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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 11/2/2008
Counties To Watch: Florida, Virginia, Ohio
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There are dozens of way to skin a state on election night, but only some of the data is relevant.  What's the largest county in a state by population? What was the Democratic margin there? (These large counties are almost always won by the Democrats).  Who won the country in the 2008 ...

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Why Janet Napolitano Is Right For Attorney General
emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 11/6/2008
Why Janet Napolitano Is Right For Attorney General
— emptywheel.firedoglake.com — The election is nigh 24 hours in the bank, and the rumor wires and scuttlebutt are exploding with discussion of the makeup of President-elect Barack Obama's cabinet and staff to be. Attorney General is a critical post in any administration; but ... (more) Why Janet Napolitano Is Right For Attorney General

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elections.alaska.gov - 11/6/2008
Alaska Elections
— elections.alaska.gov — spacer State of Alaska > Division of Election > Public Notice of Proposed Regulations Notice of Proposed Changes and Additional Information December 14, 2007 Election-Related Legislation Status of bills and pending legislation in the Alaska State ... (more) Alaska Elections

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attackerman.firedoglake.com - 10/31/2008
Green Hell
— attackerman.firedoglake.com — Petraeus, sounding like Obama, wanted talks with the Syrians (more) Green Hell

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Counties to Watch
Matthew Yglesias — ... The sophisticated election-watchers can tell a lot about the eventual outcome in a given state by paying attention to certain key counties as leading indicators. I’m not that sophisticated myself, but Marc Ambinder lays some of it out for us. ...

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