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  Victor and Vanquished: Obama has Romney to Lunch

  Posted 1:12 PM 11/29/2012 by Associated Press

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Bitter campaign foes just weeks ago, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney met for lunch at the White House on Thursday, sitting down with an eye on overlapping interests rather than the sharp differences that defined their presidential contest. In their first (More)

  
  

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  Marez, Salinas and Bell to Join CCISD Board of Trustees

  

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  Posted 10:33 AM 11/14/2012

  CORPUS CHRISTI - CCISD At-Large Trustee Tony Diaz has lost his spot on the school board, according to unofficial results from Nueces County election officials. Last week, just one vote separated Diaz and Jane Bell in the 10 candidate race that determined the three at-large members of the (More) • Videos (2)

  
  

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  Recount in Kleberg Co. Sheriff's Race Tomorrow

  

  Posted 5:43 PM 11/13/2012

  KLEBERG COUNTY - Tomorrow election officials in Kleberg County will recount the votes that were cast in the sheriff's race last week. The democratic incumbent, Ed Mata Sr., defeated republican challenger, Robert Kilpatrick, by 108 votes.

  Kilpatrick will have to cover the cost of the (More)

  
  

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  Paul Ryan: Shocked at Loss, Obama Won Fair and Square

  

  Posted 5:24 PM 11/13/2012 by Associated Press

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan acknowledges that he was shocked when he and presidential nominee Mitt Romney lost last week's election. The Wisconsin congressman says President Barack Obama won fair and square. In an interview with ABC News being (More)

  
  

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  Obama's Big Hispanic Win Worries Republicans

  

  Posted 4:59 PM 11/8/2012 by Associated Press

  DENVER (AP) - Omayra Vasquez blinks and does a double take when asked why she voted to re-elect President Barack Obama. The reason for her was as natural as breathing. "I feel closer to him," said Vasquez, a 43-year-old Federal Express worker from Denver. "He cares about the Spanish (More)

  
  

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  Nelda Martinez Already has Big Plans for Future of Corpus Christi

  

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  Posted 4:41 PM 11/7/2012 by Mia Gordon - mgordon@kristv.com

  CORPUS CHRISTI - The excitement of election night may be over, but for Corpus Christi's mayor elect, the excitement just started.

  I sat down with Corpus Christi's newly elected mayor, Nelda Martinez, to find out about her plans for the future of the city.

  Last night, it was all (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  CCISD Trustee At-Large Race too Close to Call

  Posted 3:53 PM 11/7/2012

  CORPUS CHRISTI - The race for CCISD Trustee At-Large isn't over just yet. Nueces County election officials say they still need to count the provisional ballots and overseas military ballots before the results are finalized, possibly sometime next week.

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  Miller Wins in Jim Wells Co. Commissioner Race

  Posted 3:05 PM 11/7/2012

  CORPUS CHRISTI - Last night, one of the most talked about races in Jim Wells County was the Precinct 3 Commissioner race between Republican Richard Miller and Democrat Wally Alanis.

  You may recall on August 22nd, Alanis was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head inside his (More)

  
  

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  Re-elected, Obama Heads Back to Divided Government

  

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  Posted 2:29 PM 11/7/2012 by Associated Press

  WASHINGTON (AP) - One day after his surprisingly comfortable re-election, a triumphant President Barack Obama headed back to the White House and divided government on Wednesday with little time left for a compromise with Republicans to avert spending cuts and tax increases that threaten a new (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  7 of 8 City Propositions Approved by Corpus Christi Voters

  Posted 2:23 PM 11/7/2012 by Ben Lloyd - blloyd@kristv.com

  CORPUS CHRISTI - The citizens of Corpus Christi faced a long ballot in this election, including eight propositions covering repairs to facilities and roads.

  Proposition 1 passed with 74 percent of voters in favor of the $55 million dollar bond project to improve the condition of city (More)

  
  

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  Skurka Re-elected as 105th District Attorney

  

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  Posted 2:09 PM 11/7/2012 by Ben Lloyd - blloyd@kristv.com

  CORPUS CHRISTI - The 105th District Attorney's race pitted two longtime prosecutors against each other. Democratic incumbent Mark Skurka faced a challenge from former Nueces County prosecutor James Sales. Skurka ended up with 56% of the vote.

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  Sheriff Kaelin Defeats Challenger Isaac Valencia

  

  Posted 2:06 PM 11/7/2012 by Ben Lloyd - blloyd@kristv.com

  CORPUS CHRISTI - One of the most heated local races was the one for Nueces County Sheriff as both candidates accused the other of misconduct. In the end, incumbent Jim Kaelin will hold on to the seat he's had since 2006. He picked up a win with 54% of the vote.

  Kaelin told us last night (More)