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Iowa Caucus 2012: Presidential Race For The Hawkeye State Quieter Than In The Past

DES MOINES, Iowa — It’s been a different presidential race in Iowa this year – quieter. Campaign headquarters have hardly been buzzing with activity, unlike the around-the-clock nature of past contests. Candidates have barely visited the state, compared with years when most all but moved here. And they have largely refrained from building the grass-roots [...]

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The Amazing Race Finale Poll: Which Team Will Win It All?

Oops! The E! Online page you were looking for is no longer live.But there’s plenty of celebrity news breaking right now, so dig in: E! Online | Photos | Celebrity Video | Celebrity Fashion | E! Shows –> E! Online (US) – Top Stories

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Sarah J. Jackson: Why I Want to Talk about Race, And Why You Should, Too

Talking about race is exhausting, especially in a world that pretends it’s a conversation that no longer needs to be had. Which is, of course, why we all need to keep talking about race. Read More… More on Racism See the rest here…. All Sports Events & News

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The Amazing Race Shocker: Which Teams Didn’t Survive?

Robert Voets/CBS If there’s one rule every reality TV competitor lives by, it’s this: Don’t be the first one eliminated. The Amazing Race said goodbye to two of its teams in the first elImination of the season. Yes, it was a double elimination, a first for the show. Hey, they had to make up for [...]

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L.A. County Redistricting Without Maps: Do People Vote Based On Race?

Antonio Villaraigosa: Proof of a post-racial Los Angeles? ​The L.A. County redistricting battle will come to its dramatic conclusion next Tuesday. In two previous posts, we’ve tried to explain the demographics and the politics of the issue with the help of some unconventional visual aids: pie charts, Venn diagrams, and disembodied heads. Today, it’s time [...]

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Reno Air Race Crash Leaves 3 Dead, 50 Injured

Category: News Author : Michael Söze Posted: September 17, 2011Tags : 2011 National Championship Air Races, Jimmy Leeward plane crash, reno air crash 2011, Reno air race crash 2011, Reno air race crash crash video, Reno air races, reno air races 2011, Reno National Championship Air Races crash A vintage World War II fighter plane [...]

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Wendy Greuel Claims Fundraising Lead In 2013 Mayor’s Race

Wendy Greuel ​The relentless Wendy Greuel today claimed the early-early fundraising lead in the 2013 mayor’s race. Greuel raised $ 519,000 in the first six months of the year. That bests Councilwoman Jan Perry, who reported $ 457,000 and Austin Beutner, who raised $ 405,000. The winning candidate will likely have to raise upwards of [...]

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Warren Furutani Claims Polling Edge In Race To Succeed Janice Hahn

Warren Furutani ​Update: McOsker’s campaign responds. Janice Hahn has barely had time to uncover the House cloakroom, and by now candidates are lining up to substitute her on the L.A. City Council. Right now, Assemblyman Warren Furutani launched a poll that reveals him neck-and-neck with ex-Councilman Rudy Svorinich — and with a 10-point edge about [...]

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Carmageddon: Bicycle Crew Wolfpack Hustle Plans to Race JetBlue Flight From Burbank to Long Beach

wolfpackhustle.com Wolfpack Hustle. ​Update: Yo! Venice! reports that Wolfpack won with a pace of about 24.8 miles for every hour and a time of one particular hour, 34 minutes. (We suppose this consists of boarding and taxiing for JetBlue). Twitter users who followed the race also declare that a rollerblader who apparently left with the [...]

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Janice Hahn Defeats Tea Party’s Craig Huey In Congressional Race

Congresswoman-Elect Janice Hahn ​With all the precincts counted, L.A. Councilwoman Janice Hahn has defeated Republican Craig Huey by nine factors in the unique election to exchange Rep. Jane Harman. Regardless of the Tea Social gathering vitality — and all the lawn indications — in assistance of Huey, he was not able to overcome the enormous [...]

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GOP Looks For Upset In Race For Harman’s Former House Seat

TORRANCE, Calif. — Coastal California is Democratic turf, where the social gathering frequently rolls up landslide victories for its candidates. In 2008, President Barack Obama scored a 31-position win in the 36th Congressional District, which runs from the famous Venice boardwalk by means of the seashores south of Los Angeles Worldwide Airport. But this is [...]

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Best Picture Oscar Race Picks a Number, Any Number (And That Could Be Bad News for Super 8)

What are the chances of, say, Super 8 or X-Men: First Class picking up a Best Picture nod? Got a calculator? After changing the rules a few years back to expand the number of…

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