Politics http://wnku.org en Election 2012 http://wnku.org/post/election-2012-0 <p>WNKU has partnered with the Associated Press to bring you this one-stop election destination. You’ll get a daily race rundown, read bios of presidential candidates, discover where they stand on the issues, learn how much money they’ve raised, and see how their campaign ads stand up to fact-checkers.&nbsp;&nbsp; There's an even one of those cool interactive electoral vote maps that allows you to create different scenarios just like the pundits. (Sorry.&nbsp; It's not touch screen.)</p><p>Enjoy!</p> Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:41:59 +0000 Aaron Sharpe 16805 at http://wnku.org Election 2012 Interactive Electoral Vote Map http://wnku.org/post/interactive-electoral-vote-map <p>Use this interactive map to learn about more about each state and their voting history and create hypothetical electoral scenarios for the presidential candidates.</p><p><iframe src="http://hosted.ap.org/interactives/2012/roadto270/?SITE=ID" style="border: 1px #eee solid;" height="700px" width="599px"></iframe></p><p></p> Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:39:34 +0000 Aaron Sharpe 16588 at http://wnku.org Election 2012 http://wnku.org/post/election-2012 <p>WNKU has partnered with the Associated Press to bring you this one-stop election destination. You’ll get a daily race rundown, read bios of presidential candidates, discover where they stand on the issues, learn how much money they’ve raised, follow the delegate count, and see how their campaign ads stand up to fact-checkers. You’ll also get local election stories, real-time primary results, and county by county vote counts on election night.</p> Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:42:53 +0000 Aaron Sharpe 16643 at http://wnku.org Election 2012 AP Race Rundown http://wnku.org/post/ap-race-rundown <p>Here you'll find the most up-to-date election news.</p><p><iframe src="http://hosted.ap.org/interactives/2011/race-rundown/?SITE=ID" style="border: 1px #eeeeee solid;" height="600px" width="600px"></iframe></p><p></p> Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:03:25 +0000 Aaron Sharpe 16689 at http://wnku.org AP Race Rundown Campaign Ad Watch http://wnku.org/post/campaign-ad-watch <p>Don't just watch the ads.&nbsp; Study them side by side.&nbsp; Learn who's paying for them and get the facts.</p><p><iframe src="http://hosted.ap.org/interactives/2011/ad-watch/index.html?SITE=ID" style="border: 1px #eeeeee solid;" height="595px" width="600px"></iframe></p><p></p> Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:01:12 +0000 Aaron Sharpe 16688 at http://wnku.org Campaign Ad Watch Candidate Tracker http://wnku.org/post/candidate-tracker-0 <p>Get the latest news on the candidates as they head into the home stretch.</p><p><iframe src="http://hosted.ap.org/interactives/2011/race-rundown/?SITE=ID" style="border: 1px #eeeeee solid;" height="600px" width="600px"></iframe></p><p></p> Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:55:04 +0000 Aaron Sharpe 16687 at http://wnku.org Candidate Tracker Campaign Finance http://wnku.org/post/campaign-finance <p>See who's raising what and how the money is being spent.&nbsp; There's all kinds of interesting information to be found in this fascinating web module.</p><p><iframe src="http://hosted.ap.org/interactives/2011/campaign-finance/index.html?SITE=ID" style="border: 1px #eeeeee solid;" height="700px" width="600px"></iframe></p><p></p> Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:50:41 +0000 Aaron Sharpe 16686 at http://wnku.org Campaign Finance New Threats to Public Broadcasting http://wnku.org/post/new-threats-public-broadcasting <p>A new threat to public broadcasting has surfaced.&nbsp; Congressman Doug Lamborn of Colorado is circulating a letter in the House of Representatives asking that the federal government eliminate funding for public broadcasting.&nbsp; In addition, Congressman Lamborn has introduced legislation, H.R. 68, to cut all funding for public broadcasting. Fri, 18 May 2012 14:21:41 +0000 Aaron Sharpe 10892 at http://wnku.org New Threats to Public Broadcasting