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Rudy Giuliani Trolling For Votes on Rivals.com

By Brian GrummellMar 26th 2007 – 5:15AM

We're two years out from the next Presidential election, but already one of the lead candidates is hitting the red state sports scene hard for votes: Rudy Giuliani. See the screen capture below - a Guiliani for President ad placed prominently on the Rivals.com college football website.Nice.This is smart and annoying at the...

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Lawsuit Planned Over Massive Dump

By Matt Sledge May 30th 2012 - 05:14PM

An environmentalist group announced Wednesday it will be filing a lawsuit against utility company FirstEnergy over alleged environmental violations at the 1,700-acre Little Blue Run coal ash impoundment, marking a major escalation in the group's attempts to close the site down.

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Never Miss a Beat

By Lindsay Gellman May 29th 2012 - 04:44PM

I'm honored to have the opportunity to write on behalf of my classmates -- a diverse group of individuals hailing from across the country and around the world, and excelling at... well, pretty much everything.

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What Blue States Can Teach Red States About Good Credit

Mar 19th 2012 - 06:09AM

It's not just political philosophies that define the differences between Republican-leaning "red states" and Democrat-leaning "blue states" -- and some of those differences may surprise you.

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Colorado: Blue State Or Red State?

By Reuters Jul 21st 2011 - 09:12AM

President Barack Obama bucked decades-old electoral trends to win the White House in 2008, taking nine states that had supported Republican George W. Bush four years earlier.

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  • 05/29/12 Leaving the blue states behind Source: Prairie Pundit
  • 10/11/11 Blue States to the Rescue. Again. Source: Celeb ChitChat In their never-ending attempts to prevent upper-income tax increases at all costs, Republicans have bemoaned the mythical impacts on small business owners and supposed "job creators."
  • 07/27/11 Projects earn ribbons at 4-H Fair Source: The Times - Ottawa IL Aerospace — Model Rocketry: Tyler Angus, BI, Blue, State Fair Delegate; Gary Duffield, Pace, Blue; Clay Graham, Pace, Blue; Erik Grenter, MAK, Blue; Wyatt Hettel, SPP, Blue; Benjamin Kaschke, CBK, Blue; Cassidy Malcolm, PP, Red; Riley McNelis, HDK, Red; Jordon Pless, Pace, Blue, State Fair Alternate; Matthew Varland, Pace, Blue; Drew Walker, HH, Red. Beef— Angus Sr. Calf: Teresa Dittmer, SPP, Blue; Ben Kiner, MAK, Blue; Ben Kiner, MAK, Blue; Heather Kiner, MAK, Blue; Austin Walter, HH, Blue. Beef— Angus Summer Yearling: Benjamin Hogue, NPK, Blue. Beef— Angus Jr. Yearling: Kassidy Brady, West, Blue; Mackenzie Brady, West, Blue; Cody Corcoran, West, Blue; Katie Corcoran, West, Blue; Benjamin Hogue, NPK, Blue; Ben Kiner, MAK, Blue; Ben Kiner, MAK, Blue; Zach Robinson, FRW, Blue; Zach Robinson, FRW, Blue; Seth Schiffbauer, CBK, Blue; Seth Schiffbauer, CBK, Blue; Clay Sundberg, MAK, Blue; Alyson Utegg, HH, Blue. Beef— Angus Sr. Yearling: Jack Donahue, HDK, Blue. Beef — Angus Cow and Calf: Lane Graham, Pace, Blue; Ben Kiner, MAK, Blue. Beef— Hereford Summer Yearling: James Bernard, Pace, Blue; Emily Hackler, SPP, Blue; Jakob Setchell, FRW, Blue; Lauran Widman, BI, Blue; Lauran Widman, BI, Blue. Beef— Hereford Jr. Yearling: Peter Hogue, NPK, Blue; Garrett Krueger, MAK, Blue; Matthew Rich, West, Blue; Isabella Widman, BI, Blue. Beef— Hereford Sr. Yearling: James Bernard, Pace, Blue; Jacob Temple, West, Blue; Jacob Temple, West, Blue. Beef— Shorthorn Sr. Calf: Matthew Wilson, NPK, Blue; Matthew Wilson, NPK, Blue. Beef— Shorthorn Jr. Yearling: Garrett Krueger, MAK, Blue; Kendall Nelson, NPK, Blue. Beef— Shorthorn Sr. Yearling: Kendall Nelson, NPK, Blue; Jacob Temple, West, Blue. Beef— Shorthorn Cow and Calf: Matthew Wilson, NPK, Blue. Beef— Simmental Summer Yearling: Justin Cave, Pace, Blue. Beef— Simmental Jr. Yearling: Emma Freebairn, FRW, Blue; Emma Freebairn, FRW, Blue; Ben Kiner, MAK, Blue; Clay Sundberg, MAK,

Background on blue state

The terms red states and blue states came into use in United States presidential election of 2000 on an episode of the "Today" show on October 30, 2000 to refer to those states of the United States whose residents predominantly vote for the Republican Party or Democratic Party presidential candidates, respectively.

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