On election day in Washington I-1033, R-71, mayors, councils, school boards

Unable to perform Translation:Unable to perform Translation:invalid textSat Secretary of State Reed would get about half of the state 's 3.5 million voters ballot. About 98 percent of the vote by mail. Cards must be sent or dropped today. Pierce County has some polling stations.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textTim Eyman 's latest plan, the size of government is now in the hands of voters. Initiative 1033 would cap how much money go to the state, county and city councils. All profits that exceed the revenues of the CAP should be used to reduce property taxes.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textReferendum 71 on the Today 's election, voters in Washington asking if they refuse to accept or "all, but " marriage law for same-sex couples. If he stays, the law gives domestic partners the same rights under the law of the state as married couples.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textToday 's off-election year is mainly related with mayors, city councils and school councils. Seattle has a new mayor - or Mike or Joe McGinn Mallahan. King County has a new board of directors - or Dow Constantine and Susan Hutchison.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textThree Statehouse races will be on the ballot in Eastern Washington. Voters fill the vacant seats for the districts to cover the Walla Walla, Pullman and Sunnyside. The winners will serve the way through next year.

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Barometer Pawlenty Elections '' for Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty says the election results in three races will be considered as "barometer " Barack Obama for President 's popularity.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textPawlenty was in Washington for a training event on Tuesday. He said the governor 's race in New Jersey and Virginia and a special election of a U.S. headquarters in New York ' s 23 test area are important.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textIf the candidate backed by the government of Pakistan has won 2 of the three races, "said Pawlenty, will be a " very good wake-up call for the Obama administration. "
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textIn New York 's 23 districts, there are no Republicans running for a candidate who broke out during the weekend. Pawlenty, but he had already acquired Doug Hoffman, candidate of the Conservative Party and the National Republicans followed suit.
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The biggest problem-free election officials report

With polls closing at 7.30 an hour, said most of the region, election officials, they experienced difficulties quasi-days of free elections, involving typical odd low annual November 3, 2009, when he began counting results.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textThe Dayton Daily News will be posting the first results within hours.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textSteve Harsman, director of the school board in Montgomery County Elections has announced that 38 percent voter turnout, having considered the fourth round 5 He said the vote was "only a few problems which are all treated immediately. "
Unable to perform Translation:invalid text"I expected a bit 'more (voter), because the issues of state, and the library and parks levies, both locally and in the contested race for mayor" at Dayton, he said. Off-election year, on average about a 32 per cent of voters, "he said.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textAn encoder for activating the machine in Dayton 1C, the Wilkinson Plaza Building is located at 126 W. Fifth St., has not worked, so as to use paper ballots until they have installed a new encoder, said Harsman. "No voters were turned away, he said.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textIn comparison with other years, Harsman saw a surge of people voting early before the election and the lack of participation.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid text"We sent 17,000 votes and came to 13,500, he added.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textHe was in Miami County, voter turnout of about 35 percent - above average "for an odd year election," said Steve Quillen, Director of the Faculty Council elections in Miami County. Quillen said she 'was a combination of 3500 and distributed in early ballots by mail.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textThere were no problems during the voting, Miami County, except for occasional jam that could be quickly resolved, he said.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textIn Greene County, voter turnout was 33 percent and 38 percent, "said Tracy Smith, director of the Faculty Council election in the county of Greene." Jurisdata In some, a little 'above the average was told.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textLlyn McCoy, Greene County Board of Elections deputy director, said he had minor problems with voting machines this morning, calibration for some seats. The machines were slow when a person touches, but once the machines properly calibrated, they work better, "he said.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textEarlier in the day, Warren County Board of Elections Director Keir Holeman these percentages, the turnout in the county ranged from a low of 7.8 percent in the region of southern Lebanon to 16 percent and 20 percent of districts in Springboro and Waynesville.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textHoleman said 7354 ballots were requested and submitted in 6370. There are 142,617 registered voters in the province.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textToday, the new city and the voters of the village council, the district administration has adopted, has adopted two taxes of the county wide and a large number of individual tax issues.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textFor many young people, today marks a major milestone - the first choice of a voter.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textThis would be the case of Qasim Rizvi, has used his break between classes at the University of Dayton to head out the Polk Grove Church leaves his voice.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textThe 18-year-old Butler Twp. Resident spent part of the weekend to explore the issues. Previously he had volunteered for Kerry and Obama.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid text"The first time voting in my election was an interesting experience. I finally felt like an adult," he said. "I believe my duty as a citizen of the United States to use my right to vote and to intervene in this election. Even though my first choice does not come in a presidential election year, I felt as if I were a difference in the outcome of this election should. vote makes me proud to be a citizen of the United States of America. "he said.

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Despite the progress, Obama hesitantly meeting Netanyahu

WASHINGTON (JTA) - Obama with President and Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu made the agreement that appears Jewish activists, and their governments to sign an agreement on the thorny issue of settlements, would be such a long time for a sit - forthcoming.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textBut there 'SA problem: the reluctance of the Palestinians - and growing with the expansion of the Arab world - on board to resume negotiations.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textThe big-but-no-cigar atmosphere in Washington is saying that 's face behind Obama ' s reluctance to next week with Netanyahu, insider trading, even if both are officials of the General Assembly of Jewish Federations of North America for capital of the United States.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textWhite House and the Israeli embassy spokesman said there were discussions about a meeting, but as of Tuesday there was nothing planned.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textNetanyahu set to go Sunday, the persistent insecurity shocked Jewish communities in, not once an Israeli prime minister was so close, without remembering prior to a meeting in the city.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid text "Something 's Playing Chicken, " said an insider.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textThe feeling is that Netanyahu wants a meeting, and Obama isn 't so sure.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textThe ducking and weaving was the most strange that what was agreed, the Americans and Israelis have a good weekend meeting between Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textNetanyahu Clinton 's defense, when a journalist asked the Prime Minister in a joint news conference Tuesday that Israel would not accept a freeze on settlements as a means to lure the Palestinians to the table negotiations. Netanyahu said that the block has never been a precondition for negotiations, but was ready to make a quality gel must be imposed in each case.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid text "I said we would build no new settlements, not to expropriate land for addition to existing settlements and that we were ready to accept a policy of restraint with respect to existing settlements, but also that there would be a normal life for people who live there, "he said.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textClinton leapt to his feet and discovered that what was in Israel, and has never been seen before.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid text "I would just add to the context, what does the prime minister, historically correct, " he said. "There is never a prerequisite. He's always been an issue during the negotiations.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid text "What the prime minister in particular the policy of containment of settlements, which it described expected - does not start a new home, for example - is unprecedented in the negotiations for two. "
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textClinton quickly added that "were 40 years, presidents from both parties challenged the legality of settlements, but Arab capitals buzzed protests in minutes.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textClinton, on the road to Morocco, a summit attended by the Arab Ministers of Foreign Affairs - and supporter of a greater Arab participation in the peace process - under pressure, initiated in "reverse " his statement before his arrival in Leon '.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textTherefore, the statement released Monday, Clinton has not said the current offer of Israel away from what we call our position, or what would be our preference to characterize. "
Unable to perform Translation:invalid text "But if this is true, " he said, "This is an unprecedented restriction on the institutions, and have a great impact and significant reduction in growth. "
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textThere was some sympathy for Clinton 's position in the pro-Israel community in Washington, and nobody was ready to return to the praise lavished on the Protection of Netanyahu in the first place. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee "Welcomes " Clinton and the pro-Israel lobby group in the Palestinian Authority and Arab countries called to resume the talks.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textIf nothing else, pro-Israeli officers say, is the relationship between Obama and Netanyahu put the teams on a good and improving. Obama 's officials are satisfied with the restrictions have rejected Israel's West Bank, Israel says Obama ' s strategy will be underpinned by a commitment by Iran with the threat of large penalties.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textAnd the Israeli army and the U.S. European Command joint exercises conducted Tuesday Netanyahu was seen with the name "is an expression of the importance of relations between Israel and the United States. "
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textSo take what 's behind Obama ' s dislike of Netanyahu?
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textInsider suggested that the American president is always on top, was in September at the United Nations in New York with Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, have been held and no results sniper feels burned Israeli and Palestinians. Obama wants to keep the promise of the substance before another meeting.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textOri Nir, a spokesman and analyst for Americans for Peace Now, said one frustrated Obama did not request an increase in demand, but just need components that can initiate the procedure.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textThe problem now, "said David Makovsky, senior analyst at the Washington Institute for policy in the Middle East, Abbas faces is that the January elections.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid text "The general rule is that no two sides to make concessions in an election, " said Makovsky, who recently co-authored a book with Obama 's Senior Iran, Dennis Ross, with the name "myths, illusions, and peace. "
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textHarassing the case is still farther on Mr. Abbas, while popular in the Palestinian territories, did not rule in the Gaza Strip, where a terrorist group Hamas is in control. Hamas has made clear it has no election, and Abu Mazen has not yet decided whether to hold elections in the West Bank or suspend its surveys to reach a compromise with Hamas.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textClinton has invited Abbas, where he rose, if you combine the elections and more generally on the peace talks. Has not yet responded.

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Exit Poll Too Close to Call

Smashed Trenton - The steep, three-race mode for the governor of New Jersey, a condition characterized by high taxes and government corruption, was too close to call after the elections closed Tuesday, according to Associated Press exit poll surveys voters.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textThe Democratic governor Jon S. Corzine and Republican rival Chris Christie limit their marathon campaign five months with a photo-finish evident when you select more than 2 million New Jersey voters their voice, their government.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textThe race was a tossup in the section on election day, the polls closed at 8 pm EST. Independent Play Chris Daggett, a former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency could be a role of spoiler.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textThe AP poll found, exit Daggett was well below the 20 percent relied on some previous investigations.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textIndependent voters President Barack Obama a huge advantage in the state last year, but are heavily favored Christie Tuesday.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textThe voters said their main concerns were the economy and jobs, followed by property taxes.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textVoters who said the economy is important, favored Corzine, while voters who received the taxes anymore, "said Christie support, poll after exit.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textRepublicans complained that election workers be paid for automated calls Democrats Tuesday to promote Daggett; recognized Democratic State Committee pay for interviews, but said it is legal.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textVoters can choose all 80 members of parliament, filling two seats in the State Senate, to decide whether the state to borrow $ 400 million to preserve open spaces and the selection of winners in local races. But the big race - the nation \ 's capital of the competition with a New York office of the Congress was - for the office.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textCorzine recovering from a double-digit deficit in the course of the summer campaign 25 million dollars, largely funded by itself contains a flood of negative publicity. Supported by an electorate that has registered more than 705,000 Republicans and Democrats, the governor \ 's path to re-election is due to its base, three of them to help the campaign visit from President Barack Obama and thousands of union members to press for missing the vote.

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The guide of the Daily Kos Unofficial Election Night 2009 Visitor's

Like every year the first Tuesday after first Monday in November leads us to an election night in America. The off-election years tend to be more limited in terms of menu, with a night which is mainly composed of local and regional races, from coast to coast.
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Unable to perform Translation:invalid textBriefly, what to expect tonight, here at Daily Kos, and other national elections.
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The polls will close before the State of Virginia, which according to recent polls, has proposed a rule bad for Democrats this evening. The conventional wisdom is a double-digit loss for the governor, with Republican Attorney General Bob McDonnell with an average (according to the researcher) of fourteen points over Democratic Sen. Creigh acts of state. Downballot races were in a similar volume of results. After looking as if it might serve to contain, or even get some places, there is now a question of how to maintain most of its 45 seats (Room 100), Democrats in a position in the House of Delegates of Virginia. You can still contribute to a miracle, or \ in the absence of such a \ "better than expected. And we will be there to see if this happens.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textEven at that time (but should not be part of the DK \ 's coverage tonight) are a special election in South Carolina (where the Republicans have fought with Mark Sanford - but yet somehow still preferred) and the race for mayors Atlanta, GA and Manchester, NH (Rep. preferably in Atlanta, GOP), preferably in Manchester.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textComing at 7:30 PM ET (4:30 PM ET) is a trio of races, we won \ 't do wall to wall on the cover, but may be worth a Gander at some point. They have a difficult start casino in Ohio, and two interesting places race for the mayor election in North Carolina at Charlotte and one in Chapel Hill.
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There are two major race for the title this time, which will closely tonight in DK. The first race in New Jersey, a race in which NBC / MSNBC analyst Chuck Todd noted pointedly that the results to determine whether the Democrats \ 'mediocre night and have awful book. \ "It would be better, despite the polls, therefore, even in this race (for the good Republican challenger Chris Christie), the Democrats seem particularly optimistic about the prospects of the Democratic governor Jon Corzine, despite his seal of approval of the work. Part of the reason, Christie, has in many ways, as something of a disaster. New Jersey voters in this way, all this time, and also their Parliament, where the Democrats have a 48-32 majority, and the hope of coordinate their losses in a limited electorate angry.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid text\ The second race to keep a watchful eye on right now is in Maine, looking for where the application 1 to display a \ "citizen, ol \ 'right of veto on legislation recently adopted in order to ensure equal marriage in Maine. E 'looking like it will be a nailbiter, with recent polls show the measure is almost dead. Kossack In the longer our beloved journalist Bill in Portland Maine wrote with his usual eloquence race this morning.
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The Great Race, DK will focus on this moment is the bizarre special election to Republican John McHugh, New York for 23 place is not too often that the Republican candidate withdrew from the race of the weekend before the election, and Democrats supported the next day. E 'in this traditional Republican area (some parts of the district Haven \' t was a Democrat in the House after the Civil War are represented), candidate of the Conservative Party, Doug Hoffman is the potential beneficiary of the Council to reject. A Democratic victory would be a reversal here would be amazing and probably too much steam, the GOP schadenfreude provided for the evening. Polls in the past on a sparse, with large PPP Hoffman and Siena, with the end of the race to ton (about 20% of voters yet) undecided about their vote.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textNew York and Minneapolis elect their mayors at the moment, but the results, which seem fairly well defined.
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There are a handful of races in the afternoon session today, though all have the stamp is missing before racing back East. There is a special congressional election in California, where the lieutenant governor, Democrat John Garamendi is trying to wait for a much bigger challenge than normal in the Democratic-friendly 10th Congressional District (east side of the bay of San Francisco) by Republican David Harmer.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textThe State of Washington (vote by mail, you can expect to slip again, as they always do, in neighboring Oregon), is a close contest for the King County Executive (even though opinion polls showed the Democrat based the past). It is also the fight against the closure, the mayor of Seattle, and two initiatives crucial vote that mirrored almost exactly those in Maine (the difference: Washington \ 'initiative is to reverse their spread expanded rights for domestic partners, rather than keep them ).
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textA plate full, to be sure. And the Daily Kos, the team will be present throughout the night to watch with you.

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Election Day in November 2009 A big day in politics

November 2009 Election day is today - November 3, 2009. Election Day 2009 is very important to many. The results of the election day in November 2009 are very interesting, especially in the race for a home in New York instead of officials.
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Unable to perform Translation:invalid textElection Day in November 2009: A big day in politics
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Unable to perform Translation:invalid textNew York House seat race takes place before 2010, elections in the medium term, as representatives Jon McHugh went to the Secretary of the Army. The race between Democrats and Republicans, Bill Owens Dierdre Scozzafava. Many have said that Owens was too conservative, while Scozzafava was too liberal. Add Doug Hoffman independent conservatives in the race and the action is condensed.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textThe race of the 2009 November election for the House seat in New York is somehow an anomaly. Many prominent Republicans including former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin maintains Hoffman conservative than their Scozzafava.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textThe story gets even better. Scozzafava, must recognize that they didn \ 't during a fall, even if his name is still on the ballot. It seems that conservatives Scozzafava Doug Hoffman has saved, but isn \ 't It supports \ candidate of the Democratic Party, Bill Owens.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textThe result of today \ 's election will be a strong reminder to politicians: they need to listen to their constituents. In 2010, elections for the medium term could be brutal for many Democrats, especially if you don \ 't listen to the protests made by individuals in their states.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textIn addition to running a new seat house of York, the race to be governor of Virginia and New Jersey race, as expected. Republicans and Democrats to stay glued to the survey results, care to see in which direction to swing the American people.
Unable to perform Translation:invalid textI believe that all politicians know that many Americans are tired of all these lies, broken promises, and ears deaf. It \ 'sa each party to regain the confidence of Americans face because - it is difficult to rely on both parties.

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