Archive for September 14th, 2011

Longing for More of the Same, Recession-Battered Nevadans Elect Another Republican

Longing for More of the Same, Recession-Battered Nevadans Elect Another Republican

The GOP’s Mark Amodei easily defeated Democrat Kate Marshall and independent candidate Helmuth Lehmann, a political novice from Reno, to capture Nevada’s heavily Republican 2nd Congressional District seat Tuesday night. Amodei will take the seat of former U.S. Rep. Dean Heller, R-Carson City, who was […]

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Republican Bob Turner Captures Seat Vacated by Weiner

Republican Bob Turner Captures Seat Vacated by Weiner

In a race largely viewed as a referendum on President Barack Obama’s economic policies, Republican Bob Turner, a retired television executive perhaps best known for producing “The Jerry Springer Show,” easily defeated Democratic state Assemblyman David Weprin to capture New York’s traditionally-Democratic 9th Congressional District […]

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