Important vote in Douglas County editorial urges voter turnout
Editorial notes brisk advance voting at the Douglas County Courthouse and 7 am to 7 pm precinct polling. It highlights tight races in Kansas governor the U S Senate attorney general secretary of state state treasurer and a new insurance commissioner and mentions four Kansas House seats and a State Board of Education vacancy with a predicted 50 percent turnout.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Sandy Praeger
Paul Davis
Kansas State Board of Education
Kansas Secretary of State
Election Mind Map For 2014 Campaigns And Governors
George Will argues that turnout, mobilization, and ad spending shape midterm outcomes. He predicts Illinois race with Pat Quinn versus Bruce Rauner, Wisconsin and Kansas gubernatorial fights, and national mood affecting Obama’s party. He notes Dems’ losses in state chambers and Hillary Clinton’s commentary amid a crowded political climate.
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Argentina
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Sam Brownback
Brownback
Scott Walker
Walker
Obama
Nebraska
Hillary Clinton
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Early voting heavy then steady as women lead suffrage protest
Early voting in Lawrence on November 3, 1914 showed a heavy start with turnout normalizing by noon. A notable feature was the large number of women voting, seen as a protest against Democratic opposition to national suffrage, per Sarah St. John.
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Rising Iranian official Shamkhani seen shaping regional policy
Washington commentary notes Ali Shamkhani head of Iran National Security Council as a broker between Rouhani and Khamenei amid stalled nuclear talks and regional turmoil in Iraq and Syria. He helped push out Iraq's prime minister and is cited as bridging factions within Tehran while Quds Force leader Soleimani remains influential.
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Revolutionary Guard
IRGC
Karim Sadjadpour
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
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Maliki
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Ali Sistani
Haidar al-Abadi
Beirut
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Mohammad Khatami
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mousavian
International Atomic Energy Agency
Vienna
IAEA
David Ignatius
Washington Post Writers Group
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