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Maggie Hassan was elected governor of New Hampshire on Tuesday, as the state also voted in the first all-female congressional delegation.

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What An All-Female Delegation Says About N.H.

5:25am November 10, 2012

For the first time in U.S. history, the congressional representation of a state will be made up entirely of women. It's a first that follows a pattern in New Hampshire, where Gov.-elect Maggie Hassan says voters share the "ability to make decisions regardless of gender."

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What An All-Female Delegation Says About N.H.

5:25am November 10, 2012

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Mike Reynolds authored California's three-strikes law after his daughter, Kimber, was killed in a 1992 purse snatching. On Tuesday, Californians approved a ballot initiative that weakens the law — a measure Reynolds opposed.

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Calif. Affirms Death Penalty, Amends 'Three Strikes'

4:00am November 08, 2012

California voters rejected a ballot measure that would have ended the death penalty in the state. But they did pass a proposition that weakens the state's three-strikes law, which served as a model for other states around the nation.

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Calif. Affirms Death Penalty, Amends 'Three Strikes'

4:00am November 08, 2012

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Mich. Voters Defeat 2 Organized Labor Ballot Issues

2:19am November 08, 2012

by Rick Pluta

Unions poured millions of dollars into ballot campaigns to guarantee collective bargaining rights in the Michigan Constitution and allow state-paid home care assistants to organize into a union. Both were resoundingly defeated.

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After Election, Congress As Divided As Ever

1:00pm November 07, 2012

President Obama was the headliner Tuesday night, but most members of Congress also faced elections. Democrats retained control of the Senate while Republicans held on to control of the House. Now both sides of the divided Congress face significant challenges addressing the nation's fiscal problems.

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After Election, Congress As Divided As Ever

1:00pm November 07, 2012

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In Storm-Ravaged N.J. Town, A Scramble At The Polls

8:47am November 07, 2012

by Jim Zarroli

It was not an ordinary Election Day in Belmar, N.J., one of the beach towns that was badly damaged by Superstorm Sandy. Some of the regular polling places were flooded, and town officials had to come up with new ways to get voters to the polls.

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In Storm-Ravaged N.J. Town, A Scramble At The Polls

8:47am November 07, 2012

by Jim Zarroli

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How Important Was Gender Gap In 2012 Election?

8:42am November 07, 2012

Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic pollster Celinda Lake and Republican pollster Kellyanne Conway about the election results and the role of female voters and other demographics.

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