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  • ** FILE ** President Obama waves as he takes the stage at a campaign event at Delray Beach Tennis Center on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, in Delray Beach, Fla., a day after the final presidential debate against Republican rival Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

    Obama wins Fla., topping Romney in final tally

    President Barack Obama was declared the winner of Florida's 29 electoral votes Saturday, ending a four-day count with a razor-thin margin that narrowly avoided an automatic recount that would have brought back memories of 2000.


  • Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev. heads to an early voting location to vote, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, in Las Vegas. Interest in this year's election is being driven by races between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, and U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., and his Democratic challenger, Berkley. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

    Despite ground support, Berkley struggles to soar in Nevada

    Democratic operatives in Nevada are pumping voters here to the polls like nickels into a slot machine, and yet their efforts may not be enough for Senate candidate Shelley Berkley.


  • McCotter

    McCotter's miscue forces write-in bid

    Michigan Democrats and Republican Rep. Thaddeus G. McCotter are on the same page on at least one issue: why Mr. McCotter is being forced to run his re-election bid as a write-in candidate.


  • American Scene

    A plan that would legalize marijuana for recreational use will be on Colorado ballots this fall.


  • Charlene Petties, a custodian in the Columbus, Ohio, school system, supports the repeal of Senate Bill 5 during a rally on Tuesday in Columbus. The measure's repeal by voters was a stinging loss for Gov. John Kasich. (Associated Press)

    Ohio voters repeal collective-bargaining law

    In Ohio, organized labor won an enormous and expected victory Tuesday with the resounding defeat of the state's new law limiting collective bargaining.


  • Sen. Michael Bennet, Colorado Democrat, walks with his three daughters to his polling place for early voting on Friday. From left are Caroline, 10; Anne, 5; and Halina, 9. (Associated Press)

    In Colorado race, it's economy vs. abortion

    The pivotal Senate race in Colorado is locked in a dead heat as Republican Ken Buck struggles to keep the message on taxes and spending, while Democrat Michael Bennet pounds his opponent on social issues.


  • ASSOCIATED PRESS State Sen. President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, right, and Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, left, walk past reporters and the budget clock as they go to a budget  meeting at the Governor's office at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. The meeting between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the four legislative leaders ended without reaching a deal on how to close California's $19 billion deficit, marking the 79th day the state has gone without a resolution to the spending plan, breaking the old record of 78 days.

    California initiatives do battle on ballot

    The 2010 California ballot isn't just a list of traditional ballot initiatives and propositions - at times it's a toe-to-toe slugfest between the state Legislature and anyone standing in its way.


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