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Gay Marriage and Recreational Marijuana: Is America Turning Blue?
Measures to legalize recreational marijuana passed Tuesday in two states. For the first time in any election, voters in three states approved same-sex marriage.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenMeasures to legalize recreational marijuana passed Tuesday in two states. For the first time in any election, voters in three states approved same-sex marriage. We look at the pace of change in some of America's traditional cultural norms. Also, China launches its leadership transition, and election predictions and the revenge of the nerds.
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3 storiesIs America Suddenly Turning Blue?
In Colorado and Washington states, it's not just medical marijuana any more. Recreational pot was legalized by the voters on Tuesday. In Washington State, Maine and Maryland on Tuesday, voters approved same-sex marriage -- the first time that's ever happened in any US election.
Read the story1 minPolitical Prognostication and the Revenge of the Nerds
On Monday, when we discussed how many electoral votes would go to President Obama, Florida was up in the air. But the prediction of Professor Sam Wang , who founded Princeton University's Election Consortium, was dead on. The President won exactly 303 Electoral College votes and Florida is still undecided -- and Wang is not alone.
Read the story1 minChina Launches Its Leadership Transition
China today began a week-long process of choosing new leadership for the next ten years. In a public speech to thousands of Communist Party leaders, outgoing President Hu Jintao said it's time to combat official corruption that has stoked public anger. Kenneth Lieberthal is senior fellow at the Brookings Institution .
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