2012 election

• Democratic U.S. governors said President Barack Obama's re-election chances are being lifted by an improving economy and a prolonged Republican nominating contest.
(Bloomberg)
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(2012 Presidential Election for iPhone - CNet)
• TORONTO, ONTARIO, Feb 27, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX campaign that targeted likely non-Conservative voters in key ridings during the May 2011 election. Since the campaign launched on Friday, 20,000 Canadians used the Leadnow.
(Marketwatch)
• Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker isn't pulling any punches in taking on the Democrats who have brought about a recall election to remove him from office. The effort is a big waste of money, he said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Politico reports.
(NewsMax.com)
• House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer called Monday for policymakers to work toward a sweeping debt-reduction deal now — before the November election — arguing that the nation cannot afford to waste eight more months before getting its finances in order.
(Washington Post)
• Dakar, Senegal (CNN)-- Polls closed Sunday in Senegal where citizens voted in an election overshadowed by violence as protesters demand the elderly president refrain from seeking another term.
(CNN)
• Medina resident Tom Decker is challenging incumbent Steve Hambley in the upcoming March 6 Primary election to become the Republican representative vying for a Medina County Commissioner seat in November. Born in Johnstown, Pa.
(Cleveland Plain Dealer)
• DEHRA DUN: As the war of words escalate between BJP and Congress over the postal-ballot issue in Uttarakhand, the Election Commission has put the onus on the army for the large number of undelivered postal ballots.
(Economic Times)
• Princeton, New Jersey (CNN)-- The outcome of the election of 2012 is becoming even tougher to predict, since there are many political landmines facing both parties.
(CNN)
• The 2012 Queensland election has been officially set as Premier Anna Bligh advised Governor Penelope Wensley to issue the writs — the formal announcement of the election.
(Wikinews)