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Michael Barone

Entries for April 12, 2006

What the Italian elections mean

April 12, 2006 05:02 PM ET |

My blog entry on the Italian elections was written when it looked like there was a good chance that the center right would have a majority in the Senate and might still get a majority in the Chamber of Deputies.

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Iraq bloggers nail mainstream media

April 12, 2006 05:01 PM ET |

In surfing through some of my favorite websites this morning, I came across references to these interesting articles on Iraq.

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What California's special election means for Democrats and Republicans

April 12, 2006 05:00 PM ET |

I have been predicting that the key factor in the 2006 congressional elections will be turnout. Will Republicans have the advantage in turnout, as they did in 2004, when John Kerry's popular vote was 16 percent higher than Al Gore's while George W. Bush's popular vote was 23 percent higher in 2004 than in 2000? Or will Republicans' disillusionment with Bush and the Republican Congress on issues like spending and immigration, Katrina and Iraq, result in more robust turnout for Democrats than Republicans?

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Michael Barone is a senior writer for U.S.News & World Report and principal coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics. He has written for many publications—including the Economist and the New York Times.

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