Politics
Denver was largest city to use central vote centers
By LAURA FRANK
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Denver became the largest city in the nation to attempt to use central voting centers instead of traditional precinct polling places on Election Day.
Youth vote up this election
By JOE GAROFOLI
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Two million more young people voted Tuesday than in the 2002 midterm elections _ but not because of trendy new campaigning tactics like uploading videos on YouTube or posting candidates' profiles on MySpace.
What young voters said about their vote
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Key findings: Young voters...
58 percent ...talked a great deal/some with family and friends about the election.
43 percent ...said most important issue to them when deciding whom to vote for was the war in Iraq.
Many think minimum wage likely to be raised nationally
By ANYA SOSTEK
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Before Tuesday's election, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that if she were to become speaker of the House of Representatives, she immediately planned to introduce legislation to raise the federal minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25.
War wasn't only issue for voters
By JAMES O'TOOLE
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Democratic celebrations over a tide of victory are tempered by debate over whether the gains reflected an enduring political trend or were one-time dividends from an election fought against the backdrop of an unpopular war and a climate of scandal.
Bush says Rumsfeld is stepping down
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld stepped down as defense secretary on Wednesday, one day after midterm elections in which opposition to the war in Iraq contributed to heavy Republican losses.
Is the Senate Schwarzenegger's next goal?
By PHILLIP MATIER and ANDREW ROSS
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's political rehabilitation and re-election has Democrats wondering whether he'll take on Sen.
Now the real work begins for both sides
By DAVID LAZARUS
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
In the run-up to Tuesday's election, the Democrats ran largely on President Bush's record and the war in Iraq. Now the real work begins.
It's time for the Democrats to put aside their political posturing and finally show leadership on some of the economic issues that the Republicans, distracted by the urgent need to cut taxes for rich people, have largely ignored for six years.
Dems sweep House Republicans, gain Senate seats
By MATTHEW B. STANNARD
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Democrats ended a dozen years of political exile tonight, sweeping Republicans from the House of Representatives and gaining seats in the Senate.
Democrat wins Foley's congressional seat
By AMIE PARNES and MICHELLE SHELDONE
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Tim Mahoney, a political newcomer who some called the luckiest man in politics, defeated Republican state legislator Joe Negron in a tumultuous, nationally publicized race to succeed the disgraced former Rep.
