Barack Obama might embarrass himself tonight. Well, not embarrass himself as much as be embarrassed by the Arkansas presidential primary results. See, the president isn’t very popular in that state — he has essentially zero chance of carrying it in November — and there’s a no-name candidate on the ballot, and so there’s some speculation that the president might do very poorly indeed . Read full article > >

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Jonathan Bernstein: The primaries that matter today

Newt Gingrich, a leading US Republican presidential candidate, says Virginia’s primary is flawed after failing to qualify for the ballot.

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Gingrich misses Virginia primary

Newt Gingrich’s failure to get on the ballot in the critical state of Virginia is a bad signal to his supporters.

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The Caucus: Gingrich Ballot Failure Highlights Challenge to Campaign

Former House speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Gov. Rick Perry failed to submit enough valid signatures to qualify for the Virginia primary ballot, state GOP officials said Friday evening and early Saturday. The Republican Party of Virginia announced early Saturday that Gingrich and Perry failed to submit 10,000 signatures of registered voters required to get their names on the ballot for the March 6 primary. Read full article > >

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Gingrich, Perry disqualified from Va. primary ballot

Spaniards struggling with high unemployment and a credit squeeze delivered a punishing verdict on almost eight years of Socialist government at the ballot box.

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Spanish Vote Turns Power to Conservatives

In “The Breakfast Club,” a geeky high school student played by Anthony Michael Hall says he procured a fake ID not to buy beer, but to vote. But are new photo ID laws in Alabama, Kansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin really necessary to stop widespread fraud like that perpetrated by a John Hughes character? Or are photo ID laws just another conservative scheme to oppress young people and minorities and limit Democratic turnout? Let’s put aside what we think we know about the ballot box and find out. Read full article > >

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Five myths about voter fraud

A new poll finds Maryland voters almost evenly divided over the legalization of same-sex marriage and over allowing children of illegal immigrants to receive in-state college tuition rates — two issues that could be decided at the ballot box next year. Meanwhile, President Obama’s job approval has “dipped considerably,” while Gov. Martin O’Malley’s rating remains “fairly solid,” and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin appears well-positioned for re-election next year, according to the poll by Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies . Read full article > >

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Poll: Marylanders split on gay marriage, immigrant tuition

More than half of the 1.8m people who applied for the London 2012 Olympic Games tickets did not receive any in the ballot, BBC learns.

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Half did not get Olympics tickets

Rahm Emanuel’s bid to become mayor of Chicago may proceed, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, bringing an end to weeks of debate over whether Mr. Emanuel was qualified for the ballot.

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Court Allows Emanuel on Ballot for Chicago Mayor

Rahm Emanuel’s back in the race. The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that a lower court had erred in determining that Emanuel’s name be taken off the ballot for mayor, restoring his candidacy in the Feb. 22nd special election. “The…

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Rahm Emanuel Back in Mayor’s Race

Rahm’s race is back on: The Illinois Supreme Court has granted a stay and instructed the state election board to put Rahm Emanuel’s name on the ballot. He was removed from the ballot on Monday after an appeals court said he failed to meet eligibility…

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Court: Put Rahm on the Ballot

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News in Brief: Rahm Emanuel Thrown Off Ballot in Appellate Court Decision, and More …

Roberto Alomar was selected in his second year on the ballot with 90 percent of the vote, Bert Blyleven in his 14th with 79.7 percent of the vote.

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Alomar and Blyleven Elected to Hall of Fame

In a federal appeals court hearing Monday, California judges appeared likely to strike down Proposition 8, the ballot measure that banned gay marriage in the state. In a legal balancing act, however, the judges are exploring methods of narrowly lifting…

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Calif. Poised to Strike Down Prop 8

Wyclef Jean may not be on the ballot, but Haitians will still have plenty to choose from when they go to the polls. There are currently 18 candidates running for president and not one of them can be considered a clear front-runner. That means the…

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18 Candidates Head Into Haiti Election