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William Branigin / Washington Post:
Kaine Wins in Va. Gubernatorial Race — Democrat Timothy M. Kaine defeated Republican Jerry W. Kilgore in today's election for governor of Virginia, riding the popularity of outgoing Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) and dissatisfaction with the Bush administration in a state that typically votes Republican in national elections.
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Robert Tanner / Associated Press:
Democrats Win Gov. Races in N.J., Va. — Democrats swept both governors' races Tuesday, with Sen. Jon Corzine (news, bio, voting record) easily winning New Jersey and Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine taking Virginia despite a last-minute campaign push for his opponent from President Bush.
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David W. Chen / New York Times:
Corzine Prevails in a Nasty Governor's Race in New Jersey — Jon S. Corzine, a liberal Democrat who parlayed his wealth and experience as a Wall Street executive into victory for the United States Senate five years ago, won election yesterday as New Jersey's 52nd governor.
New York Times:
Republican Extends Democrats' Mayoral Losing Streak in City — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, a billionaire Republican who spent more than $66 million to keep his job another four years, handily won re-election tonight, defeating Fernando Ferrer, a longtime Bronx politician who had hoped to be the first Latino elected mayor.
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
White House Gambles That Boosting Kilgore Will Pay Off for Bush — In jumping into the Virginia governor's race just 10 hours before polling booths open, President Bush put his credibility on the line last night and ensured that the results will be interpreted as a referendum on his troubled presidency.
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MSNBC:
Kansas education board downplays evolution — State school board OKs standards casting doubt on Darwin — TOPEKA, Kan. - Risking the kind of nationwide ridicule it faced six years ago, the Kansas Board of Education approved new public-school science standards Tuesday that cast doubt on the theory of evolution.
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Peter Slevin / Washington Post:
Kansas Education Board First to Back Intelligent Design — Schools to Teach Doubts About Evolutionary Theory — TOPEKA, Kan., Nov. 8 — The Kansas Board of Education voted Tuesday that students will be expected to study doubts about modern Darwinian theory, a move that defied …
Jodi Wilgoren / New York Times:
Kansas Board Approves Challenges to Evolution — TOPEKA, Kan., Nov. 8 - The fiercely split Kansas Board of Education voted 6 to 4 on Tuesday to adopt new science standards that are the most far-reaching in the nation in challenging Darwin's theory of evolution in the classroom.
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
GOP Leaders Urge Probe in Prisons Leak — Congress's top Republican leaders yesterday demanded an immediate joint House and Senate investigation into the disclosure of classified information to The Washington Post that detailed a web of secret prisons being used to house and interrogate terrorism suspects.
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Los Angeles Times:
Voters Reject Schwarzenegger's Bid to Remake State Government — The governor's four ballot proposals, the foundation of his sweeping plans for change in Sacramento, are halted at the polls. — In a sharp repudiation of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Californians rejected all four …
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Robert Salladay / Los Angeles Times:
Schwarzenegger Hits Snag at Polling Place — SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger showed up to his Brentwood neighborhood polling station today to cast his ballot in the special election — and was told he had already voted. — Elections officials said a Los Angeles County poll worker …
Associated Press:
St. Paul mayoral race: Coleman defeats Kelly — St. Paul voters punished Mayor Randy Kelly on Tuesday for standing with President Bush a year ago, denying the Democrat a second term in Minnesota's capital city. — Former City Council member Chris Coleman, also a Democrat …
house.gov:
Watch Congressman Miller's speech on the House Floor here (video) — Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Madam Speaker, somebody ought to call the cops. Today I am not talking about collusion, corruption and cronyism and the leaking of sensitive classified information that has irreparably damaged …
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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:Rub Elbows With Judy Miller, Just $375!
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Patrick D. Healy / New York Times:
Democrats Are Locked Out of City Hall for 4 Straight Terms — Michael R. Bloomberg was re-elected mayor of New York by a historic margin yesterday, beating back Fernando Ferrer's attempt to build a multiethnic coalition and giving Republicans a fourth straight victory over a Democratic Party …
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:A Mayor Unleashed, Poised to Offer an Even Broader Agenda
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Associated Press:
Same-sex marriage ban wins OK — AUSTIN — Texas became the 19th state to approve a constitutional ban of gay marriage as voters decided nine proposed amendments today. — Meanwhile, Houston Mayor Bill White was re-elected for a second term. — Like every other state except Massachusetts …
Robin Toner / New York Times:
Defeats for G.O.P. Come at a Sensitive Time — WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 - After months of sagging poll ratings, scandal and general political unrest, the Republicans badly needed some good news in Tuesday's elections for governor. What they got instead was a clear-cut loss in a red state …
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Advice to the Chief Justice: To You, I'm Known as Nino — WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 - At the end of the first week of the Supreme Court's new term, the justices assembled to discuss the week's cases, and, following protocol, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. stated his own views first.
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Patrick Belton / OxBlog:
THE 'GIVE A BLOGGER A CHANCE' FOUNDATION prize for the day would go happily to the generous people at Public Radio International, who very kindly had me on to their Radio Open Source programme last night from the banlieu of Aulnay-sous-Bois, where I spent the day from morning till midnight speaking with its residents.
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