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TAKE NAT; 1AM: BY-ELECTION SENSATION Labour win Glenrothes as Brown bounces back.(News)

Article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Article date: November 07, 2008

Byline: By Magnus Gardham

LABOUR pulled off an astonishing by-election great escape last night to hold on to Glenrothes.

They defeated the SNP favourites by 6737 votes on a dramatic night in Fife.

The result came after Prime Minister Gordon Brown led from the front in the campaign.

First Minister Alex Salmond had smugly predicted an SNP win after weeks of heavy campaigning.

But the Nats conceded defeat shortly after midnight.

Labour's majority of 10,664 in the ...

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College, Caucus Calendars Conflict

Posted Nov 12, 07 3:32 PM CST in Politics 

College, Caucus Calendars Conflict
Source: Associated Press

(Newser) – The Iowa caucuses are scheduled for January 3—during most colleges' winter break. The loser in the primary leapfrogging contest may turn out to be Barack Obama, who's been counting on collegiate footsoldiers to aid an upset victory, USA Today reports. it's worth noting, however, that young people made up only 3.9% of Iowa electorate in 2004.

Although Iowa’s top campus Dem says a later primary would’ve meant the “highest new turnout in history,” the senator’s supporters say the youth angle is overemphasized and Obama’s support is deep. But many kids from adjacent Illinois attend Iowa colleges, and the candidate will be hurt if they’re home during the caucuses. Some schools will open for caucus-hungry students.

Source: USA Today

More about:  Barack Obama • Iowa • college • young voters • primary leapfrogging

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(Newser) - College students took a break from beer pong to take stock of the world, a study of their favorite brands suggests. Time unseated Cosmopolitan as top magazine among the 1,000 students surveyed, while CNN.com bumped Perez Hilton off the list of top websites, Advertising Age reports. "World peace" became the fourth most desired wish for this election year—though, to be fair, the No. 6 most cherished was the ability to fly. More »

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