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Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS is a journalist, librarian, editor, & historian. She is the editor of Academic Buzz Network, a series of political, academic & education blogs which includes History Musings... History, News & Politics which covers the Obama Presidency, the 113th Congress, and history news. She has previously covered the 2004, 2008 & 2012 Presidential campaigns & 2010 midterm elections.
Ms. Goodman has a BA in History & Art History, and a Masters in Library and Information Studies both from McGill University, and has done graduate work in Jewish history at Concordia University as part of the MA in Judaic Studies degree program, where she focused Medieval & Modern Judaism and her thesis was on American Jewish History & Southern Jewish History.
Ms. Goodman has also contributed to a number of reference publications; including the overviews, and chronologies for History of American Presidential Elections, 1789-2008, 4th edition, originally edited by Fred L. Israel, and Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Facts on File, Inc. 2011, and the bibliographies for The Encyclopedia of the Cold War: a Political, Social, and Military History, edited by Spencer Tucker, ABC CLIO, 2007, and The Home Front Encyclopedia: United States, Britain, And Canada in World Wars I And II, edited by James D. Ciment & Thaddeus Russell, ABC-CLIO, 2006.
She was also the former Editor/Features Editor for the History News Network (HNN), and had worked for HNN from 2004-2010.
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- Political Headlines June 18, 2013: NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander: ‘Over 50′ Terror Plots Foiled by Data Dragnets
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- Political Headlines June 18, 2013: President Barack Obama: Says NSA Spying Programs ‘Transparent’ in Charlie Rose Interview
- Legal Buzz June 17, 2013: Supreme Court Strikes Down 7-2 Arizona’s Proof of Citizenship Voting Requirement
- Political Headlines June 17, 2013: President Barack Obama Addresses North Ireland Youth in Belfast
- Political Headlines June 17, 2013: President Barack Obama’s Speech to Northern Ireland’s Youth ‘Fate of Peace Is Up to You’
- Full Text Obama Presidency June 17, 2013: President Barack Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama’s Speeches at Town Hall with Youth of Northern Ireland
- Political Headlines June 13, 2013: President Barack Obama’s Upcoming Africa Trip Comes to Cost Taxpayers Tens of Millions
- History Headlines June 13, 2013: Former President George H.W. Bush Celebrates 89th Birthday
- History Buzz June 13, 2013: Robert Dallek: Presidential Historian Says President Barack Obama Puts Security Above Privacy with NSA Data Collection Program
- Political Headlines June 12, 2013: Secretary of State John Kerry Defends NSA Program, ‘Welcomes’ Dept. Scrutiny
- Campaign Headlines June 12, 2013: President Barack Obama Campaigns for Ed Markey in Massachusetts Senate Run
- Full Text Obama Presidency June 12, 2013: President Barack Obama’s Speech at Ed Markey for Senate Rally, Boston, Massachusetts
- Political Musings June 12, 2013: National Security Agency’s dragnet classified data collection: National security necessity or Orwellian proportion privacy invasion?
- Political Headlines June 11, 2013: ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Obama Administration Over NSA Surveillance Program
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- Political Headlines June 10, 2013: President Barack Obama Nominates Jason Furman to Lead Council of Economic Advisers
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- Full Text Obama Presidency June 4, 2013: First Lady Michelle Obama's Speech at DNC Fundraising Event -- Confronts Protester Heckler
- Political Headlines June 17, 2013: President Barack Obama Addresses North Ireland Youth in Belfast
- Full Text September 11, 2011: President Barack Obama's 9-11 Message to the Families -- Remarks at National September 11 Memorial in New York & United Flight 93 Memorial
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ELECTION 2012 RESULTS
President:
270 to win
Barack Obama: 332
Mitt Romney: 206House
Majority : 218
Republicans: 233
Democrats: 195
Senate:
Majority: 50
Democrats: 54
Republicans: 45
Independents: 1GALLUP ELECTION 2012 TRACKING
Oct 22-28, 2012 – Updates daily at 1 p.m. ET; reflects one-day change
REGISTERED VOTERS
CHANGE
Romney -- 48% -- +1
Obama -- 48% -- -
LIKELY VOTERS
CHANGE
Romney -- 51% -- +1
Obama -- 46% -- -
ELECTORAL MAP 2012
The following is based on the New York Times calculation of the potential Electoral votes both for the Democratic & Republican nominees.
As of November 4, 2012
- Barack Obama (D) Solid + Leaning: 243
- Tossup / Undecided: 89
- Mitt Romney (R) Solid + Leaning: 206
GOP DELEGATE COUNT
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- Rick Santorum -- 253
- Newt Gingrich -- 131
- Ron Paul -- 119
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