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Black voter turnout passes whites in 2012

...for a second consecutive presidential election, from 64 percent in 2004...analysis. "Over the last five presidential elections, the share of voters who...voting blocs in upcoming presidential elections," Taylor said. "But...

http://juneauempire.com/hope-yen/2013-05-09/black-voter-turnout-passes-whites-20
Accumulated fragments: The Bear Man of Admiralty Island: Part 3

...some of which were Al Smith (elected Governor of New York five times and lost to Herbert Hoover in the 1928 Presidential elections), the Woodrow Wilson family and J.P. Morgan. Hasselborg took John Holzworth, and friends, out several times...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2013-02-24/accumulated-fragments-bear-man-admi
Neighbors
Hey GOP, take the Palin cure

The Republican Party has been doing a lot of hand-wringing and finger-pointing since the presidential election. Half the conservative columnists and bloggers say the GOP lost because it overemphasized social issues such as abortion and gay...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-11-23/hey-gop-take-palin-cure
Opinion | Sarah Palin
Togo tales: US electoral admiration in Africa

...chuckle to think how in Africa, watching the US presidential election can be so similar to watching a soccer game...had the opportunity to witness the last two presidential elections in Africa, first in Djibouti in 2008 and now...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2013-02-10/togo-tales-us-electoral-admiration-
Neighbors
North Korea defies warnings, launches long-range rocket

...power after his father Kim Jong Il died on Dec. 17 last year, and the launch also comes less than a week before presidential elections in South Korea and about a month before President Barack Obama is inaugurated for his second term.A similar...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-12-11/north-korea-defies-warnings-launches-lo
State
Slack Tide: Everything you wanted to know about Valentine's Day

...paper valentines will be sent. To put that number in perspective, only 126 million ballots were cast in the 2012 presidential election. Factoring in children's classroom Valentine's Day celebrations, the total number of annual valentines exchanged...

http://juneauempire.com/node/26288
Neighbors
Robert Francis Meachum

...newsman and a thoughtful, caring leader. As a reporting intern for the Kansas City Star, he helped cover the 1976 presidential election while the city hosted the Republican National convention. After graduating, Rob worked at the Tallahassee Democrat...

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000162215464
Gimme a smile: Another year, another election

...pregnant and didn't want to risk delivering my baby in the privacy of the voting booth. I've voted in eight presidential elections-this one will be my ninth. My guy has won three times - a thirty-seven and a half percent success rate. That's...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2012-11-04/gimme-smile-another-year-another-el
Neighbors
General election, with presidential race on ballot, is today

...entitled to cast early in-person absentee ballots, as well as special needs ballots and by-fax ballots.The presidential election pits Democratic President Barack Obama against former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-11-06
State
5 things to know about Tuesday's election

...for the August Alaska primary was the lowest in a decade at 25 percent. Voter turnout is generally higher in presidential election. In Alaska, since 1976, it has been at least 59 percent, a mark hit in 1996. The high-water mark over that...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-11-06/5-things-know-about-tuesdays-election
State

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