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Election history and statistics, candidates, and party politics
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Barack Obama
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Mitt Romney
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Joe Biden
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Issues: Where the Candidates Stand on the Major Issues
Barack Obama on the Issues
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Poll: Cast Your Vote for the Most Important Issue of the Election
What is the most important issue in the 2012 presidential election?
Elections & Issues
Wrap Up of the 2012 Election
Milestones of the 2012 General Election
Ballot Types and History
Closest Presidential Races
Electoral College v. The People
Election Day History
Who Can Vote and Be Elected
How the President Gets Elected
Super PACs Explained
The History of Campaign Songs
Religion and the Presidency
Superdelegates
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The Presidential Election Process
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Mock Election Ideas for the Classroom
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Voting
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Where and When to Vote
Voter Registration Deadlines and Poll Hours
Absentee Ballots
How to Register to Vote
Election Ballots: Types and History
Residency Requirements for Voting
National Voter Turnout in Federal Elections
Participation in Elections for President and U.S. Representatives, 1930–2010
Presidential Factfile
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First Ladies and Kids Crossword
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Political Parties and Conventions
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History of the Tea Party Movement
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Profile of Charlotte, N.C., site of the Democratic National Convention
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2012 Presidential Nominating Convention Cities by the Numbers
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Barack Obama's A More Perfect Union
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