Teen Newsbreak - Getting out the vote
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A nonpartisan national group is trying to get a record number of voters to the polls this year. By MARK ZALOUDEK. Scientists are unlocking some of the mysteries of the universe as planetary exploration forges ahead on several fronts.
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Rock the Vote uses music and popular culture to get young people involved in politics, so it's probably no surprise that the group is using Facebook to reach plugged-in voters.
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Want to get away from the Iraq war, slanted news reporting and the mud-slinging presidential election campaign that probably lies ahead?
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A sampling of youth outreach efforts in the presidential campaign:
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By MATTHEW THOMPSON  DAILY MAIL STAFF  The Secretary of State's office has introduced a new Web site to keep voters and candidates informed about current changes in the state's election process.   The Web site, www.wvvotes. com, was launched last week.
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Say what you will, this election year has got more Americans thinking about politics and taking action than in many a moon. Voter registration across the country hit record highs and while
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Voter databases are old hat to political campaigns. But by taking that same data and overlaying it on a map -- a technology called geographic information systems -- operatives are becoming more effective at getting out the vote. By Jacob Ogles.
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I volunteered to take this poll at my school because I was interested in whom kids my age would vote for. The first question I asked, âIf you were eligible to vote, which candidate would
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Romney tries to motivate high schoolers amid final day on Michigan stump ... Huckabee tells Mich. supporters he understands struggles of working-class people ... McCain says he would retool job training programs as president ... Racially tinged disputes heat up between Clinton and Obama
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Is Saturday the end of a football season or Election Day? Between speculation about polls and appeals to voters, it&#39;s difficult to tell.
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VOTER PREDICAMENT: For many people, the question this year isn't just which presidential candidate to vote for, it's when. The race is so unsettled that today's champ can be tomorrow's chump.
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Common Sense Issues openly admits to supporting former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, but what is the real goal behind its push polling activities in South Carolina? Sarah Lai Stirland wonders who is really supporting whom in the presidential campaign.
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The exit polling got it wrong, as did predictions that the popular vote would be close. Turns out bookies make the best pundits. Despite predictions of a tight election by major news organizations and pundits
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Grassroots movement to register younger voters leaves publishing tools accessible to outsiders.
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By Karen Cimino, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 25--Local teens don't want adults to tell city and county officials what they need and want. They want to do it themselves, and in their own words.
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For college students, winter break is a time for vegging out and relying on mom and dad to do the laundry. But in Iowa, Democratic presidential campaigns are crossing their fingers that students will drag themselves to the caucuses January 3. Iowa election laws allow out-of-state students attending college there to vote.
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First, I'd like to say congratulations. Prior to last night, I had been only cautiously optimistic about your chances of taking the House. As of the time I am writing this, you are on the cusp of taking senate as well. In the world of politics, expectations are as real as the raw numbers, and you have certainly exceeded mine and many others. A quick scan of the over-dramatic flailing on conservative blogs and the despondent tone of Fox News fills me and many others with a profound sense of schadenfreude.  Enjoy your victory, but enjoy it quickly. For tomorrow you inherit the corn-flecked shit sandwich currently known as our government. Here are some things you can do to further redeem yourselves in our eyes...