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Will President Barack Obama pull off another win in the battleground state of North Carolina? The Election Day is just 19 days away but, voters in North Carolina today join voters in 19 other states already casting their ballots. Long lines already seen in Charlotte as North Carolina early voting begins.   Early voting begins in […]

Obama leads among early voters: Poll Reuters WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama  and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are neck and neck in  opinion polls, but there is one area in which the incumbent  appears to have a big advantage: those who have already cast  their ballots. Obama leads Romney by 59 percent to 31 […]

Dr. Andrew F. Brimmer, Who broke color barrier on U.S. Federal Reserve Board Board, dies at 86   By Laurence Arnold Bloomberg   Andrew Brimmer, an economist who became the first black member of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board when President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him in 1966, has died. He was 86.   He died […]

39 Days until the 2012 United States elections on Tuesday, November 6, 2012       Obama campaign registers 250,000 voters in North Carolina as it tries to keep the state close The most new voters the Obama campaign has registered anywhere else in the country      Associated Press    RALEIGH, N.C. — Dozens […]

President Vladimir Putin: I’m ‘grateful’ to Mitt Romney for proving me right about missile defense Putin said yesterday that Romney’s latest comments about Russia as the US’s ‘geopolitical foe’ validate the Kremlin’s resistance to American plans for a missile defense system in Europe. By Fred Weir | Christian Science Monitor President Vladimir Putin has lashed […]

Little enthusiasm for US elections in Africa Deutsche Welle Barack Obama’s election as US president in 2008 was widely welcomed in Africa. That enthusiasm has largely given way to skepticism. Many Africans today do not trust either candidate’s policies towards Africa. As US President Barack Obama and his rival, Republican candidate Mitt Romney, prepare to […]

Mitt Romney named Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate Quick facts on Romney and Ryan Mitt Romney announced House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate at a campaign event in Norfolk, VA. The announcement was held in front of the U.S.S. Wisconsin — which just happens to be Ryan’s […]

Democratic and Republican National Conventions- Charlotte and Tampa 2012: Both cities get ready for national attention _________________________________________________ President Jimmy Carter to speak by video at Democratic convention By Aaron Gould Sheinin The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Former President Jimmy Carter will address the 2012 Democratic National Convention live via video in prime time. The Democratic National Convention Committee said […]

 Hillary Clinton goes to sub-Saharan Africa: a counterpoise to China’s sway? The Secretary of State was in Senegal Wednesday, kicking off a seven-nation trip to sub-Saharan Africa. Hillary Clinton will highlight Africa’s economic and political progress – and try to define what Obama means by ‘partnership, not patronage.’ By Howard LaFranchi | Christian Science Monitor […]

99 days until November 6, 2012 election.- Early voting to begin in September and October in some states     November 6, 2012 is General Election Day   Alabama Voter registration deadline October 26, 2012 Last day for voter to make application for an absentee ballot November 1, 2012 Last day for voter to hand-deliver or […]