Nov 30, 2006: Putting immigration on back burner could singe Dems in 2008 (Chicago Sun-Times)
With state and local governments threatening to continue passing immigration laws and usurping the responsibilities of the federal government, can Congress afford to keep delaying immigration reform?
Nov 30, 2006: Gov. Bush calls congressman's insult `naive' (Mia Herald)
"Don't mess with Miami."
That's the message Texas-born Florida Gov. Jeb Bush delivered Tuesday to fellow Republican, Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado, who dissed the governor's adopted hometown as a ''Third World country'' in recent remarks
Nov 30, 2006: Colorado congressman calls Miami a 'Third World country' (Miami Herald)
A critic of citizenship opportunities for illegal immigrants says 'Third World' Miami shows America's future if immigration isn't checked.
Nov 30, 2006: Is Miami a 'Third World' city? (editorial)
Colorado congressman calls Miami a 'Third World country': Comments like the one from U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo and others in the anti-immigration wing of the Republican Party are as much to blame as the war in Iraq for the Republicans' election losses. According to reliable polls, the Hispanic vote went 44 percent for President Bush in 2004. This month, only 29 percent of that vote went to Republican congressmen.
Nov 20, 2006: Jennings challenges 369-vote loss in congressional race (Associated Press)
State officials Monday certified Republican Vern Buchanan won the House seat being vacated by Republican Rep. Katherine Harris, though the loser immediately sued for a new election, arguing that touch-screen voting machines had malfunctioned.
Nov 17, 2006: PFAW Foundation Calls For Public Hearing on Sarasota Undervotes (PFAW)
Statement delivered at news conference in Sarasota by Reggie Mitchell, Florida Legal Counsel for PFAW Foundation
Nov 17, 2006: 'Paper' vote recount: Is it just for show? (Miami Herald)
For nine hours, dozens of staunch Democrats and Republicans hunkered down Thursday in a cavernous warehouse on the outskirts of town for the seemingly futile task of checking a computer's math.
Nov 17, 2006: Partisan tone growing (www.heraldtribune.com)
As the tedious recount in the disputed congressional race begins to look more fruitless, a partisan undertone is growing in the election between Democrat Christine Jennings and Republican Vern Buchanan
Nov 17, 2006: Crowd likes the idea of a District 13 revote (www.heraldtribune.com)
"Put me down as sick and tired of it all," said Linda Flores, one of 150 people who turned out to testify about their problems voting for Christine Jennings in the Nov. 7 election.
Nov 9, 2006: Bush eyes Democrats for help on amnesty (THE WASHINGTON TIMES)
President Bush yesterday said he will team up with Democrats to pass an immigration bill with a guest-worker program that his own party blocked this year, and his Republican opponents predicted a bloody intraparty fight but said they cannot stop such a bill from passing.
Nov 9, 2006: Blogs Take Lead in Reporting Polling Problems, With Supporting Evidence on YouTube (The New York Times)
Blogs of all political stripes spent most of yesterday detailing reports of voting machine malfunctions and ballot shortages, effectively becoming an online national clearinghouse of the polling problems that still face the election system.
Nov 9, 2006: Dist. 13 voting analysis shows broad problem (www.heraldtribune.com)
A review of Sarasota County voting results shows that in almost every precinct a high percentage of voters didn't cast ballots in the hotly contested 13th Congressional District, a trend that likely affected the outcome of the race.
Nov 9, 2006: PFAW Foundation Asks for Investigation into Massive Undercount in Florida Congressional Race (PFAW)
People For the American Way Foundation (PFAWF) today urged Florida Secretary of State Sue Cobb and Attorney General and Governor-elect Charlie Crist to launch an independent, nonpartisan probe into a reported 18,000 vote undercount in the election for Florida’s 13th Congressional District, where less than 400 votes currently separate the race. At the same time, PFAWF urged voters who believe they were denied the opportunity to vote in the race to come forward.
Nov 9, 2006: Democrats' win spurs hope of immigration revamp (Reuters)
Sweeping wins for Democrats in U.S. congressional elections have rekindled hopes among Latino activists of achieving a comprehensive overhaul of immigration policy that was blocked by Republicans in Congress.
Nov 8, 2006: Despite some glitches, voting goes smoothly (Miami Herald)
Though scattered glitches and inconveniences were reported, no major problems undermined Florida's voting.
Nov 7, 2006: Lawmakers among those snagged by voting problems (yahoo News)
Late poll openings and minor malfunctions with some new electronic voting machines were reported on Tuesday in midterm elections, and even some lawmakers encountered problems.
Nov 7, 2006: Polling places turn to paper ballots after glitches (CNN)
Programming errors and inexperience dealing with electronic voting machines frustrated poll workers in hundreds of precincts early Tuesday, delaying voters in Indiana, Ohio and Florida and leaving some with little choice but to use paper ballots instead
Nov 7, 2006: Vote machines crash in Ohio (news.yahoo.com)
Early trouble with crashing electronic voting machines sparked immediate problems in some areas as US elections again went ahead amid fears of delays and polling irregularities.
Nov 7, 2006: Minor glitches reported as voters head to polls across Florida (Associated Press)
As Floridians headed to the polls, officials were eager to prove Tuesday that the state's dark days as an election laughingstock were long gone, hoping its electronic voting machines operated without glitches and its poll workers were up to the task.
Nov 7, 2006: Voter hot lines (Miami Herald)
Several citizen groups are monitoring the election and have established telephone hot lines to handle complaints about voting irregularities
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