Elections 2012

Early Voting Rules Legislation Calls for Shorter Waiting Times for All 50 States

The push for new legislation that would reduce the waiting time facing voters at the polls has already started this week just as the newly sworn-in Congress begins anew.

South Korea Presidential Election 2012: First Female President Park Geun-hye Wins, Wants Talks With North Korea

Park Geun-hye, a 60-year-old conservative, defeated her liberal opponent Moon Jae-in, a human rights lawyer.

Democrat Gaining as Arizona Senate Race Vote Count Drags On

With several hundred thousand ballots still to be counted in the race for an Arizona Senate seat, a Democrat who earlier conceded the race to his Republican rival was gaining and appeared to have a distant shot at the seat after all.

Obama at 49 Percent, Romney 46 Percent Nine Days Before Election: Reuters/Ipsos Poll

President Barack Obama has extended his narrow lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney among likely voters in a race that remains statistically tied nine days before the election, according to a Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll released on Sunday.

NHL Lockout 2012-13: President Obama's Comments on The Tonight Show (VIDEO)

The NHL is suffering one of the worst years in the hockey league's celebrated history. The current lockout has created such negative energy around the league and its players that even such a momentous event as the NY Islanders moving to Brooklyn yesterday was did little to appease fans of the sport.