Bankruptcy shadows Detroit’s mayoral election
By COREY WILLIAMS Detroit mayoral candidate Mike Duggan campaigns in Detroit, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. Duggan is running for mayor against Benny Napoleon in the general election on Tuesday. The…
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BIDEN: WHOLE NATION LOOKING TO VIRGINIA GOV’S RACE
By PHILIP ELLIOTT and JOSH LEDERMAN Vice President Joe Biden, center, accompanied by Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., left, speaks at a campaign event for Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe,…
MAINE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES HE’S GAY
By DAVID SHARP FILE – In this May 21, 2010 file photo, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, speaks during the Maine Democratic Party Convention in Lewiston, Maine. Michaud, a six-term…
2 DEAD IN VIOLENCE SPARKED BY BANGLADESH STRIKE
By JULHAS ALAM Members of Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) stand guard on a street outside the office of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) during a general strike…
KEY EVENTS IN EGYPT’S UPRISING AND UNREST
By The Associated Press FILE – In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 file photo. supporters of then- Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s beat an opponent, center, during clashes outside the presidential…
GOP internal divide plays out in Alabama campaign
By BILL BARROW This combination made from file photos shows former two-year college chancellor Bradley Byrne, left, and Orange Beach businessman Dean Young. The Republican primary in the 1st Congressional…
Race for Virginia governor could hinge on women
By PHILIP ELLIOTT and KEN THOMAS FILE – In this Oct. 24, 2013 file photo, Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, speaks in Blacksburg, Va. Women may…
Filner casts short shadow in San Diego mayor race
By ELLIOT SPAGATSAN DIEGO (AP) — It took Democrats 20 years to recapture the mayor’s seat in San Diego and less than nine months for one of their own to…