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RATINGS CHANGE: Colorado Governor
A June 5-10 survey from Quinnipiac University showed Hickenlooper with a 47 percent job approval rating, compared with 43 percent who disapprove.
RATINGS CHANGE: Connecticut Governor
A June 12-17 Quinnipiac University poll found 47 percent of registered voters in Connecticut approved of the job Malloy was doing, while 47 percent disapproved.
Democratic Recruit Files to Challenge Latham #IA03
Obama received 51 percent in the district to GOP nominee Mitt Romney’s 47 percent. But Latham far outperformed Romney in the district, defeating longtime Rep.
Why This Airline Merger Make Sense for Consumers | Commentary
They serve about 47 percent of the country. Numbers four and five are American and US Airways with another 21 percent. A collection of smaller carriers make up the final one-third.
Female Senators Debate Military Sexual Assault in Private Meeting
UPDATE, 3:47 p.m.: Gillibrand spokeswoman Bethany Lesser e-mailed the following statement: “We have a growing and bipartisan coalition of 33 Senators who are supporting our bill and want to see
Fixing Our Elections, Fixing Our Country | Commentary
The price tag topped $47 million, meaning groups spent almost $100 for every vote cast.
Feinstein Wants to Bar the Next Snowden From Accessing Classified Info
She also said that 47 senators attended. “The privacy of Americans is protected under these procedures,” Florida Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson said.
Message to Congress: Immigrants Pay More Than Their ‘Fair Share’ of Medicare | Commentary
Another of our patients, a 47-year-old immigrant truck driver, stayed home for two days with heart attack symptoms and died because he never got the clot-busting drugs that could have saved him.
Senate Duo Punches Time Clock on Job-Training Bill
Pressure for Congress to reauthorize the law mounted after a 2011 Government Accountability Office analysis found that 44 of the 47 federal job-training programs overlap in some way.
Expanding Energy Production and Exports Is Good for Economy, Small Business | Commentary
Bureau data), jobs grew by 27.6 percent in the oil and gas extraction sector; by 15.1 percent in the drilling oil and gas wells sector; by 38.5 percent in the support sector for oil and gas operations; by 47
Democrat Noncommittal on Pelosi #NY11 | The Candidate
President Barack Obama won the 11th District’s vote 52 percent to 47 percent, but Grimm won the seat by 7 points.
2013 ACLI Capital Challenge Runs Its Course
Rob Portman, R-Ohio, was the fastest senator, coming in at 24:47. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., was the fastest female representative, coming in at 25:13, while Sen.
Republicans Line Up for Open Seats in Georgia | Farm Team
The senator is also the cousin of James Carter, the Democratic opposition researcher who released the “47 percent” video of Mitt Romney speaking at a private fundraiser.
Waterbody Management Must Be Implemented | Commentary
A recent EPA assessment of 2008-2009 data for our nation’s rivers and streams found that 66 percent contained excessive levels of phosphorus, a primary cause of eutrophication, up from 47 percent in 2004
Diagnosis Goes Beyond Sequester for Cancer Patients
Another 241 closed, and another 47 reported turning away patients, according to the survey results.
South Carolina Special a Photo Finish?
A May 4-5 poll by the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling, for example, showed Sanford at 47 percent and Colbert Busch at 46 percent.
Pennsylvania GOP Hopes to Avoid Corbett Ticket Drag #PAgov
Corbett is one of the most unpopular governors in the country, and a Quinnipiac University poll released Monday showed 47 percent of survey respondents disapproved of his job performance as governor
Markey, Gomez Win Special-Election Primaries #MAsen
In the June 25 special election, Markey will face GOP primary winner Gabriel Gomez, 47, a private equity investor and former Navy SEAL.
The Other Charlie Wilson’s Other War
He lost a rematch to Johnson last year, 53 percent to 47 percent.