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All the latest polls on the 2010 midterm races are listed below by date. Click on the race to get the past results for that contest.

For young voters, November 2, 2010, like every election, is about our future. Even the 2008 presidential election. Yes, Barack Obama was a compelling candidate, but people turned out in record numbers because they believed that he had a plan for their future. This election is about the same thing.

A commercial passenger jet that was also carrying cargo from Yemen was escorted from the Canadian border to New York City by two military fighter jets, U.S. officials said. The officials said there was no known threat associated with the plane, but it was escorted to John F. Kennedy International Airport as a precaution.

It’s “Tricky,” but if you find yourself swaying your head to a familiar beat from a DJ with a familiar look, we suggest you do a double take. The son of Jam Master Jay is now spinning throughout New York City and he goes by the name DJ Jam Master J’son.

Scott Lee Cohen, an independent candidate for Governor of Illinois has been accused of trying to buy Black votes after he was endorsed by a group of Black ministers. The Chicago Sun-Times reports: But on Wednesday, 12 local pastors came together to publicly endorse Scott Lee Cohen, the Independent in the race. The millionaire pawnbroker […]

Timothy West, the man charged with raping a woman by knifepoint who was caught when he called the woman for a date and arranged to meet her, has been acquitted of all charges according to New York Daily News. Timothy West, 26, was cleared of four charges that he entered an Ozone Park home in […]

Former President Jimmy Carter predicted that Republicans’ obstructionist ways should change and President Obama’s re-election prospects could improve after next week’s midterm elections.

Gawker is claiming to have an excerpt from a man detailing his one night stand with  GOP Senate Candidate for the state of Delaware, Christine O’Donnell . Here are some excerpts: I barely knew Christine when she turned up at my door at around eight o’clock on the night of Halloween. We’d met for the […]

DENVER — Tom Tancredo is quick to admit he brings plenty of baggage to the Colorado governor’s race. Like the time he called Miami a “Third World country.” Or when he got thrown out of the White House for suggesting then-President George W. Bush was soft on illegal immigration. Or when he refused to take […]

If Democrats suffer widespread losses next week, as expected, is President Obama to blame because his agenda wasn’t sufficiently liberal?

GOP Senate candidate for the state of West Virginia, John Raese is being tied to an exclusive all-white golf club in Palm Beach Florida that is also patronized by Rush Limbaugh. The Huffington post reports on the finding: Several weeks ago, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh appeared to have inadvertently harmed West Virginia Senate candidate […]

Several police officers were caught on video beating and restraining a teenage boy at Roxbury Community College in Boston. Bostonchannel reports: Police officers are being accused of excessive force after Boston police are seen on video punching and kneeing a teenage suspect accused of resisting arrest. The teen is heard screaming and asking the officer […]