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Quinnipiac poll: Va gov job approval rating slips

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:17:40 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Gov. Bob McDonnell has dipped to his the lowest job-approval rating in two years in a statewide poll released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University, but he appears unharmed by his ties to the top executive of a troubled nutritional supplements maker who lavished gifts on McDonnell and his family.

Castor drops idea of 2014 challenge to Corbett

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:34:25 -0400

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania - Gov. Tom Corbett, facing stubbornly low approval ratings 18 months before he seeks a second term in next year's election, has one fewer potential opponent to worry about.

Cleveland Democrat enters 2014 Ohio governor race

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:05:26 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - As he enters the race for Ohio governor, Cuyahoga County's Democratic leader and former FBI agent Ed FitzGerald must convince voters that being "Public Official 14" in a county corruption probe didn't imply wrongdoing.

Ohio Democrat says he will challenge GOP's Portman

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:33:40 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A veteran Democratic state lawmaker is vowing to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio in 2016 because of Portman's opposition to expanded background checks for gun buyers.

Judges' lawsuit: Disability system 'in crisis'

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:12:14 -0400

WASHINGTON - Social Security's disability program is overwhelmed by so many claims that judges sometimes award benefits they might otherwise deny just to keep up with the flow of cases, according to a lawsuit filed by the judges themselves.

Weiner gets 15 percent of Dem vote in NYC poll

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:54:17 -0400

NEW YORK - Former Rep. Anthony Weiner would get 15 percent of the vote in a Democratic primary for the New York City mayoral race, according to a poll released Friday.

Poll: Trust in government, Obama approval slip

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:34:19 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's re-election glow is gone. Congress' reputation remains dismal. And only about one in five Americans say they trust the government to do what's right most of the time, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds.