Former NY Mayor Bloomberg cancels purchase of insulting web domains
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg called off the purchase of a slew of website domain names that insult and belittle him and his work, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Governors seeking re-election face dissatisfied voters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than 30 U.S. governors’ races will be decided on Tuesday, with more than a dozen considered too close to call and a large number of incumbents struggling to defend their economic policies as they seek to remain in office.
Kansas Republican senator and governor face tough election battles
KANSAS CITY Kan. (Reuters) – Kansas is known as a reliably Republican state but the fate of two longtime party leaders, U.S. Senator Pat Roberts and Governor Sam Brownback, was in serious doubt in Tuesday’s election.
Costly Senate race in North Carolina in dead heat
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – After the most expensive U.S. Senate race in history, North Carolina voters voiced frustration with federal and state governments as they went to the polls on Tuesday to choose between Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan and R…
Scott Brown eyes second Senate upset – this one in New Hampshire
NASHUA N.H. (Reuters) – Scott Brown, a Republican who stunned Massachusetts Democrats in 2010 when he won the Senate seat that Edward Kennedy had held for half a century, could notch another upset on Tuesday as he takes on Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New…
Soda makers headed for tax showdown in California
BERKELEY Calif/NEW YORK (Reuters) – No American city has passed a ballot measure raising taxes on sugary drinks, and ahead of votes Tuesday in Berkeley and San Francisco, the U.S. soda industry has been working hard to keep it that way.
Oklahoma Supreme Court halts certain abortion restrictions
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday halted the implementation of new abortion restrictions in the state that supporters said are aimed at protecting women’s health and critics said are really measures designed to shutter cli…
Angelina Jolie ‘open’ to pursuing life in politics: Vanity Fair
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Academy award winning actress Angelina Jolie is “open” to pursuing a life in politics, diplomacy or public service, she told Vanity Fair magazine.
Ahead of tough election, White House blames dismay with Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With many races still tight but polls showing a general trend in favor of Republicans, the White House on Monday blamed voter dissatisfaction with Washington for what could be an Election Day rout for President Barack Obama’s Dem…
Water wars between Florida, Georgia advance at U.S. Supreme Court
TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) – Florida’s water war against Georgia advanced as the U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an interstate dispute on whether Atlanta’s suburbs are sucking dry the river flow that feeds the oyster beds and fisheries of t…
