Senate Election Center
Council for a Livable World's Senate Election Center has everything you need to know on the 2012 election race. Including the Senators up for re-election, campaign fundraising reports, approval ratings and our own analysis on the races!
Recent News
Some Additional Thoughts on the Pentagon Strategy Review and Nuclear Weapons
On January 5 President Obama and Secretary of Defense Panetta unveiled new defense guidance at a press briefing at the Pentagon. The new strategy sets the stage for further reductions in the U.S. nuclear arsenal, and, by extension, the nuclear weapons budget.
Philip Taubman: Time to cut nuclear weapons
There is increasing momentum for reductions in the massive American nuclear weapons stockpile. And recently, Philip Taubman of the New York Times penned a column recommending cutting the size of the arsenal by two-thirds. John Isaacs reviews Taubman's piece on the blog.
Latest Senate 2012 Political Developments
Check out John Isaac's updates on the 2012 Senate political developments in the election round-up under Senate Election Center
Matthew Hoh interviewed on MSNBC
Council Board member Matthew Hoh, who was a former Marine Corps captain and State Department official, was interviewed on "The Dylan Ratigan Show" on MSNBC about the end of the Iraq War and the final troops coming home at the end of the year.
An Analysis of the Fiscal Year 2012 Defense Authorization Conference Report
The total bill, at $662 billion, provides $26.6 billion less than the President’s requested amount in accordance with limits set by the debt deal in August 2011.
