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Gas Shortage Riles Weary New Yorkers
While some New Yorkers are demanding power from Mayor Bloomberg, others are livid about the lack of gas. Long lines stretch down blocks as drivers wait for up to six hours or more to fill their tanks, reports the Daily News. In Brooklyn alone, one man was arrested for cutting a snaking line with a…
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Belligerence at the Polls
The 2012 presidential election is extremely close, with President Obama and Mitt Romney running nearly neck and neck according to a new NBC poll, and that pressure has reached the voting booth. According to the Huffington Post, voters in North Carolina during the last two weeks experienced harassment from “poll watchers” and campaign volunteers as…
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Obama vs Romney; Big vs Small Government
During the 2012 presidential race, newspapers, news channels and political radio jocks have painted President Obama and Mitt Romney into two corners: big government and small government, respectively. Now, suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, New York City desperately needs help from FEMA, a government agency, which Romney and running mate Paul Ryan pledged…
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Will Washington Legalize Weed?
In California, marijuana was legalized for medicinal use in 1996, and now in Washington State, a new initiative, I-502, will make the drug legal for persons over 21. Its biggest advocates are Seattle’s elite and members of law enforcement, reports Time magazine, because they say the war on drugs has failed. “We’ve tried criminalization. It’s…
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NYC Annual Marathon Cancelled
While power has returned to New York City residents in hard-hit areas like the Lower East Side of Manhattan, many locals are also cheering the cancellation of the city’s marathon. On Friday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that Sunday’s annual race would not go on because the event seemed to be dividing the city instead of…
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Obama Leads in Ohio, Close Race in Florida
With Nov. 6 fast approaching, the presidential race is still tight. In the battleground state of Ohio, President Obama holds a six-point lead over his opponent, Mitt Romney, according to a new NBC News poll, which says that 51 percent of likely voters would re-elect the president. But in the South, the competition remains fierce. And…
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Are You Still Eligible to Early Vote?
(The Root) — Last week President Obama made history yet again. “This is the first time a president’s ever early voted; it’s pretty exciting,” Obama told NBC News in Chicago recently as he cast his ballot in person before Election Day. To attract more citizens to the polls, both he and Republican opponent Mitt Romney…
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Marlon Wayans: Horror and His GOP Pockets
(The Root) — For decades, the Wayans clan has created classic comedy, from In Living Color to the first two Scary Movie films. Marlon Wayans is set to add to that familial legacy having starred in, produced and co-written with partner Rick Alvarez the upcoming film A Haunted House. The movie, set for a January…
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Romney Ohio Auto Ad Blames Obama for Decline
During the 2012 presidential campaign, Republican Mitt Romney has spent quite a bit of time downplaying his 2008 New York Times op-ed discouraging a bailout of the auto industry. In response, and in addition to his campaign’s fact-checking efforts, President Obama himself highlighted the former governor’s position during the second presidential debate. Now, Politico has…
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Sandy Reroutes Obama and Romney Campaigns
As East Coast residents prepare for Hurricane Sandy, the political campaigns of President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney are under the gun. If the storm — expected to hit New York City on Tuesday morning, and other states like Virginia and Delaware as early as Sunday night — destroys power lines or lingers, the damage…
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