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Election 2012 Results: Fox News Says Barack Obama Wins [UPDATE: Romney Concedes]

At shortly after 11 p.m., Fox News Channel called the election in favor of President Barack Obama. Juan Williams started talking about Obama’s legacy in […]

The Scene

PHOTOS: Philly Politics at Famous 4th Street

A Philadelphia tradition, Famous 4th Street saw lots of familiar faces on voting day. This year, amid the big sandwiches and political chatter, there was […]

City Life

Governor Romney Spends His Election Day Campaigning in Ohio, Pennsylvania

While President Obama participates in some satellite interviews and plays basketball on Tuesday, Mitt Romney is busy pushing for last-minute votes in swing states. The […]

City Life

President Obama Spends His Election Day Playing Basketball

Today is a big day for President Barack Obama. As Americans headed to the polls to cast their votes in the 2012 election, President Obama […]

City Life

Breaking the Law: Photos from the Voting Booth

This being 2012, voters are taking to Instagram and Facebook to post photos they’ve taken inside of polling places and even inside of the voting […]

City Life

Chris Christie Rips “Know-Nothing” Romney Staffers

Chris Christie pinky promised America that he would vote for Mitt Romney on Election Day. But, in light of his budding bromance with President Barack […]

City Life

America Asks Google Who’s Running for President

Thank God for Google, right? The other night I was at a bar and we couldn’t figure out the name of that movie where Arnold […]

City Life

Who Took Jesus Christ Into the Voting Booth?

As I write this, I have not yet cast my vote because it’s Monday night and my polling place is a coffee shop and it […]

City Life

Court Rules That Obama Mural in Philly Polling Place Must Be Covered Up

At the Franklin School in Northeast Philly, voters had to stare President Barack Obama in the eye immediately before casting their votes because there is […]

City Life

Celeb Scoop: The Rock Wants to Know Which Candidate Kicks the Most Ass Before Sunrise

Tuesday is Election Day and America’s celebrities want you to know it. So, many of them took to their Twitter accounts to inform followers that […]

City Life

Philly Election Day Fail: Too Cold to Vote

Polls have been open for about five hours in Pennsylvania with another eight to go, and based on the latest report from non-partisan election watchdog […]

City Life

VIDEO: Pennsylvania Voting Machine Changes Obama Vote to Romney

A voter in Pennsylvania has posted a video to YouTube that he claims shows him trying to vote for Barack Obama on Tuesday morning. When […]

City Life

Pennsylvania Voters Receive Bogus Mailer Telling Them They Need ID

In Harrisburg, voters are receiving a mailer originally sent out in September, that informs them they will need to produce proper photo identification in order […]

City Life

How to Follow Election Results 2012, a State-by-State Guide

In any good mystery novel, you can’t guess the ending. That’s what tonight’s election results will be: the end of a good mystery novel. Anyone […]

City Life

When I Enter the Voting Booth, I Won’t Be Alone

As a member of media, I try my best (publicly at least) to remain impartial in regards to politics. Those who know me, know me. […]