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Latest AP Advisory - Glad to see it's still the "Democratic Party"
AP compiles Political Terms Style Guide
The Associated Press has compiled a Political Terms Style Guide of essential words, phrases and definitions to help with spelling and usage of political terms in the 2012 U.S. national elections. The guidance is offered in advance of the Iowa caucus Jan. 3, 2012, and the New Hampshire primary Jan. 10, 2012, the first votes to choose delegates for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominating conventions. Most of the terms are from the AP Stylebook. Others are common usage in AP political stories. Below, see a list of terms sent in an advisory Dec. 19 to AP members and subscribers....
http://www.ap.org/pages/about/pressreleases/pr_121911c.html
