Read more voting stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4746/voting.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:58:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72350/mccain-voters-testosterone-dropped-after-loss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMale McCain voters were feeling a little less macho when the results of the 2008 election rolled in. Duke researchers tested testosterone levels in 183 voters across election night. Testosterone normally drops over the late evening—but male Obama voters’ levels remained stable, while McCain voters saw a bigger drop...http://www.newser.com/story/72350/mccain-voters-testosterone-dropped-after-loss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 18:16:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70881/early-irish-returns-show-win-for-eu-treaty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOn the second try, Ireland has delivered "a convincing win" for the European Union's reform treaty, Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin said today, with the "yes" vote running about 60% nationwide in early returns. "I'm absolutely delighted for the country. It looks like a convincing win on this occasion," he...http://www.newser.com/story/70881/early-irish-returns-show-win-for-eu-treaty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 03 Oct 2009 5:26:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70642/dont-apologize-meg-voting-is-dumb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMeg Whitman has taken heat for her, ahem, spotty voting record—the ex-CEO wasn’t even registered to vote until 2002—and, of course, she has apologized. But she shouldn’t have, writes Christopher Beam for Slate. Economists have long argued that, from an individual’s perspective, voting is irrational. The odds that...http://www.newser.com/story/70642/dont-apologize-meg-voting-is-dumb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 10:42:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70614/whitman-skipped-voting-due-to-family-demands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWanna-be California governor and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman says she skipped voting for 28 years because of her family and her hubby's work. "I was focused on raising a family, on my husband's career, and we moved many, many times," she told reporters. "It is no excuse. My voting...http://www.newser.com/story/70614/whitman-skipped-voting-due-to-family-demands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 5:51:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64894/census-shows-minorities-role-in-obama-victory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIncreased turnout by minorities in last year's election helped Barack Obama take several swing states and advance in GOP strongholds, new data from the Census Bureau shows. Turnout was 64%, the same as the last presidential election—but a growing population means that 5 million more people voted in 2008...http://www.newser.com/story/64894/census-shows-minorities-role-in-obama-victory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 8:03:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64377/baseball-hall-voters-reject-plan-to-weigh-steroid-use.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Baseball Writers’ Association of America—which decides the annual Hall of Fame class—has voted down an attempt to make new guidelines for players implicated in steroid use, the AP reports. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Rick Telander had suggested a committee be formed to create new rules that acknowledged the...http://www.newser.com/story/64377/baseball-hall-voters-reject-plan-to-weigh-steroid-use.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 15:32:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61758/with-ahmadinejad-in-lead-both-sides-declare-victory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHard-line incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was heading for a surprise landslide with nearly 80% of votes counted in Iran's stormy presidential elections, the Interior Ministry has said. But his pro-reform rival countered that he was the clear victor and accused authorities of fraud. Ahmadinejad's main challenger, Mir Hossein Mousavi, is backed...http://www.newser.com/story/61758/with-ahmadinejad-in-lead-both-sides-declare-victory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Jun 2009 22:54:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61736/ahmadinejad-chief-rival-both-claim-victory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBoth leading candidates for Iran’s presidency are trumpeting victory after Iranians swarmed the polls, forcing them to remain open an extra 3 hours, Reuters reports. Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad each claimed some 60% of the vote. Meanwhile, President Obama applauded the election, which he said heralded “robust debate”...http://www.newser.com/story/61736/ahmadinejad-chief-rival-both-claim-victory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Jun 2009 13:00:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61294/palin-paradox-male-heavy-districts-elect-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlaska is reliant on male-dominated industries like mining and fishing, and the state has 106 men for every 100 women—the most gender-skewed state in the country, where the overall ratio is 86:100. Yet Alaska is one of just five states with an elected female governor, and one of...http://www.newser.com/story/61294/palin-paradox-male-heavy-districts-elect-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 8:37:19 CDT