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Domestic Workers United and Allies Urge Legislators to Pass Bill of Rights

On Nov. 4th 2009, on the steps of City Hall members of Domestic Workers United City... more

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Times Square: The Characters, Dramas and Encounters of the Square

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Check out the Knicks City Dancers in the new Knicks theme song video!

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JWW solar stoves prevent Darfuri rapes (and other inspiring works via Goodstock)

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82% - 6.3 Million people who didn't vote (NYC 2009)

UPDATE An estimated 8.3 million people live in New York City. And 18% of them... more

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Hercules and Love Affair's Andy Butler talks about the forthcoming record and Greek mythology

If the first album was any indication, #2 is gonna be a corker!!

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2009 election round-up: NYC, NY-23, NJ and VA, Maine

Both of the most-watched Governors races went to GOP candidates: Virginia and New... more

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Well, not necessarily for everyone. It's not a presidential election year (obviously) and not a midterm election year for Congress, but yes there are a fair number of elections going on tomorrow. Lots of local races and a few bigger ones. Here are some of the highlights on the national stage:

NY-23: A little corner of New York state you've probably never heard of is attracting big attention for its special Congressional election. Why? First, because commentators think it could be a bellwether for the 2010 midterm elections. Second, because it suddenly got real crazy. There was a three-way race between a moderate GOP incumbent, a Democrat, and a Conservative Party candidate. Then suddenly Sarah Palin swooped in and endorsed the third party candidate, and it ignited a firestorm about tea party conservatives in the GOP. So much so that Dede Scozzafava, the GOP candidate, dropped out. What does it mean? What does it meeeeean? We'll let the politico-blogo-sphere sort it all out after we get the results.

New York City Mayor: New York is voting on their mayor. Incumbent mayor Michael Bloomberg had the law changed so he could run for a third term, and seems to be strongly in the lead. Except Gawker anti-endorsed him. (Ouch).

Maine on Gay Marriage: Last May, Maine's legislators legalized same sex marriage. Now its voters will decide whether or not to repeal it. Boy wonder statistician Nate Silver gives the vote to repeal "5-to-2 underdog" odds.

New Jersey's Governor: Why should you care about who's governor of the Garden State? Well according to the AP: it's "...a campaign being billed as a vote on President Barack Obama's popularity." Democratic governor Jon Corzine is fighting to keep his seat as his Republican opponent has fared well in the polls. Will a GOP win foretell doom for Obama's efforts? Again, we'll let the politico-blogo-sphere sort it all out after we get the results.

What else is going out there? Here in San Francisco we're having a municipal election with two uncontested candidates and a few local propositions.

How about where you live? Any local races out there that could be resonant to the rest of the country?

From the News Blog: http://blogs.current.com/news/2009/11/02/tomorrow-is-election-day/
Image from Gawker: http://gawker.com/5395311/gawker-endorsement-dont-vote-for-bloombergWell, not necessarily for everyone. It's not a presidential election year (obviously)... more