Minimum wage initiatives are winning in Missouri, Ohio, and Arizona, and winning handily. In Missouri the proposal to increase the minimum wage is winning by almost three to one. Voters are saying that work needs to work; and that if you work hard and full-time in America you shouldn’t be poor. That’s one of the…

the latest news on the election, “The Politics of Jesus” in Newsweek, Iraq, Nicaragua, and cluster bombsSign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: Election Day-lead stories from major papers. New York Times: Candidates Make Dash for Finish Line – “Candidates, party committees and interest groups flooded voters with…

Like many other Americans, I have avidly followed the campaigns this fall for the House and Senate. I have seen scores of political ads on television. I know it is an important election in which a great deal is at stake for the future direction of our country. But today, when the rest of America…

Three important projections were just made by CNN. Bob Casey is projected to win in a Senate seat in Pennsylvania by what CNN is calling a landslide. And in Ohio, former Methodist minister Ted Strickland is projected to beat the Religious Right’s favorite candidate, Kenneth Blackwell for Governor by an even wider margin. Strickland’s authentic…

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