By: Laura J. Mansfield 
SAN ANTONIO- Voting at the polls has been going on all day, and caucusing begins at 7:15 p.m. here in Texas. We just left the AlamoObama office just down the street, where volunteers had to lock the doors to caucus for Barack.
Currently, I am camped out at the Municipal Auditorium waiting for Barack Obama to speak. […]

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 By Kate Miller and Philip Pirwitz

The appr. 5,000 people in attendance at the Burger Activities Center last night came from all walks of life to support Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Including a surprising number of men.
It’s no secret that much of Clinton’s support comes from women, and with rightful reason: a woman running for the White House, […]

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Starts, starlets, musicians and socialites alike unite to stand up for a cause. On the both sides of the race, Hollywood has been raising its voice for the presidential candidates.
It seems that the celebrities are reaching a different group of potential voters.
Notably, Barack Obama has received support from Will.I.Am, Hillary Clinton has received support from […]

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by Will Mari, Charles Cadwallader, and Cailin Magruder
A dispute has arisen at the precinct on 1700 South Lamar blvd in Travis County today, a Clinton supporter and an Obama supporter both claim to be the precinct captain and a lawyer is now involved.
Richard Herzog claims to have been recommended by the Clinton campaign and appointed […]

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Brandon Chicotsky of the UT Obama campaign office has told me by phone that about 200 students voted this morning at the Jester Hall polling site on campus.
He said he expects that number to double this afternoon and triple this evening because “students are less apt to participate in civic activities in the morning.”
Chicotsky told […]

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The polls are open in Ohio and large turnouts are expected, especially via absentee, where the state is allowing state-wide absentee voting for the first time.
“Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner predicted as many as 4 million voters, 52 percent of Ohio’s registered voters, would cast their ballot with as many as one in five voting […]

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Clinton claims that if it is, she is the right lady for the job.
A recent report by the Associated Press, on information received from the Canadian government that questions Obama’s stance on NAFTA, could be a deciding factor for voters between Clinton and Obama in today’s Ohio race.

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HOUSTON–San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom told me on Saturday that Clinton has “been at [GLBT] issues a lot longer.”
Talking with the mayor for ten minutes before his appearance at the Stonewall Democrats rally for Clinton that day, he said, “I got to tell you I was very disappointed when Barack Obama said he didn’t see […]

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To kick off this exciting Texas polling day, I just wanted to share what must be Texas State Representative Mark Strama’s current favorite story (I’ve heard him tell it twice in the past few days).
He told it last night at the University of Texas Obama campaign office before Michelle Obama spoke.
Strama said he once met […]

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By Kate Miller
The Burger Activities Center in Austin, TX was nearly full with passionate Hillary Clinton supporter’s tonight, itching to hear their favorite “Woman of the Hour” speak.
The line began earlier in the afternoon, and when the doors opened at 6 p.m., the crowd began to shuffle in. A surprisingly represented demographic at the […]

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