2012 election

How to Make Sure That You Get to Vote

Posted on 11/2/2012 by | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsYou may feel energized and passionate about the 2012 election, but that enthusiasm isn’t going to have much impact if you don’t actually cast a vote. Here are some tips on how to make sure that you make a personal impact on the nation’s future. Make sure you know where to vote. Vote411.org, a website created by the League of Women Voters, allows you to find your polling place by typing in your address. Once you’ve got that, Google Maps can …

Romney Narrows Gap With Obama On Medicare Issue

Posted on 10/31/2012 by | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsBy Phil Galewitz, Staff Writer, Kaiser Health News As the race for the White House has tightened, President Barack Obama has seen his advantage on several key health issues narrow significantly among likely voters, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll released Oct. 31. (KHN is an editorially independent program of the foundation.) Most troublesome for Obama is that, among likely voters, GOP candidate Mitt Romney has pulled nearly even with him on which candidate would do a better job …

On Medicare and Social Security, 12 Senate Races Worth Watching

Posted on 10/24/2012 by | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsThe future of Medicare, Social Security and other programs for older Americans may well be shaped by these 12 key races for seats in the U.S. Senate, all of which have been rated as tossups by RealClearPolitics or major news organizations. This is the first of a series of posts that we’ll do in the final days of the 2012 campaign, looking at how these races are playing out. Each entry includes excerpts from — and links to — stories …

Why It Matters: Some Key Issues at Stake in the 2012 Election

Posted on 10/24/2012 by | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsBy The Associated Press Here’s a look at some key issues at stake in the 2012 presidential election and their impact on people: Civil rights: What, exactly, is discrimination and what should be done to fight it? This election offers choices on the answer. In areas such as mortgages, voter identification and immigration enforcement, the presidential candidates differ over how to use laws that guarantee equality and how far the Justice Department’s civil rights division should go to ensure all …

Talk Show Icon Larry King to Moderate Third-Party Debate

Posted on 10/17/2012 by | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsBy Brian Bakst of the Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Larry King, the celebrated talk show host accustomed to A-list interview guests, has agreed to moderate a debate featuring a squad of minor-party presidential candidates. The former CNN giant will guide next Tuesday’s debate in Chicago, which will be broadcast on the Internet. The candidates taking part are the Libertarian Party’s Gary Johnson, the Green Party’s Jill Stein, the Constitution Party’s Virgil Goode and the Justice Party’s Rocky Anderson. …

Big Gaps in Romney Plan on Preexisting Conditions

Posted on 10/9/2012 by | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsBy Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar of  The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he has a plan to help people with preexisting medical conditions get health insurance. But there’s a huge catch: You basically have to be covered in the first place. If you had a significant break in health insurance coverage, an insurer still could delve into your medical history, looking for anything — from a bad back to high blood pressure — that could foreshadow …

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