Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Obamas Head To Connecticut As Tight Governor's Race Nears Close

6:27pm October 30, 2014

Incumbent Dannel Malloy and Republican rival Tom Foley are neck and neck; the race is so close that both the president and first lady will visit the state in the next few days. NPR's Melissa Block talks to Hartford Courant political reporter Daniela Altimari about the race.

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U.S. Border Patrol agent Richard Funke looks for footprints from illegal immigrants crossing the U.S.- Mexico border near Nogales, Ariz., in 2010.

Dozens Of Countries Take In More Immigrants Per Capita Than The U.S.

3:05pm October 30, 2014

by Nathan Siegel

While the United States has the most total foreign-born residents, they make up a higher percentage of the population in most European countries and some Gulf states, as well as Canada and Australia.

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With New Campaign Finance Rules, You Can't Really Follow The Money

3:02pm October 30, 2014

Campaign finance rules allow some groups to not disclose their donors. The New York Times' Nick Confessore says there could be "influence peddling ... because we can't see the money changing hands."

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Keep On Drillin'? Santa Barbara Prepares To Vote On Oil Future

2:25pm October 30, 2014

by Kirk Siegler

Measure P in California's Santa Barbara County asks voters to ban controversial oil and gas drilling methods such as hydraulic fracturing. To date, the oil industry has spent $7 million to defeat it.

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Evangelicals Mobilize Voters, But GOP Candidates Less Vocally Supportive

2:25pm October 30, 2014

Republican candidates haven't been emphasizing their message to religious conservatives this year. But polls suggest evangelical Christians could be their most important block of voters come Election Day. David Greene talks to Pastor Bill Tvedt of the Jubilee Family Church in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

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Illinois state Rep. Mike Bost argues about gun legislation in 2013. Bost's angry rants have become a campaign issue in his race against Democratic Rep. Bill Enyart for Enyart's U.S. House seat.

Ranting And Throwing Papers: An Angry Candidate Runs For Congress

11:43am October 30, 2014

by Jacob McCleland

State Rep. Mike Bost's rants on the Illinois House floor are the stuff viral dreams are made of. Bost says he has good reason to be upset, and wants voters to share his anger.

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New Poll Finds Majority Still Oppose Gay Marriage In N.C.

10:33am October 30, 2014

by Neal Charnoff

A new poll shows that a majority of North Carolina voters are not happy with the state's gay marriage rulings. Republicans are hoping to capitalize on that finding at the polls next week.

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