NM Gov. Martinez: Romney, Obama both wrong on illegal immigration

By   /  May 14, 2012  /  Immigration, New Mexico, News, Politics & Elections  /  No Comments

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez

By Capitol Report New Mexico

SANTA FE — Susana Martinez is featured prominently in this week’s edition of Newsweek as the national magazine that in 2010 merged with the politically liberal website The Daily Beast runs a generally positive profile of the New Mexico governor.

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Polk County judge seals Iowa secretary of state statement

By   /  May 14, 2012  /  Featured, Fraud, Iowa, News  /  No Comments

Matt Schultz, Iowa's secretary of state, was the victim of identity theft.

By Sheena Dooley | Iowa Watchdog

DES MOINES — A Polk County judge has sealed documents in the criminal case involving a formerObama campaign worker recently convicted of trying to frame Iowa’s Secretary of State for ethics violations.

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Obama urges Congress to expand mortgage refinancing program

By   /  May 11, 2012  /  2012 General Election, Elections, Federal Government, Finances, Nevada, News, Politics & Elections  /  No Comments

President Obama was in Reno, NV., on Friday.

By Sean Whaley | Nevada News Bureau
RENO — President Barack Obama made a brief stopover here Friday, visiting with a couple who refinanced their home through a White House initiative helping underwater homeowners who have government-backed loans.

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In Illinois, it’s all about the women, boys

By   /  May 11, 2012  /  2012 General Election, Elections, Featured, Federal Government, Finances, Illinois, Issues, News, Politics, Politics & Elections  /  No Comments

In Illinois, women voters say the real "war on women" is about jobs, the economy and opportunity.

By Jayette Bolinski | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — As the country’s two main political parties continue to duke it out in the so-called “war on women,” women voters in Illinois say they believe the hubbub is merely a tool to distract from the bread-and-butter issues they care about.

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Mandel closing in on Brown in OH’s Senate race

By   /  May 10, 2012  /  Elections, News, Ohio, Ohio Government, U.S. House of Represenatives, U.S. Senate  /  1 Comment

The poll numbers are out for Ohio voters.

By Ron Lederman | Ohio Watchdog

COLUMBUS — Republican challenger Josh Mandel has cut Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s electoral lead to single points for the first time, according to a poll released Thursday.

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