METRO Chair Gilbert Garcia discusses the 2012 General Mobility Program Referendum on the November 6th ballot with listeners. To learn more visit www.ridemetro.org      

“Super PACs” to the rescue!  The 2012 election season couldn’t have come at a better time for the U.S. Postal Service.  October will be a great month.  CNNMoney has the complete story.  Read More:

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via: truethevote.org Let’s take a look at some “big” elections that came down to a small handful of votes. The Minnesota race for Senate in 2008, for instance, was infamously close. When Election Day was done that November, challenging candidate, Democrat Al Franken, had “lost” to incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman by only 215 votes. […]

In key swing states, just ahead of the November showdown between President Barack Obama and Republican hopeful Mitt Romney, voter ID laws and election rules…

NBA Legends Michael Jordan and other several famous sport favorites are helping President Obama raise funds for his re-election. Many of the famous ballers are attending “Shoot Around“, a campaign fundraiser and dinner in New York August 22nd, 2012. Other NBA Legends to join “President Obama’s Classic” include Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks, […]

With municipal elections complete, early voting began Monday for Texas’ key primary races. Voters now have the opportunity to choose their party’s nominees after a…

National

via ForwardTimes.Com The National Action Network will commemorate the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery on Sunday, March 4 – 9. Reverend Al Sharpton says the march will expose the upcoming presidential election’s disenfranchisement. Read More

Politics

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is wooing tea party members in Michigan with a potentially risky strategy.  He is blasting the auto industry bailout that many people credit with saving the state’s most vital industry.  HuffingtonPost.com has the story.  Read More:

Politics

“The time has come to demand a plan of action that requires a complete change from the direction Obama is headed.” James Carville is a Democratic strategist who serves as a political contributor for CNN, appearing frequently on CNN’s “The Situation Room” as well as other programs on all CNN networks. Carville remains active in […]

Here’s an interesting story from our friends over at ForwardTimes.com: WRITTEN BY HAZEL TRICE EDNEY – Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) – witnessing thousands of Black people lining up for CBC job fairs and town hall meetings around the country – is warning that African-American frustrations could result in voters staying home on presidential […]