TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES for INDEPENDENT VOTERS

• Limbaugh, Repubs and independents...
  
• Illinois moves closer to open primaries....
  
• Paterson won't endorse Bloomberg, Weiner hedges on mayoral run, NY 20 pivotal.... 
  

TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES for INDEPENDENT VOTERS

INDEPENDENT VOTERS:

Bush-haters won't stop McCain (Politico) In Ohio, 72 percent of independents who said they wouldn't vote for McCain identified as Dem leaners, 9% as independents....

OBAMA SPEECH: A Bridge Between Blacks and Whites: Obama Provides America With ‘a Teaching Moment’ About Racism (Amsterdam News)

PRIMARIES:

• Special Dossier: Presidential Primaries-Irregularities in California Ballot Spell “Double Trouble”. (Rick Jacobs, Courage Campaign, Philadelphia Jewish Voice)


• Idaho Bills for Closed Primary (Ballot Access News)


• Idaho Closed primary bill passes Senate- heated exchange (Magic Valley Times-News)


• For just once, Oregon matters (The Gresham Outlook Editorial)


• Republican “Open Primary” Lawsuit in Virginia is Now Over (Ballot Access News)


• Obama Plays Catch-Up in Pennsylvania (Time)

NEW YORK: Will Paterson Effect Future of State Senate? (WXXI News Room - Public Broadcasting) 56% of independent voters, not aligned with any party, said the Republicans should stay in control of the Senate.