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By Aaron Guerrero | 5:01 p.m. George Allen’s Senate campaign announced today that the former governor and Senator raised more than $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2012, leaving the Republican with $2.7 million in cash on hand as of the end of March.
A handful of deeply purple states—including Colorado, Florida, Ohio, and Wisconsin—that have been transformed by the economic turmoil of recent years will be key to this year’s presidential election, according to an analysis done by The New York Times. President Obama officially kicked off his campaign with stops in two of those states, Ohio and Virginia, with rallies Saturday. All 9 of the states supported Obama in the 2008 election, but voters may take out their financial frustrations at the polls. Romney’s campaign will likely try to capitalize on these anxieties, taking aim at slow growth even in states that have seen an uptick in employment.
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Celebs in Hoodies From Jamie Foxx to Carmelo Anthony, athletes, musicians, and actors alike are putting their hoodies up to protest the killing of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was wearing a hoodie at the time of his death. See photos.
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One of the more striking aspects of the pre-emptive strikes on Peter Beinart's tightly argued polemic, The Crisis Of Zionism , is not just their viciousness, but their avoidance of the core issue of the book: Why continue to build the settlements?