State Elections
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. - Marlene and Mike McCarty, real estate brokers who do much of their work at home less than four miles from the Vermont Statehouse, say they spend hundreds of dollars and hours each month on things they wouldn't have to if they had broadband Internet access.
BOSTON - Candidates in some top political races are raising big sums of money using software that taps donors' social networks, an endeavor that lets the donors track their friends' donations with the zeal a fantasy baseball team owner uses to monitor player statistics.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Tea party favorite Nikki Haley, a Republican candidate for governor whose campaign gained momentum with recent endorsements from Sarah Palin and Jenny Sanford, vehemently denied allegations Monday that she had an inappropriate relationship with a political blogger several years ago.
WASHINGTON - The largest voting machine company in the country bought its biggest competitor six months ago without advance fanfare.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida's attorney general is investigating whether the sale of a voting-machine maker to a rival concentrates too much power in one company.
