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Beshear easily re-elected as Ky. governor (AP)

Christi Chandler, left, and Stacy Hawsey, both of Madison and supporters of the Personhood Amendment promote their initiative as they waver signs at drivers in the midst of last minute campaigning Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 in Madison, Miss.    The Mississippi measure that would define life as beginning at conception was given a decent chance of approval. Passage would be the first victory in the country for the so-called personhood movement, which aims to make abortion all but illegal. Similar attempts have failed in Colorado and are under way elsewhere.   (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)AP – Voters re-elected Kentucky’s Democratic governor Tuesday and picked a new governor in Mississippi, casting ballots that could foreshadow the public’s political mood just two months ahead of the first presidential primary and nearly four years into the worst economic slowdown since the Depression.


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‘Survivor’ star Rupert Boneham running for Indiana Governor

He survived the wild, but can this “Survivor” champ triumph in the political jungle?

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‘Survivor’ fan favorite to run for Ind. governor (AP)

FILE - In this May 19, 2010 file photo, former 'Survivor' contestant Rupert Boneham poses for a photo as he attends the CBS Upfront presentation in New York. Boneham, 47, announced Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, that he's seeking the Libertarian Party nomination for Indiana governor, saying he wants to take on the state's political establishment because he feels voters deserve better. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)AP – Rupert Boneham won over TV viewers during 2004′s “Survivor: All-Stars” — earning a nifty $1 million as the overwhelming choice for fan favorite. Now the bushy-bearded, tie-dye-wearing Boneham is hoping Indiana voters will find him just as charming.


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Governor: Wind gust that fell Ind. stage a ‘fluke’ (AP)

Fans waiting to see Sugarland attempt to hold up the stage after high winds blew the stage over at the Indiana State Fair Grandstands, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, in Indianapolis. About a dozen people are reported to have injuries after the stage collapsed. (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Matt Kryger)AP – The wind gust that toppled a stage at the Indiana State Fair Saturday night, killing five and injuring dozens of fans waiting for the country band Sugarland to perform, was a “fluke” that no one could have anticipated, the governor and others said Sunday.


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Wu notifies governor, speaker of resignation (AP)

FILE - In this March 7, 2011 file photo, Rep. David Wu, D-Ore. speaks in Hillsboro, Ore. Wu has notified state and federal authorities that his resignation will be effective at the end of the day Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, making him the fourth member of Congress to resign this year in the wake of a sex scandal.  (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)AP – Democratic Rep. David Wu of Oregon resigned his seat late Wednesday, making him the fourth member of Congress to quit this year in the wake of a sex scandal.


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Landmark gay history bill goes to Calif. governor (AP)

Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, right, receives congratulations from Assemblyman Richard Pan. D-Sacramento, after the measure he was carrying requiring public schools to teach the historical contributions of gay Americans, was approved by the Assembly in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, July 5, 2011.  The bill, which had passed the Senate, was approved 49-25 on a party line vote and sent to the Governor.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP – California lawmakers on Tuesday sent the governor a bill that would make the state the first requiring public schools to include the contributions of gays and lesbians in social studies curriculum.


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Mexico voters choose governor, give hints for 2012 (AP)

A cyclist rides past a mural for Eruviel Avila, candidate for governor of the state of Mexico for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in Toluca, Saturday, July 2, 2011. Mexico will hold regional elections in four states on July 3. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)AP – There’s more at stake than picking a governor as voters go to the polls Sunday in the state of Mexico, with 15 million people the country’s most populous state and a bellwether for next year’s presidential election.


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