A massive question mark is hanging over Labour Leader Ed Miliband’s continued leadership this morning, as a YouGov poll for the Sunday Times reveals that just a third of those who backed his party at the last election believe he
A lesbian couple tied the knot in Russia in a quiet ceremony seen as the first such marriage in the country where gay unions are illegal, activists told AFP Sunday. The marriage on Friday went through because one of the
From Todd Wohling, writing at TechRaptor: I hate myself for what I did Tuesday. I remember voting for the first time in 1994. Walking in to a small community center in a village of less than 500 in rural Wisconsin
CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld anti-gay marriage laws in four states, breaking ranks with other courts that have considered the issue and setting up the prospect of Supreme Court review. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court
(AFP) A Spanish nurse who was the first person to catch Ebola outside of Africa fought back tears as she left hospital on Wednesday after being cured of the deadly virus. Romero’s eyes occasionally welled up with tears as she
Incumbent state public schools superintendent Tom Torlakson defeated Marshall Tuck in Tuesday’s election, giving a significant win to teachers’ unions that were furious with the Vergara vs. California decision that struck down teachers’ tenure. With 99% of precincts counted, Torlakson
The latest video to have caught the attention of the ranks of the constantly offended is one in which a young woman is filmed walking through areas of Manhattan. The video, filmed over a ten hour period includes various examples
An inner split within the Democratic Party has gone public, as the race for the post of California state superintendent of public instruction is pitting labor groups, notably the nations’ teachers’ unions, against education-reform supporters. Tom Torlakson, the current superintendent,
Here is an update how California’s most interesting local government ballot measures fared on Election Day. Measure L, Sacramento: Mayor Kevin Johnson has long been seeking to shift the city to a “strong mayor” model of governance. The controversial measure
While apathy has set in across the Golden State this Election Day, at least in statewide contests, several local ballot initiatives have excited voters in several California communities in particular. Here are ones to watch: Measure L, Sacramento: Mayor Kevin
It’s down to the wire in one of the nation’s most competitive state Senate races as Ben Allen and Sandra Fluke prepare to duke it out one last time in Tuesday’s midterm election. Both candidates are Democrats vying for Senator
The twisted and highly contentious battle between incumbent Rep. Mike Honda and his opponent Ro Khanna for control over California’s 17th congressional district has entered the final day before the midterm election. Both men have gotten down and dirty in
Millions of dollars have been injected into two key races within California in an attempt to tip the scales and determine whether Democrats will regain a two-thirds advantage in both the Senate and the Assembly. Campaign disclosures revealed this week
In Barack Obama’s last weekly address before the November election, he resorted to his usual chicanery, this time with an emphasis on the War on Women. Obama started by claiming that over the past 55 months, “Our businesses have added
In New York, Democrat Andrew Cuomo is running away with the governor’s race. But he’s also running away from one of his party’s staunchest supporters: teacher unions. The incumbent governor is up more than 20 points in the latest RealClearPolitics
Voter discontent will give the GOP control of the Senate, but Americans quickly will become as disenamored with a new cast on Capitol Hill. Paychecks are stagnant and health care and many other things too expensive, but Americans won’t accept
The latest Field Poll, released Thursday, shows that in every single statewide contest that pits a Republican against a Democrat, the latter has a substantial lead. The only race that appears to be competitive as Election Day approaches is the
There has been a noticeable shift in coverage of the Los Angeles minimum wage debate by the local media in recent days, moving from a default embrace of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s election-year proposal to growing anxiety of the lack of debate
As a regular CNN contributor, Daily Beast columnist, and prolific Tweeter, Sally Kohn is a familiar face and voice in today’s hurly-burly media world. Previously, she was an on-air contributor at Fox News. Sally made her progressive bones for 16
Below is a video and transcript of Ronald Reagan’s famous “A Time for Choosing” speech, delivered October 27, 1964. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you and good evening. The sponsor has been identified, but unlike most television programs,
Two callers to Wednesday’s “Laura Ingraham Show” who identified themselves as immigrants from Central America argued that illegal immigration was hurting their economic livelihood’s and lack of assimilation was hurting the US. One caller, named Edward, and said he was
A new study of the US business sector indicates American workers are shying from taking earned vacation time for fear that they will look like an unnecessary employee. The study found that American workers gave up $52.4 billion in time-off
Reports of up to 2,300 asylum seekers living rough in the French port town of Calais have prompted French authorities to send 100 extra police officers to help with the situation. After a fortnight of mayhem which saw protests by
Allegations of a sexual abuse cover-up by IRA militants have caused a storm from Belfast to Dublin and drawn comparisons with the Catholic Church, as well as offering a rare glimpse into vigilante policing during the province’s troubled past. The
With just two weeks until the midterm elections, polls suggest many Senate races remain within the margin of error. While momentum seems to have shifted to Republicans, the party is still struggling to lock-in victories in a number of states
