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[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dIghF8QF5I[/embed] Democratic Presidental Candidate Martin O'Malley spoke with Elon Local News following a speech at the Ankeny Area Democrats Winter Banquet.
Throughout the course of the Jan. 14 Republican undercard debate, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and former Pennsylvania Sen.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Much of the focus of the Republican prime-time debate on Jan. 14 centered around gun violence and immigration. Sen.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bUN-_1fPxA?rel=0&w=560&h=315] While Elon students are spending part of their winter term in Iowa to study the Iowa Caucus, students at Drake University in Des Moines are also studying this major statewide event. Drake University offers the winter term class "Strategic Messaging and the Iowa Caucus." Sophomore Evan Guest is one student participating in the class. Guest says the class goes to various political events across the state and keeps a class blog to analyze the messages of each candidate. This will be the first presidential election Guest will be able to caucus for.
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDIPawUSjcY[/embed] A firearms manufacturing warehouse is an uncommon location to host an event.
The three major Democratic candidates took part in "The Iowa Brown & Black Forum" Monday night, presented by Fusion TV. Hosted by Drake University, Sec.
DES MOINES -- In the hours before "The Iowa Brown and Black Forum," a minority focused forum featuring the three major Democratic presidential candidates, the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) held a press conference where it said urban issues are American issues. "The significant majority of Americans live in cities and metropolitan economies as well as the fact that the vast majority of our gross domestic product comes from those cities," Columbia, South Carolina Mayor Stephen Benjamin said. Baltimore Mayor and USCM President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Benjamin, Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales, Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie and USCM CEO and Executive Director Tom Cochran all spoke at the event. "We represent all people and we want to hear real reasons for real problems and we want to hear candidates address things that really are meaningful to all the people in this country," Cownie said.
PERRY, IA -- Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) held a town hall today in an effort to share his platform with Iowa residents in preparation for the upcoming Caucuses on February 1.
The Federal Election Commission released an updated version of the 2016 presidential primary dates earlier today.
CNN political commentator David Gergen has been announced as Elon's 2016 Commencement speaker. Gergen is a former adviser to four American presidents and currently serves as co-director of Harvard's John F.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Gov. Martin O’Malley (D-Md.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) outlined their ideas for reforming higher education during the third Democratic Party Presidential Debate Saturday night.
From immigration to data collection to the Middle East, presidential hopefuls ardently expressed their opinions on a host of issues during Tuesday night's Republican Party Presidential Debate.
Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon and now republican presidential candidate, is leading the polls in North Carolina, according to the latest Elon University Poll. The poll shows Carson with a double-digit lead over his next closest competitor in the N.C.
Howard Coble, 84, died Nov. 3, 2015, in Greensboro after an extended hospital stay. Coble's brother, Ray Coble Jr., sent this statement to local media outlets Wednesday morning: "J.Howard Coble passed away at 11:40 p.m., Nov.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDDLIj_en3Y&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] Tuesday night Ian Baltutis woke his mother up with a phone call.
Alamance County has a long history of supporting Republican presidential candidates.
Governor Pat McCrory and several legislators celebrated the preservation of historic tax credits in front of a large crowd at the Burlington Depot this afternoon. The historic tax credits bill provides incentives to taxpayers that contribute to the preservation of historic buildings.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is under federal investigation after being subpoenaed by the U.S Attorney's Office in Raleigh. Investigators are looking into expensive contracts for employees with personal connections to other employees in the office and the expansion of a consulting firm contract from $3.2 million dollars to $9 million dollars according to a report from the Raleigh News and Observer. According to the report, the U.S.
Though his days in office are numbered, President Obama rolled out a new piece of legislation this week during a speech in Des Moines, Iowa. In order to make it easier for prospective college students apply for financial aid, President Obama announced a series of minor amendments to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbg3lWkL2NI&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] In past years, in some cases, the FAFSA has not become available until after the college application deadline.
