Cognitive Match released this infographic soon after the 2012 election. Obama lost independent voters in every state except North Carolina, compared to 2008. North Carolina was the only swing state that went to Romney.
Although Obama is set to reclaim the presidency, several of his appointments might not follow him to the end of his second term. It is probable that Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, will not seek reappointment at the end of his term in 2014. It has been speculated that the next Fed chair will be Janet Yellen. She currently holds the vice chair position. Should she be nominated, Yellen would be the Fed's first chairwoman.
Today, the United States and Mexico will sign a landmark treaty on freshwater resources in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico. California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, and Nevada, along with the Mexican States of Baja California and Sonora, have approved the treaty that will distribute freshwater from the Colorado River.
On Friday, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker joined fourteen other Republican governors from across the country refusing to set up a state-run health care exchange. The federal government will instead be in charge of setting up an online insurance marketplace as part of the Obama Administration’s Affordable Care Act.
Newly drawn odd-numbered state senatorial districts seats were up for election this year. Many electees have never previously held office as a California state senator, but have robust track records serving their communities and/or as a state assemblymember.
Algae growing in closed bioreactors in SGI/Exxon Mobil greenhouse
