney and some prominent members of the Republican Party seems to have opened up.
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Coin toss doesn't decide council seat
A coin toss has failed to identify who will serve in the last remaining seat on the Walton City Council beginning next year.
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Colo. and Wash. approve legalization of marijuana, could Ky. be next?
It's a first, in two states, Colorado and Washington, voters approve the legalization of recreational pot. Now 19 states allow for medicinal use. It has long been talked about in Kentucky, so could this soon become a reality in the Commonwealth?
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Election Day take away, how Ky. demographics affected elections
Kentucky was one of the first, if not the first state to be called for Mitt Romney. But there was at least one county in the Bluegrass that voted differently -- Jefferson County.
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New Hampshire makes history on Election Day
The state made history in Tuesday's election by electing the country's first ever all-female delegation.
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President Obama wins, gets second term
President Obama has won a second term, emerging victorious in what had been a deadlocked race into the final hours of the campaign.
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Photos: Stars react to Obama victory
Stars took to Twitter to react to the election results.
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Ky. gets 183 calls across state on Election Day
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway says the Election Fraud Hotline received 183 calls from nearly 60 counties on Election Day, with the bulk of the questions concerning procedural issues and voting machines.
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Ind. voters react to Tuesday's election results
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Tech Check: Presidential tweet overtakes Bieber
As expected, new social media records were set on Election Day.
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Photos: Romney supporters
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GOP's Pence wins election as Indiana's governor
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Republican Mike Pence will be Indiana's next governor after a victory that helps extend his party's control of the Statehouse.
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Photos: Andy Barr, supporters celebrate big win
Republican Andy Barr scored Kentucky's biggest election upset Tuesday by defeating Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler in the 6th District.
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Obama supporters celebrate victory
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Behind the scenes photos: Newly elected JCPS board members Haddaway, Jones
Family, friends and supporters celebrate with Dis. 2 winner David Jones, Jr. and Dis. 4 winner Chuck Haddaway. Chris Brady won the 7th District seat.
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John Yarmuth Wins Re-Election Gallery
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Donnelly gives Democrats Indiana Senate victory
Democrat Joe Donnelly has thwarted the tea party's hopes in Indiana by winning the Senate seat held for 36 years by Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar.
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Mourdock's concession speech, statement following election results
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Barr defeats Chandler in Kentucky's 6th District
Republican Andy Barr has upset Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, who was unable to overcome a burdensome drag from the top of the ballot.
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Behind the scenes: WHAS11 Election Coverage
Check out some of our WHAS11 staff hard at work providing you with the latest, up to date information.
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Ohio's Brown tops GOP rival, keeps US Senate seat
Democrat Sherrod Brown has won re-election to the U.S. Senate after one of the most expensive and closely watched match-ups in the country.
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Election and social media memes, photos and stats
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Faces of past 100 years of presidential elections
The past 100 years of U.S. presidential election candidates.
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Romney wins Indiana as state returns to GOP ways
Mitt Romney has won Indiana's presidential election as voters returned to their red-state ways just four years after Barack Obama gave Democrats their first Indiana White House nod in four decades.
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Ky. voters make Romney their choice for president
Kentucky voters have made Republican Mitt Romney their choice for president, snubbing yet again Democrat Barack Obama who has repeatedly come up short in the state.
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Photos: Voters make their way to the polls
Even in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, voters went to the polls.
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'I Voted' stickers from across the country
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Polls and problems, an election day voter recap
It's been a very busy election day across Kentuckiana. However, no no election day is without problems.
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Complete List of Election Results
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WHAS11 Political Editor Joe Arnold breaks down all the big races
There are a number of contentious races locally in Louisville and across the state. WHAS11 Political Editor Joe Arnold discusses all the races we will be watch closely.
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Some voters ask what happened to the 'I Voted' stickers?
Some voters look forward to getting one of those "I Voted" stickers after casting their ballot. They wear it with pride and remind others to vote or give it to their kids, but not any more.
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BOE dealing with issues head-on as voters report problems
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Voter turn out steady at Jefferson County precincts
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Ind. voters can buy alcohol after voting this year
This Election Day marks the first presidential election year in several decades where Indiana voters can buy alcohol after casting their votes.
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Self-proclaimed toughest sheriff faces re-election
Voters decide Tuesday whether to give the self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in America a sixth term as he faces his most serious political challenge.
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Exit poll shows economy still the top concern
Preliminary results of an exit poll conducted for The Associated Press show that the presidential election hinges once again on the economy.
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Romney adds two stops after casting ballot in Massachusetts
President Obama is keeping his Election Day tradition of shooting hoops after doing a few satellite interviews in swing states.
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U.S. Senate, Ky. House power balance may hinge on Kentuckiana voters
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Both Presidential candidates try to win final votes on election eve
During the final full day of campaign 2012. Both Presidential candidates are in multiple battleground states trying to win the final few votes that may put them over the top.
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Polls open, voting begins across Kentuckiana
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Local candidates try last minute efforts to get votes
It's just one of the intriguing last minute moves being made by politicians on the eve of an election that has been fascinating from the race to the White House right to the Kentucky House.
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VP Biden, wife cast ballot in Delaware
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Trump vs. Cuban: Billionaires duke it out on Twitter
A billionaire battle between Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and casino magnate Donald Trump exploded into a Twitter war on Monday.
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Ind. voters face noon Monday early voting deadline
Indiana residents have only a few more hours to cast early ballots for this year's hotly contested presidential, Senate, governor's and other races.
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Kentucky, Indiana polls prepare for big turnout
The polls open in a little less than 12 hours and officials in Indiana and Kentucky are gearing up for a big turnout.
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Young Democrats, Republicans talk issues with Brooke Katz
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Americans face prospect of status quo Congress
A barrage of negative ads, more than $2 billion in spending and endless campaign stops all come down to this: Americans likely will get the same divided Congress they've been ranting about for two years.
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GOP looks for big wins in Ind., but spoiler lurks
Indiana Republicans hope to build on big wins they made in 2010 by winning races for president and governor, but the U.S. Senate seat the GOP has held for nearly four decades could be the spoiler on election night.
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Thieneman will be on Election Day ballot; residency controversy still tarnishes his eligibility
In his last minute pitch to voters, incumbent Democrat Perry Clark made sure they knew of his Republican challenger's residency controversy.
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Consumer Watch: Election themed video games becoming more popular
It's no surprise that the 2012 presidential campaign has been prime fodder for the video game industry.
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A state-by-state look at Tuesday's election
A state by state look at key races and measures on the ballot on Tuesday. The number of electoral votes is in parenthesis
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'Redskins rule' points to Romney victory
Robert Griffin III may yet rescue the Washington Redskins from more than a decade of blundering incompetence, but the young quarterback -- with little help from his porous offensive line -- will not be President Obama's savior this Election Day.
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Mitt Romney makes final campaign stops ahead of election
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The final countdown to Election Day begins
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President Obama makes final push before Election Day
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Court needs more information before ruling in Thieneman case
The judge will wait to decide candidate's Chris Thieneman eligibility until after the election in 37th Senate District, wants utility records of residences.
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Indiana candidates make final push for votes
Louisville, Ky. (WHAS) – In a final push to get votes before Election Day, 9th district congressional candidate Shelli Yoder criss-crossed southern Indiana Saturday.
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Dems, GOP marshal troops in last weekend of race
GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) -- Democratic and Republican volunteers are spending a final cold and rainy weekend before Election Day urging their supporters to vote.
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Donnelly opens wide lead after Mourdock comments
An Indiana race that could help decide control of the U.S. Senate appears to be shifting in favor of the Democrat after the tea party-backed candidate proclaimed a pregnancy resulting from rape is "something God intended."
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President returns to campaign trail; Romney to stump in Va. Beach tonight
Both campaigns have big events in Hampton Roads through the weekend.
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Obama tours storm damage, Romney mutes rhetoric
President Barack Obama soberly toured the destruction wrought by superstorm Sandy on Wednesday in the company of New Jersey's Republican governor and assured victims "we will not quit" until cleanup and recovery are complete.
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Will eastern Ky. snow affect Election Day?
Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes says, even after the snowstorm, every county clerk's office in Kentucky was open on Tuesday and ready to accept voters.
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Election chief predicts record-level voting in Ky.
Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is expecting a record number of voters to cast ballots in next week's general election.
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New McCaskill ad declares: 'Todd Akin is scary'
Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill on Monday launched a Halloween-week ad casting her Republican challenger Todd Akin as "scary" because of his remarks about "legitimate rape." Akin, meanwhile, is gaining some outside help in his quest to oust Missouri
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Ind. superintendent race gains national attention due to education policy
The senate race isn't the only Indiana race getting national attention the race for state education superintendent is being watched as a referendum on school policies pushed by conservatives.
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Romney scraps Monday night and Tuesday campaigning
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is curtailing his campaign schedule as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the Eastern seaboard, canceling planned appearances Monday night and all day Tuesday.
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GOP tries to move past Mourdock comment on rape
With less than two weeks until Election Day, Senate candidate Richard Mourdock and Republicans nationally are trying to move past his comment about pregnancy and rape.
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Judge leans towards Thieneman
A candidate for Kentucky State Senate was in court Friday after a lawsuit was filed claiming he's not a "bona fide” candidate.
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Sen. Reid taken to hospital after Vegas car crash
Troopers say Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has been taken to the hospital in an ambulance after what appears to be a rear-end crash on an interstate through Las Vegas.
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Zoeller, Mourdock hold health care roundtable, urge ObamaCare repeal
Zoeller and Mourdock met with physicians at The Grand in New Albany to discuss "ObamaCare’s" impact on their practices and patients.
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Obama pressures Romney to break his Mourdock ties
President Barack Obama, seeking to shore up support among women, intensified his pressure Thursday on Mitt Romney to break any ties with a Republican Senate candidate who said that if a woman becomes pregnant from rape it is "something God intended."
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Constitutional amendment on Ky. ballot could change hunter, angler rights
WHAS11’s Political Editor Joe Arnold explains why hunters and anglers believe they should have a protected right to hunt and fish.
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McCain accepts Mourdock explanation, backs him
A spokesman for Republican John McCain says the senator is now backing Indiana's Richard Mourdock after the candidate explained his remark that pregnancy from rape is "something God intended."
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Police look for suspected thief accused of stealing 100 Romney campaign signs
The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office says the signs were taken from spots around the county between late Friday and early Saturday.
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Obama on marathon tour; Romney runs across Ohio
A scratchy-voiced President Barack Obama powered through a marathon drive to get his supporters to vote Thursday and planned to set an example by becoming the first president to cast his own ballot ahead of time. Republican Mitt Romney spent one of t
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Powell standing by Obama in 2012 presidential race
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a longtime Republican, is sticking with President Barack Obama in this year's election.
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Controversy continues despite Mourdock apology; Obama, McCain, IN voters weigh in
Amid a political firestorm, embattled U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock apologized on Wednesday for how a remark was interpreted at a debate on Tuesday night.
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Mourdock apologizes for misinterpretation of rape pregnancy comment
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock apologized in a news conference Wednesday for the misinterpretation of his rape pregnancy comment in the debate Tuesday night.
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Obama campaign: Mourdock rape comment 'outrageous'
President Barack Obama's campaign says a Republican Senate candidate's comments about rape are a reminder that Mitt Romney and a GOP-led Congress would feel women shouldn't be able to make choices about their health care.
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Final debate held for Indiana’s U.S. Senate candidates at IUS
It's the election that could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate; Indiana's very heated senate race between Democrat Joe Donnelly and Republican Richard Mourdock
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Mourdock rape pregnancy comment sparks firestorm, candidate clarifies remark
As each candidate was asked about their shared "pro-life" position, Mourdock said "I came to realize that life is that gift from God. And even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen."
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Akin: McCaskill fetches DC headaches like a 'dog'
Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill says it's "unfortunate" that GOP challenger Todd Akin likened her to a "dog" fetching Washington problems and bringing them back to Missouri.
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Pence: Mourdock should apologize for rape comment
Indiana gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence says that fellow Republican Richard Mourdock should apologize for saying that when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape "that's something God intended."
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Kentucky Democrats transfer $350,000 to Ohio
The Kentucky Democratic Executive Committee has transferred $350,000 over the past month to Ohio where President Barack Obama is in a tight race with Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
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Deadline this week for write-in candidates in Ky.
People who want to be considered as write-in candidates in the Nov. 6 election in Kentucky must have their paperwork and filing fee turned in this week.
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First-time voters weigh their options on third presidential debate
Politically charged students at the University of Louisville gathered to watch the third and final Presidential Debate.
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Republicans getting more new voters than Democrats
Far more Kentuckians who registered to vote this year have opted to become Republicans, though Democrats continue to have the clear majority in the state.
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Indiana Senate debate at IUS
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Nielsen: 65.6 million watch second debate
NEW YORK (AP) -- With an estimated 65.6 million viewers, the television audience for the second presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney was smaller than the first -- but only slightly.
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Obama, Romney woo female voters, Louisville women not swayed
"I guess there a lot of us and that's why they say they have to go after the women," said Barbara Haller.
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CNN poll shows viewers believe President won final debate
The battle was held in Boca Raton, FL and was a seated affair moderated by Bob Schieffer of CBS. First topic that was discussed was Libya. Both President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney sped past the subject into broader Middle East policy
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Undecided voters see a win for president in debate
About a dozen voters got together at a Radcliff church near Fort Knox to watch the second Presidential Debate. Eighty-two uncommitted voters watched the candidates square off live in Hempstead, New York, from Hofstra University.
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Face to face: Obama, Romney in crackling debate
Romney pushed back hard, saying the middle class "has been crushed over the last four years" under Obama's leadership and that 23 million Americans are still struggling to find work.
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NRA endorses Chandler in Kentucky's 6th District
The National Rifle Association has endorsed Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler for re-election in Kentucky's 6th District.
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Political world buzzing after feisty vice presidential debate
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‘Million Puppet March’ planned for Nov. 3 after Romney’s PBS funding comments
More than 1,000 puppeteers and public broadcasting supporters have signed on for a march on the national mall in Washington.
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Tree protester planning rally in Danville, Ky.
DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A Los Angeles man who shouted anti-abortion slogans from atop a tree during the vice presidential debate in Danville says he plans to hold a rally in the central Kentucky town.
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Sen. Paul running pro-Akin ad in Mo. Senate race
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is coming to the aid of Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin with a new advertising campaign.
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FACT CHECK: Stumbles in latest presidential debate
In the rough-and-tumble of a town hall-style presidential debate, the facts took something of a beating Tuesday night.
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Report on privatized Medicare cost becomes campaign fodder
A study out today on how much a privatized Medicare system might cost recipients has already become fodder for the presidential campaigns.
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Eyes are on the voters in town hall-style debates
The every-four-years ritual of a national "town hall" style debate began as a nerve-racking experiment in live television. Moderator Carole Simpson was so nervous about turning over the microphone to regular folks and their questions that she spent d
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DesJarlais denies hypocrisy for talk of abortion
A Republican congressman from Tennessee is telling supporters he's not a hypocrite for discussing abortion with a mistress more than a decade ago. But now he may have to defend his medical license.
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This time, voters pose the debate questions
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2 arrested outside vice presidential debate
Two Los Angeles men are scheduled to be arraigned next week after their arrests outside the vice presidential debate in Danville.
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Danville plays host to only VP debate, major success 2nd time
All eyes were on Danville Thursday night as Vice-President Joe Biden and Republican candidate Paul Ryan squared off at Centre College.
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Romney campaign disagrees with Akin rape comments
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Beshear steps up anti-texting initiative in Ky.
Gov. Steve Beshear sent a message to motorists on Wednesday, but not the kind that might distract them if they're behind the wheel.
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Rand Paul endorses Romney, describes secret meeting
"I can be an asset in securing the conservative base of the party," Paul said.
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Mike Huckabee talks about vice presidential debate with WHAS11’s Joe Arnold
Former republican presidential candidate and Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee visited Louisville over the weekend to help raise money for local candidates.
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Romney casts ballot, campaigns as people vote
His wife, Ann, was at his side Tuesday morning when the pair cast their ballots near their Belmont, Mass. home a little before 9 a.m. EST. The Republican presidential candidate will return to Boston Tuesday night for an Election Day reception.
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National Presidential Election Map
Interactive map showing the popular and electoral vote amounts for the U.S. Presidential Election
