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• Post: New Jersey to deploy military trucks to serve as polling places

  New Jersey will deploy military trucks to serve as polling places on Election Day in storm-battered communities, the state secretary of the state announced Thursday during a visit to this flood-ravaged town. The state is also … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Police: We don’t expect election day riots

  Police departments around the nation are not anticipating civil unrest on Election Day despite arguments between liberals and conservatives over whether President Obama’s defeat could spark riots. In 2008, police departments in Oakland, Chicago, Detroit and … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Pelosi’s troops not measuring the drapes

  Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) says Democrats will capture the House in November, but her troops don’t seem to be buying it. With just over a month until Election Day, Democratic lawmakers, lobbyists and aides are showing … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Pa. Upholds Controversial Voter ID Law

  A judge in Pennsylvania on Wednesday upheld that state’s new voter ID law. Pennsylvania is one of 10 states to pass the voter ID law in the past two years. But with Pennsylvania a crucial state … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Could Congress Compromise on Taxmageddon?

  Right after Election Day, Congress and the president will face a gargantuan problem: By Dec. 31, drastic tax increases and spending cuts will kick in to suck about $607 billion from the economy. The Congressional Budget … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Let the Political Ad Battle Begin…

  Ad wars among outside interest groups have begun in several U.S. congressional races — about a year before Election Day. Television spots underwritten a coalition of labor groups urge Montana Rep. Denny Rehberg, Nevada Sen. Dean … Continue reading →