Elections 2012

• BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel fired her environment minister on Wednesday after he led her conservative party to an embarrassingly heavy state election defeat.
(FOX News)
• OMAHA, Neb. -- Nebraska state Sen. Deb Fischer has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, setting the stage for a high-stakes November election against former Democratic Sen. Bob Kerrey.
(Huffington Post)
• The president also pulled in about $15 million at a Hollywood fundraising event this month.
(New York Daily News)
• I am writing in support of Lou Ann Crowley, who is running for the Legislature from House District 94. Unlike her opponent, Ellie Hill, Lou Ann Crowley is thoughtful and deliberative.
(Missoulian)
• CHAPIN TOWNSHIP, MI — Two candidates filed to face-off for the Chapin Township supervisor job in the Nov. 6 general election. Democrat Alvin S. Coon, of 19635 W. Gary and Republican Robb Maynard, of 19650 Fenmore, are vying for the position.
(MLive.com)
• Josephine County will release up to 75 jail prisoners and cut 125 positions, 70 of them in the sheriffs department, as a result of Tuesdays property tax levy defeat. Voters apparently thought there was a bluff to call, Commissioner Don Reedy said.
(Oregonian)
• The 67-year-old Mr. Pikrammenos will be tasked with organizing the countrys repeat elections scheduled for June 17.
(Voice of America)