Nov 3rd, 2009 - Freep
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Voters are trickling in to the polls throughout southeast Michigan, with voter turnout predictions varying from 20% to 25% in Detroit to much less in other voting areas.
In Detroit, volunteers arrived at polls early to generate a bit of last-minute support Proposal S, the measure that would allow Detroit Public Schools to tap into federal stimulus money to build new schools, demolish some, and renovate others.
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New York Mayor Bloomberg narrowly wins third term
Nov 3rd, 2009 - Reuters
(Adds details, quotes, byline) NEW YORK, Nov 3 (Reuters) - New York Mayor MichaelBloomberg, who engineered a change in the city's term-limitslaw so he could run again and set a record for financing hiscampaign...
Basketball legend Dave Bing re-elected Detroit mayor in nonpartisan election
Nov 3rd, 2009 - ChicagoTribune
DETROIT (AP) - Professional basketball Hall of Famer Dave Bing has been re-elected Detroit mayor. The 65-year-old Democrat defeated accountant Tom Barrow in Tuesday's nonpartisan general election. Bing's NBA career lasted 12 seasons...
Democrats lose ground in US polls
Nov 3rd, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Mr McDonnell has ended a decade of Democrat rule in Virginia
US Democrats have lost ground in two key elections for governor, according to unofficial results.
Republican candidate Bob McDonnell has won in Virginia...Strong turnout for gay marriage vote in Maine
Nov 3rd, 2009 - Boston
PORTLAND, Maine—Maine's top election official says voter turnout is going to be higher than he originally projected because of "intense interest" in referendums including gay marriage.
Boston voters head to polls to pick mayor, city councilors
Nov 3rd, 2009 - BostonHerald
Polls have opened in Boston where heavy voter turnout is being forecast in a race to determine if the city will keep a 16-year-incumbent or usher in a new face into the corner office at City Hall.
The showdown between Mayor Thomas M...



