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Registered voters 'purged' from voter rolls

Oct. 26, 2008
More than 50,000 registered Georgia voters have been "flagged" because of a computer mismatch in their personal identification information. At least 4,500 of those people are having their citizenship questioned and the burden is on them to prove eligibility to vote. Experts say lists of...
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Poll: Obama leads in Florida, Ohio

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain in the two key battleground states of Ohio and Florida, a poll indicates.
Gallup: Obama 51, McCain 42

Gallup: Obama 51, McCain 42

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Registered U.S. voters prefer Democrat Barack Obama over Republican John McCain by 51 percent to 42 percent, a Gallup poll released Saturday indicated.

Poll: Obama has 9-point lead nationally

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama leads Republican nominee Sen. John McCain by nine points among registered voters, a poll indicates.

Obama's health plan favored a bit more

BOSTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A survey of U.S. voters indicates 40 percent of respondents don't believe one presidential candidate's healthcare plan would be better for them than the other.

New voters may not vote, poll indicates

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The crush of newly registered voters may skew for Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential race but they may not show up to vote, a poll indicates.
CBS/NYT poll: Obama 47, McCain 42

CBS/NYT poll: Obama 47, McCain 42

NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain 47 percent to 42 percent among registered voters, a CBS/New York Times poll indicated.
CNN poll: Obama 51, McCain 46

CNN poll: Obama 51, McCain 46

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. voters prefer Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama over Republican nominee John McCain by 51 percent to 46 percent, a CNN poll indicated.
Poll: McCain leads among white churchgoers

Poll: McCain leads among white churchgoers

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain leads Democratic rival Barack Obama by a 2-to-1 margin among churchgoing white voters, a poll indicated.

Poll: Obama leads in Minn., Iowa

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Democrat Barack Obama is widening his lead over Republican rival John McCain in two presidential battleground states: Iowa and Minnesota, a poll indicates.

Poll: Incumbents have weak backing

PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A mere 36 percent of registered U.S. voters said most members of Congress deserve to be re-elected, results from Gallup Poll released Tuesday indicated.

Poll: Democrats in good shape in Congress

PRINCETON, N.J., June 30 (UPI) -- Democrats are in good position to keep their majority in Congress during the U.S. general election in November, a Gallup Poll indicates.
Obama seeks to motivate black voters

Obama seeks to motivate black voters

WASHINGTON, June 23 (UPI) -- Strategists for likely Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama say they'll leverage the historic nature of his bid to tap hard-to-reach black voters.

Obama seeks support of first-time voters

WASHINGTON, April 3 (UPI) -- Barack Obama's Democratic presidential campaign is looking to bring new U.S. voters into the fold, party officials said.

Giuliani leads in presidential poll

NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Rudy Giuliani is the only nationally known politician in either major party that most registered U.S. voters would like to see run for president, a poll says.

Churchgoing tied to November elections

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- White U.S. voters who frequently go to church are more likely to vote Republican in November than white voters who do not, a Gallup survey said Wednesday.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler