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Sixty-eight percent of unmarried women favored Democrats in the U.S. House midterm elections compared to 31 percent who favored Republicans, according to exit poll data. In comparison, 52 percent of unmarried men favored Republicans over 45 percent who favored Democrats. For married men, 59 percent said they supported a Republican candidate compared to 39 percent who supported a Democrat, while 56 percent of married women supported a Republican candidate compared to 42 percent who supported a Democrat.

TRUMP & SANDERS FAVORED BY PRACTICALLY TWO TOUCHDOWNS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY Donald Trump and Socialist Bernie Sanders are favored to win New Hampshire according to a sports betting site. Via Sports Betting Dime-- FEB. 5, 2016 - The 6-point spread in the Big Game on Sunday is nothing compared to spreads in the New Hampshire Primary from the odds-makers at www.SportsBettingDime.com. Just a few days hours before Granite State voters head to the polls, Donald Trump (-13.5 points) and Bernie Sanders (-14.5 points) have been installed as prohibitive favorites. So if you feel betting the results is too risky...

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, the law firm tentatively chosen by the state's new redistricting commission to provide legal advice on the federal Voting Rights Act, has given most of its campaign contributions to Democrats, a new compilation by Maplight.com found. Maplight, a Berkeley-based database on campaign contributions at state and federal levels, released its study of the law firm's donations Wednesday, just one day before the California Citizens Redistricting Commission is to decide whether to finalize its $150,000 contract. Gibson, Dunn was tentatively chosen last months after a Sacramento law and lobbying firm with strong Republican ties lost in a...

For all its firepower, Israel’s military is at a disadvantage fighting Hamas and Hezbollah because internationally accepted rules of military engagement hamstring democratic nation-states battling non-state terrorist groups. This is true even when terrorists show utter contempt for all standards of human decency and engage in wanton killing — a sign of how ineffective the rules of engagement are in today’s era of asymmetrical warfare.

SACRAMENTO - Much like a Hollywood action hero, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has rescued his dangerously low approval ratings after last year's special election and is well positioned in his re-election bid as the fall campaign season opens. With a Democratic Legislature eager to capitalize on election-year bargaining, Schwarzenegger has enjoyed a string of successes from an on-time budget and a minimum wage hike to backing for his massive infrastructure bonds on the November ballot. Experts say it's not surprising that most polls place him ahead of Democratic rival Treasurer Phil Angelides. "The general conventional wisdom is it's Schwarzenegger's to lose...

AUSTIN, Texas - The state of Texas hired a firm with close ties to lobbyist Jack Abramoff after rejecting competing bids that met more of its selection criteria and cost less, a newspaper reported Wednesday. What the winning firm, Cassidy & Associates, had was access all the way to presidential aide Karl Rove, the Austin American-Statesman reported, citing memos and e-mails it obtained through a Texas open records request. The firm was awarded a $15,000-a-month contract in 2004 to lobby Congress for the state. "Cassidy is the best fit for Texas," David Pagan, associate director of the Office of State-Federal...

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SACRAMENTO (AP) - Plymouth voters have recalled the mayor and two city council members who supported a pact with an Indian tribe that wants to build a casino in the gateway town to Sierra foothill wine country. It's the latest round in a long-running battle that has split the town, Amador County, and the tribe, and led to twin federal investigations of the regional office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Two-thirds of voters opted to recall Mayor Darlene Scanlon, who in addition to her casino support was pictured on the front page of the local Amador Ledger Dispatch newspaper...