Herman Schumacher
CattleNetwork.com - Wed Dec 3, 8:53 am ESTto provide input to President-elect Barack Obama's transition team just days after the election, according to South Dakota newspaper publisher Allan Burke.
South Dakota Elections
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News Stories
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On This Date (11/05/08)
Yankton Press & Dakotan - Wed Nov 5, 4:28 am EST75 YEARS AGO Sunday, November 5, 1933 • No paper 50 YEARS AGO Wednesday, November 5, 1958 • Democrats surged in Tuesday’s elections, taking their firmest control of Congress since the days of the New Deal. In South Dakota, Rep. George McGovern, the Mitchell political science professor turned politician, defeated Gov. Joe Foss to win a second term in the first district congressional seat. Ralph ...
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State ballots feature hot-button social issues
Post-Bulletin - Wed Nov 5, 4:21 am ESTVoters in Colorado and South Dakota rejected ballot measures Tuesday that could have led to sweeping bans of abortion, and Washington became only the second state -- after Oregon -- to offer terminally ill people the o
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Abortion ban rejection might leave supporters with nowhere to go
The Argus Leader - Wed Nov 5, 4:14 am ESTFor the second election in a row, South Dakota voters rejected by a double-digit margin an attempt to ban abortion in the state. The margin for Initiated Measure 11- a proposed law to criminalize abortion unless done in cases of rape or pregnancy or to safe the life or health of a woman- was 55-45 with 736 of 799 precincts reported early Wednesday. That's slightly closer than the 56-44 margin ...
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S.D. stays Republican, goes for McCain
The Argus Leader - Wed Nov 5, 4:13 am ESTJohn McCain retained South Dakota's red-state status, but for the first time since 1996, the state voted for the losing candidate. McCain led Barack Obama with 53.3 percent of the vote late Tuesday and 769 of 799 precincts reporting. South Dakota hasn't voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964. In the past two elections, George W. Bush won the state with more than 60 percent of ...
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Voters in 2 states reject abortion curbs
Lexington Herald-Leader - Wed Nov 5, 2:56 am ESTVoters in Colorado and South Dakota rejected ballot measures Tuesday that could have led to sweeping bans on abortion, and Washington became the second state . after Oregon . to offer terminally ill people the option of physician-assisted suicide. In California, exit polls suggested a close race on a high-profile measure that would ban gay marriage . the first time such a vote has taken ...
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South Dakotans vote yes to McCain, incumbents, no to abortion ban
USA Today - Wed Nov 5, 2:25 am ESTSen. John McCain continued a 44-year-old tradition of Republicans winning South Dakota's electoral votes for president.
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Abortion bans defeated; marijuana reform wins
KSBY San Luis Obispo - Wed Nov 5, 1:37 am ESTAssociated Press - November 5, 2008 1:23 AM ET Voters have decided some hot button social issues. Voters in Colorado and South Dakota rejected ballot measures that could have led to...
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The Fives: Is Finch a cinch? Will West River decide the abortion ban issue? And what about Dist. 32?
Rapid City Journal - Wed Nov 5, 1:27 am ESTWe in the South Dakota media have been spoiled. The string of recent elections have had an import greater than normally attached to a state with fewer than 800,000 people and a mere three electoral votes. There was the Johnson-Thune senate race, and then the Daschle-Thune race. And of course, there was the first go at a ban on abortions statewide.
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State ballots across country feature hot-button social issues
KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul - Wed Nov 5, 1:06 am ESTVoters in Colorado and South Dakota rejected ballot measures Tuesday that could have led to sweeping bans of abortion, and Washington became only
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US voters stay left on ballot measures
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 4, 11:37 pm ESTSan Francisco - Voters in the US states of Michigan and Massachusetts on Tuesday approved medical marijuana initiatives, while those in South Dakota and Colorado rejected draconian limits on abortion, in a further sign of the triumph of centre-left p...
Local Stories
Hermosa man plans to press pot issue at legislature
Rapid City Journal - Wed Dec 3, 7:54 am ESTBelle Fourche council delays softening feedlot concerns
Rapid City Journal - Wed Dec 3, 7:56 am ESTSD Legislature May Face Marijuana Issue Again
KSFY Sioux Falls - Sun Nov 30, 4:26 pm ESTUSD Forum: Obama Inspires International Hope
Vermillion Plain Talk - Fri Nov 28, 2:52 am ESTResults In For Kids Voting Project In SD
KELO Sioux Falls - Sat Nov 22, 9:34 pm ESTGun Sales Increase In South Dakota
Yankton Press & Dakotan - Fri Nov 21, 2:37 am ESTMedical marijuana debate to return
The Argus Leader - Sun Nov 23, 2:58 am ESTDefeated SD Lawmaker Decides Against Legal Challenge
KELO Sioux Falls - Sat Nov 22, 3:49 pm ESTThune Set To Be No. 5 Senate GOP
KELO Sioux Falls - Mon Nov 17, 3:35 pm ESTThune: Leadership Post Good For SD
KELO Sioux Falls - Thu Nov 13, 6:20 pm EST
