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Are Democrats and Republicans going to campaign heavy in states with the highest unemployment rates and the largest electoral votes in 2012? In the most current preliminary release for September 2011 the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 25 states recorded unemployment rate decreases, 14 states posted rate increases, and 11 states and the District of Columbia […]

October 18, 2011   Military voting increased last year, report finds   Washington Post Buoyed by a new law that requires states to make absentee ballots more accessible to military personnel serving overseas, troops voted at a higher rate than the general population in last year’s midterm elections, according to a new report.   Overall, […]

  Will North Carolina turn politcal blue or red in 2012?   The 2012 Democratic National Convention, in which delegates of the Democratic Party will choose the party’s nominees for President of the United States and Vice President of the United States in the 2012 national election, during the week of September 3, 2012, will […]

Occupy Wall Street MSNBC:

Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Sun Trust recently announced that they will charge customers a monthly fee to use their debit cards for purchases. Some financial experts are expressing concerns that the fees will push low-income and minority customers out of the banking system. Michel Martin hears from Tell Me More’s regular finance contributor […]

Smart cities can be identified  along six main axes or dimensions.  smart economy; smart mobility; a smart environment; smart people; smart living; and smart governance.   Siemens Names Daryl Dulaney CEO Infrastructure & Cities Sector in North America http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/siemens-names-daryl-dulaney-ceo-infrastructure–cities-sector-in-north-america-130964658.html ATLANTA, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Siemens today announced that Daryl Dulaney has been appointed chief […]