Hollande Wins 05/07/2012 08:03:30
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Hollande wins French presidency, signals revisit of austerity (+video) – CSMonitor.com
Socialist candidate François Hollande defeated incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy for the French presidency in a vote that could reposition how the country responds to the eurozone crisis.
S&P 500 Futures Fall as Europes Voters Reject Austerity – Bloomberg
U.S. stock futures fell, following the Standard & Poors 500 Indexs biggest weekly slump in 2012, as France elected Francois Hollande as president and Greek voters flocked to anti-bailout parties, spurring concern Europes debt crisis may escalate.
Francois Hollande wins French presidential vote over Sarkozy, exit polls show – The Washington Post
Incumbent Nicolas Sarkozys five-year term was undermined by Europes economic crisis and his combative personality.
Socialist candidate Hollande wins French election – CSMonitor.com
Socialist candidate François Hollande defeats incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in vote for the French presidency.
France gets new leader, Europe new direction – Times Union
PARIS (AP) France handed the presidency Sunday to leftist Francois Hollande, a champion of government stimulus programs who says the state should protect the downtrodden a victory that could deal a death blow to the drive for austerity that has been the hallmark of Europe in recent years. Mild and affable, the president-elect inherits a country deep in debt and divided over how to integrate immigrants while preserving its national identity. “Austerity can no longer be inevitable!” Hollande declared in his victory speech after a surprising campaign that saw him transform from an unremarkable figure to an increasingly statesmanlike one. Celebrations continued into the night on the iconic plaza of the French Revolution, with revelers waving French, European and labor union flags and climbing the base of its central column. Sarkozy is the latest victim of a wave of voter anger over spending cuts in Europe that has ousted governments and leaders in the past couple of years. In Greece, a parliamentary vote Sunday was seen as critical to the country’s prospects for pulling out of a deep financial crisis felt in world markets. Sarkozy and Germany’s Angela Merkel spearheaded the cost-cutting treaty, and many have worried about potential conflict within the Franco-German “couple” that underpins Europe’s post-war unity. While some market players have worried about a Hollande presidency, Jeffrey Bergstrand, professor of finance at the University of Notre Dame, said it’s a good thing that Hollande will push for more spending throughout Europe to stimulate the economy. With what appears to be a thin victory margin, Hollande must more than ever count on a healthy majority in June legislative elections the next challenge for Sarkozy’s conservatives. Sarkozy alienated many voters with a lunge to the right during the last two weeks of campaigning as he tried to lure backers of the far-right anti-EU and anti-immigration candidate Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Front party.
Socialist Hollande in, Sarkozy out, as France elects a new president | News – Home
Francois Hollande defeated French President Nicolas Sarkozy in a presidential runoff Sunday, signaling a shift to the left as the country and Europe fight to dig out of a weak economy.In a victory speech to supporters in Tulle, Hollande declared his …
Asia Stocks Fall Most in 6 Mths as French Elect Socialist – Bloomberg
Asian stocks fell, with the regional benchmark index declining the most in six months, as concern grew that the European debt crisis may worsen after Francois Hollande was elected Frances first Socialist president in almost two decades.
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Presidential Campaign Donation News 04/26/2012 10:12:01
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Election ads donors wreathed in shadow | | The Bulletin
WASHINGTON Nearly all the independent advertising aired for the 2012 general-election campaign has come from interest groups that do not disclose their donors, suggesting that much of the political spending over the next six months will come from sources invisible to the public.Politically active nonprofits that do not reveal their funding have spent $28.5 million on advertising related to,
Election ads donors wreathed in shadow, By Dan Eggen, The Bend Bulletin publishes Bend / Central Oregon Local news, Oregon State news, Bend Sports, Business news, Oregon Weather, Bend Entertainment, Classifieds
Presidential campaign donations in WNY dwindling – Politics – The Buffalo News
WASHINGTON — Western New Yorkers are greeting this year’s presidential race with closed wallets and a collective yawn.Four years after giving $1.29 …
Romney super PAC gift among mysterious donations – BusinessWeek
A once-mysterious $400,000 check written to a “super” political action committee supporting Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign rekindled a nagging question this election season: Just how much disclosure is enough to satisfy transparency?
HUFFPOST FUNDRACE — Secret Donors Dominate 2012
“Nearly all of the independent advertising being aired for the 2012 general-election campaign has come from interest groups that do not disclose their donors, suggesting that much of the political spending over the next six months will come from sources invisible to the public,” writes Dan Eggen in the Washington Post. The secret money groups like Crossroads GPS, Americans for Prosperity, and others have launched the first salvo in the general election with giant ad buys and no requirement to disclose their even bigger funding sources.
Ex-aide testifies how cover-up of Edwards’ affair unraveled, along with their friendship | Fox News
Andrew Young, is now the key witness against Edwards in the failed Democratic presidential candidate’s trial on charges he used campaign donations to cover up an affair, and on Wednesday, Young testified that Edwards’ behavior became increasingly unpredictable as the lie went sour.
On The Million-Dollar Trail Of A Mystery SuperPAC Donor : Planet Money : NPR
The superPACs raising money to support the presidential candidates have few restrictions. But they do have to reveal who donated money. So what happens when a donation comes from someone trying to avoid public scrutiny?
Obama Gains Edge in Military Campaign Donations | Military.com
Political donations from servicemembers and others connected with the military are shifting from presidential candidate Ron Paul to President Obama, according to analysis released this week.
Romney super PAC’s $400K gift among mysterious donations this election cycle | StarTribune.com
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– A once-mysterious $400,000 check written to a "super" political action committee supporting Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign rekindled a nagging question this election season: Just how much disclosure is enough to satisfy transparency?
The Florida husband and wife behind the contribution were identified Monday as the beneficiaries of an investment fund and are among Romney’s top Florida fundraisers
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Obama Primary Campaign News 04/25/2012 18:48:08
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Romney sweeps five primary wins, pivots campaign against Obama | cleveland.com
Mitt Romney laid claim to the fiercely contested Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night with a fistful of primary triumphs, then urged all who struggle in a shaky U.S. economy to “hold on a little longer, a better America begins tonight.”
Super PACs: Hobgoblins of Democracy – baltimoresun.com
David Horsey looks at the toxic brew of lies that will fuel a Super PAC barrage of attack ads in the contest between President Obama and Mitt Romney.
Obama Presses on College Costs as Romney Vies for Youth Vote
(Updates with Romney’s primary victories in fourth paragraph, Obama interview with Rolling Stone in eighth-10th. For more campaign news, ELECT.) April 25 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama hit college campuses and…
Obama, Romney Face Uphill Fights As General Election Starts For Real – NCPR News from NPR
For President Obama, his greatest challenge is the economy. Still relatively high unemployment and other factors suggest the economic recovery is shaky. Romney’s challenge is that a tough primary fight forced him to the the iight ideologically and now he…
Obama: Romney can’t disown conservative views for election – chicagotribune.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, seeking to sharpen contrasts with Mitt Romney , said on Wednesday his presumptive opponent in the November election won’t be able to disavow conservative views he embraced in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Republican Latest Primaries 04/25/2012 07:48:13
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New York gives Mitt Romney clean sweep of Tuesday primaries – chicagotribune.com
Mitt Romney has now won all five Republican presidential primaries Tuesday, effectively ending the GOP nomination battle.
Romney Sweeps Tuesday’s Primaries; Declares Race is on with Obama – WGN Radio
After Mitt Romney swept the five Republican primaries being contested Tuesday, he turned from securing the Republican nomination and toward the general election against President Barack Obama.
Gingrich to decide next move after Tues. primaries | Deseret News
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Newt Gingrich declined to discuss his struggling presidential campaign Tuesday and said he would decide his next steps after the
Pennsylvania Primaries Will Yield Bob Casey Challenger
By Edith Honan NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) – Five Pennsylvania Republicans face off on Tuesday for the chance to run against Democratic Senator Robert Casey in November, while two incumbent U.S. Representatives, both Democrats, are competing for the state’s newly combined congressional seat. Pennsylvania voters on Tuesday will also cast votes in the Republican presidential primary, though that contest carries less suspense. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney appears almost certain to win since former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum suspended his campaign earlier this month. Several statewide races, however, are competitive. The Senate primary pits Steve Welch, an entrepreneur who is backed by the state party and Republican Governor Tom Corbett, against Tom Smith, a former coal-mine worker who went on to own a coal company and has poured his own money into the campaign. Former state Representative Sam Rohrer, who ran successfully against Corbett two years ago and is popular among Tea Party voters, attorney Marc Scaringi and Dave Christian, a Vietnam War representative, are also seeking the Republican nomination. “There’s three things at play: Smith’s money versus Welch’s endorsement versus the grassroots activism for Rohrer,” said Terry Madonna, the director of the Franklin and Marshall College Poll. While each of the candidates have fought for the banner of the race’s true conservative, both Welch and Smith have sought to explain away an inconvenient line in both of their resumes – both used to be Democrats. That fact has turned the Senate race into “the most bizarre Republican statewide primary I’ve seen in thirty years,” said Madonna.
Mitt Romney sweeps primaries in five states – Political Hotsheet – CBS News
Presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney wins primary contests in New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Delaware and Connecticut, says “a better America begins tonight” Read more by Lucy Madison on CBS News’ Political Hotsheet.
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Obama And Romney News 04/23/2012 22:38:32
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Poll: Obama and Romney tied in Arizona – CNN Political Ticker – CNN.com Blogs
(CNN) — The battle between President Barack Obama and all-but-certain GOP nominee Mitt Romney for Arizona’s eleven electoral votes stands neck and neck, according to a poll released Monday.
Obama campaign: Romney will turn Medicare into a voucher system – POLITICO.com
On the heels of a Medicare report that showed the entitlement program going bankrupt in 2024, the Obama campaign accused Mitt Romney of wanting to dismantle Medicare as it stands. “Romney’s plan for Medicare is simple: turning it into a voucher program and forcing seniors to pay thousands more out of pocket each year for their health care….
Tyler Perry helps Obama top Romney in Georgia fundraising | ajc.com
WASHINGTON — A lucrative Atlanta trip headlined by a Tyler Perry-hosted fundraiser helped President Barack Obama out-raise Republican rival Mitt Romney in Georgia last month by a nearly six-to-one margin.
Obama adviser: Romney running a campaign of distortion – CBS News
Stephanie Cutter says GOP candidate campaigns on “distortions and dishonesty,” lacks a record
Why Obama vs. Romney is becoming a dogfight – CNN.com
David Frum says last week’s question was: Which is worse – to put a dog on the roof of a fast-moving car or to eat dog-meat as food?
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US Election 2012 News 04/23/2012 07:38:01
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Hollande victory could impact US markets this week – Boston.com
A strong showing by Socialist candidate Francois Hollande in the first round of France’s presidential election Sunday may rattle U.S. and global financial markets in the coming weeks. Hollande
U.S. Stock Futures Drop on China Manufacturing – Businessweek
U.S. stock-index futures slid as
Chinese and European manufacturing contracted, the Dutch
government split over austerity measures and French President
Nicolas Sarkozy became the first incumbent since 1958 not to win
the first round of the nation’s election.
Naturalization push ahead of November election | savannahnow.com
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A coalition of groups supporting immigrants has recruited teams of volunteers to help push programs they hope will add thousands of new U.S. citizens to the voter rolls in several states in time for the November presidential election.The national push comes after Democratic President Barack Obama has failed to deliver on promised immigration reforms in his first years in office and his likely opponent, Mitt Romney, adopted harsh rhetoric on illegal immigration to win support from conservatives while campaigning for the GOP nomination.
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US Election General News 04/22/2012 21:41:12
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Hollande victory could impact US markets this week | Fox News
A strong showing by Socialist candidate Francois Hollande in the first round of France’s presidential election Sunday may rattle U.S. and global financial markets in the coming weeks.
US Republicans eye health plan should court overturn reform | Reuters
* Republicans pledge new health plan if Supreme Court acts* New legislation could aid party’s election year aims* Aides see step-by-step approach on health issuesBy David MorganWASHINGTON, April 22
Orrin Hatch close call in Utah: Tea party rising? – CSMonitor.com
Sen. Orrin Hatch is favored to win reelection, but first he faces a primary election against tea party favorite Dan Liljenquist. Can Hatch avoid the fate of former Utah Sen. Bob Bennett, ousted in 2010 by the tea party?
David Axelrod: ‘Reign Of Terror’ Has Taken Hold Of Republicans In Congress
By Bill Trott WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. Congress are under a “reign of terror” imposed by the party’s conservative wing that also has pushed presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to the right, President Barack Obama’s senior campaign strategist said on Sunday. David Axelrod, in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” program, cited the Obama administration’s plans for immigration reform as an example of Republican intransigence in Congress. The political process in Washington should not be “monolithic opposition to everything the chief executive wants to do as a political strategy,” Axelrod said, adding that an “implacable group of Republicans” had blocked any possibility of immigration reform. “I think there are a lot of Republicans in Congress who want to cooperate … but they’re in the thralls of this reign of terror from the far right that has dragged the party to the right,” he said. “Governor Romney and the party have gone way off to the right,” he added. On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Axelrod said that if Obama is re-elected, some Republicans would be more willing to work with him. Axelrod said Romney, the former Massachusetts governor in line to be the Republican challenger to Obama’s re-election in the Nov. 6 election, has nothing new to offer voters. “People don’t know Mitt Romney very well,” he said on CNN. “They see a businessman.
Alberts: Obama, Romney struggle to capture blue-collar support
With all the talk lately in the U.S. about Mitt Romney’s problems with American women —
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French Election Results News 04/22/2012 16:22:21
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France Election Results 2012: Hollande, Sarkozy Advance To Runoff, Far-Right Gets 20 Percent
By Catherine Bremer and Emmanuel Jarry PARIS, April 22 (Reuters) – Far-rightist Marine Le Pen threw France’s presidential race wide open on Sunday by scoring nearly 20 percent in the first round – votes that may determine the runoff between Socialist favourite Francois Hollande and conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy. Hollande led Sarkozy by about 29 to 26 percent in reliable computer projections broadcast after polling stations closed, and the two will meet in a head-to-head decider on May 6. But Le Pen’s record score of 18-20 percent was the sensation of the night, beating her father’s 2002 result and outpolling hard leftist Jean-Luc Melenchon, in fourth place on 11 percent. Centrist Francois Bayrou finished fifth on less than 10 percent. Le Pen, who took over the anti-immigration National Front in early 2011, wants jobs reserved for French nationals at a time when jobless claims are at a 12-year high.
Sarkozy says election results show importance of controlling immigration, saving jobs – 4/22/2012 2:58:29 PM | Newser
President Nicolas Sarkozy says the results of France’s first round of presidential elections show the importance of controlling immigration and saving jobs. Sarkozy and Socialist challenger Francois… – 4/22/2012 2:58:29 PM | Newser
French celebrate election in Tel Aviv so… JPost – National News
Some 150 diplomats, expats and Francophiles assemble on rooftop of French Institute in anticipation of election results.
France’s First-Round Vote Doesn’t Always Dictate Second – The Euro Crisis – WSJ
If history is any guide, trying to guess who will be the next president of France using the first round of the elections as a proxy may be a dangerous exercise.
Latest Updates on the French Presidential Election – NYTimes.com
The Lede is following developments in the first round of presidential voting in France on Sunday as President Nicolas Sarkozy faces nine challengers in his bid for a second term.
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French Election Exit Poll 04/22/2012 14:26:34
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Exit polls show Sarkozy 2nd in French vote – CNN.com
French President Nicolas Sarkozy cast his ballot Sunday as he fought to keep his job amid challenges from nine other candidates.
Hollande wins first round with 27.5 per cent – exit polls — RT
Francois Hollande has secured 27. 5 per cent of the votes cast in the first round of the presidential elections, with about 33 per cent of the ballots counted.
French pollsters agree to forego early exit polls | Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) – French polling institutes will not release exit polls or projected results for the presidential election on Sunday before voting ends at 8 p.m. (1800 GMT), the polling watchdog said on
French elections: healthy turnout | euronews, world news
world news – As voting in the first round of the French presidential elections draws to a close, commentators are noting that although voter numbers are slightly down over the elections in…
France Election: Sarkozy Survives First Round
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France Election Turn Out 04/22/2012 12:15:05
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French election turnout higher than expected – Telegraph
French Elections 2012: President Nicolas Sarkozy’s Fate Hangs In The Balance
PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s career was on the line Sunday as voters turned out in solid numbers for the first round of France’s presidential election, a contest that could shake up Europe’s political landscape and approach to myriad economic troubles. The first-round balloting will trim down a list of 10 candidates from across the political spectrum to two finalists for a May 6 runoff.
French ministry says election turnout over 70 pct at 1500 GMT – Xinhua | English.news.cn
New Jersey Herald – Turnout solid in French presidential election
Since 1829, The New Jersey Herald has been the main source of local news and advertising information for the Sussex County area.
France election: high turnout among early voters – video | World news | guardian.co.uk
French voters went to the polls on Sunday in the first round of the presidential election. Bright spring sunshine across much of the country may have helped voter participation at polling booths
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