by Kevin Brennan | Nov 4, 2010 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Despite last-minute appeals from both parties, a slightly smaller percentage of America’s youth voted Tuesday compared with the 2006 midterm elections. Just 20 percent of 18 to 29-year-old registered voters cast their ballots Tuesday, according to exit...
by Kevin Brennan | Nov 2, 2010 | Politics
Why He Matters Terry Branstad challenged incumbent Chet Culver in Iowa’s 2010 gubernatorial race. If Branstad wins, it won’t be his first stay at Terrace Hill, the governor’s mansion in Des Moines. Branstad became the youngest governor in state...
by Kevin Brennan | Nov 1, 2010 | National Security, Politics
Josh Lederman/(MNS)Cpl. Chantelle Bateman of the Marine Corps Reserves pays tribute to injured soldiers at an Oct. 7 ceremony outside Walter Reed Army Medical Center. NORFOLK, Va. — Just days after returning from Iraq, Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Ahn ordered a beer...
by Kevin Brennan | Nov 1, 2010 | Politics
WASHINGTON – It can command endless hours of cable news, draw crowds in the hundreds of thousands and launch candidates from obscurity to the steps of Capitol Hill. What it can’t do is attract young voters. The tea party has become the de facto lightning rod of this...
by Kevin Brennan | Oct 12, 2010 | Politics
WASHINGTON — When Marco Rubio embarked on his campaign for the Republican nomination in the U.S. Senate race in Florida, he had very little public support among Republican power brokers, who overwhelmingly backed Charlie Crist, Florida governor and odds-on...
