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The Presidential Race isn't as Close as You Think

Todd Herron | Posted 12.18.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Supreme Court, Iowa, US Supreme Court, California, USA-Election-Polls, Ohio, Elections 2012, Obama, Nevada, Romney, Colorado, Texas, Virginia, Swing States, Electoral Votes, Electoral College, North Carolina, Popular Vote, Slideexpand, Canada Politics News
Todd Herron

Is the U.S. election really a neck-and-neck race, like the pollsters in the mainstream media keep reporting? Not really. It would be close, if the popular vote indeed decided the Presidency, but it's the Electoral College that determines who wins. That's why Obama and Romney don't bother to campaign in California, New York, or Texas; the outcomes there are "givens." The swing-states are where the action is -- and this time around, Ohio is the "swingyest" of them all.

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The Ethiopian Determined to be the Next Barack Obama

Samuel Getachew | Posted 07.17.2012 | Canada
Read More: Congress, Talk Radio, Ethiopia, Barack Obama, African Americans, Ethiopians, Burning Flag, Washington DC, Virginia, Radio Talk Show Host, DC Politics, Dc, Canada News
Samuel Getachew

In the great mass of Ethiopians in the United States, one man sees great potential for American's newest immigrants. A radio personality, a writer, and an activist, Tewodros "Teddy" Fikre is seeking a sear in the eight Congressional District in the Commonwealth of Virginia. A huge step for any Ethiopian.

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