elections
Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues
WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: ABORTION and BIRTH CONTROL: Obama: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be available for free for women enrolled …
Exit poll shows economy still the top concern
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising prices and unemployment were heavy on the minds of voters Tuesday even as a glimmer of optimism peeked through, with 4 in 10 saying the nation’s economy is getting better. There was wide agreement that the economy still has far to …
Candidates touting new progress on Shops on Main
Two Schererville Town Councilman are touting the revival of the Shops on Main project as they campaign for higher office. Indiana House District 15 candidate Hal Slager and Lake County Commissioner candidate Jerry Tippy — both Republicans — have mentioned a new vision for the …
GOP pursues last chances to upend Senate Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans vigorously pursued their last, best, chances for taking control of the Senate — Pennsylvania topped their list — as Democrats remained cautiously optimistic that they’d retain their narrow majority after Tuesday’s suspense-filled elections. In the final days of a caustic campaign …
Pelath, Granquist face off in newly drawn Indiana House District 9
Indiana House District 9 has undergone a makeover of sorts due to redistricting. The longtime LaPorte County district now includes parts of eastern Porter County, including Pine, Jackson and Westchester townships. As a result, incumbent Scott Pelath, D-Michigan City, and Republican candidate Dan Granquist are …
Lake County Election Board hears robo-call complaint
CROWN POINT — A last-minute complaint has been filed against the Republican candidate for the District 12 state representative seat. Katy Dowling, of St. John, filed the complaint Friday with the Lake County Board of Elections because she said she received unauthorized robocalls from William …
Most of Congress coming back despite low approval
WASHINGTON (AP) — Listen up voters, you’re the boss. Your employee has barely produced the past two years, has hardly showed up for work, hasn’t cooperated with others and has gotten low marks on every evaluation. Time to fire ‘em, right? Wrong. When the results …
Presidential politics reignites in Sandy’s wake
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Presidential politics reignited in the wake of natural disaster Thursday, with the candidates beginning their full-throttle closing arguments with new vigor on the same pocketbook concerns that have dominated the campaign from the start. President Barack Obama, Republican rival Mitt Romney, …
Obama to view storm damage in New Jersey
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will travel to storm-stricken New Jersey on Wednesday to view damage from the massive storm that struck the East Coast and to thank first responders. The White House says Obama will join New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in viewing …
Romney, Obama, talk of Sandy week before election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney edged back into active campaigning on Tuesday while President Barack Obama stayed close to the White House, rival candidates calibrating their responses to superstorm Sandy and the misery it inflicted on millions. In a close race with …
Reign delay: Five ways the hurricane could affect the election
WASHINGTON — The close contest between Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama is frozen. This historic pre-election monster storm takes politics into an all new zone of the unknown as the news cycle is saturated with hurricane coverage — and not the latest back-and-forth between …
Obama, Romney in final sprint to Election Day
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The endgame at hand, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney plunged into the final two weeks of an excruciatingly close race for the White House Tuesday with TV advertising nearing an astronomical $1 billion and millions of Americans casting early …
Gary School Board District 1 candidates share their platforms
GARY — Candidates vying for the School Board’s District 1 seat all cited the Gary Community School Corp.’s perilous financial condition as their main concern. Incumbent Barbara Leek is challenged by Ivy Tech librarian Jason Arndt, businesswoman Karen Lynch and retired teacher Doretha Rouse in …
Powell standing by Obama in 2012 presidential race
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a longtime Republican, is sticking with President Barack Obama in this year’s election. He told CBS’ “This Morning” he respects fellow Republican Mitt Romney but thinks he’s been vague on many issues. Powell said the president …
Obama assails Romney in bid for women’s vote
TAMPA, Fla. — A scratchy-voiced President Barack Obama powered through a sleepless drive to get his supporters to vote Thursday and planned to set an example by becoming the first president to cast his own ballot ahead of time. With a new Associated Press-GfK poll …
McCain accepts Mourdock explanation, backs him
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. John McCain is again backing Indiana’s Richard Mourdock after the Senate candidate explained his remark that pregnancy from rape is “something God intended,” a spokesman said Thursday. McCain, the GOP’s presidential nominee in 2008, had expressed his uncertainty about supporting Mourdock …
