Election News
- Insurgents kill 24 in Iraq election day attacks Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:47AMBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Explosions killed 24 people as Iraqis voted on Sunday in an election that Sunni Islamist militants have vowed to disrupt, in one of many challenges to efforts to stabilise Iraq before U.S. troops leave.
- Detained Sri Lankan ex-general starts hunger strike Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:46AMColombo - Sarath Fonseka, the former Sri Lankan army commander and presidential candidate now being detained in a navy facility, has begun a hunger strike to protest his lack of access to a telephone, his wife announced Sunday. Anoma Fonseka said her...
- Obama turns up the heat for health care overhaul Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:46AMWASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a tough political environment, President Barack Obama on Saturday turned up the heat for the health care overhaul that has been his top priority for a year yet has not been passed by Congress.
- Dana unveils 2 gas discoveries in Egypt Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:46AMDana unveils 2 gas discoveries in Egypt
- Bronner: Budget has nowhere to cut Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:45AMBy M.J. Ellington, Montgomery Bureau David Bronner, Retirement Systems of Alabama chief, said Alabama faces turning back 20 years of progress if its leaders cannot find realistic solutions to state budget problems. Bronner wrote about the issue for the March issue of The Advocate, the RSA newsletter.
- Edgerton files for mayoral race Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:44AMASHLAND – A second person has come forward seeking to become Ashland’s mayor.
- On with the assembly Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:44AMKUALA LUMPUR – Plans by dissenting groups to abort the MCA annual general meeting have fizzled out, with more than 500 delegates registering for the assembly here Sunday.
- Blair memoirs set to net him a five million pound bounty Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:44AMLondon, Mar 5: British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set to rake in up to five million pounds by publishing his memoirs of his stint in 10 Downing Street.
- IN-BRIEF: Vote counting in Togo Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:44AMSource: IRIN Vote counting is underway in Togo, a day after presidential polls closed, with electoral authorities saying they are concerned not to repeat the mistakes of the violence-marred 2005 ballot.
- Bennet’s wife in Telluride stumping for senator Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:43AMThis nation is saddling youngsters with an unbearable debt burden and inadequate education, a lethal cocktail for America’s future.
- Bank Robbery Reported in Huntington Friday Morning Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:43AMIt happened at Huntington Federal on Camden Road around 9:45 a.m..
- Massa Sexual Harassment Allegations Under Review Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:43AMAllegations that Rep. Eric Massa of New York sexually harassed a male staffer are under review by the House ethic committee.
- Hopefuls File For Congress Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:42AMLITTLE ROCK — Four candidates for Congress and two for the U.S. Senate filed Thursday, the fourth day of Arkansas’ political filing period.
- Crawford JP Race Draws Interest Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:42AMTimes Record Staff Another match-up has developed on the Crawford County Quorum Court with Thursday’s filing by David Rofkahr, a Republican, for the District 3 Justice of the Peace position.
- District 3 Dance Card Filled For GOP, Party Chairman Believes Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:42AMThe chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansas said he doesn’t anticipate any more GOP candidates to file for the 3rd Congressional District race, but he said it wouldn’t surprise him if more do.
- Kohn to leave Fed in June; gives Obama opening Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:22PMFILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, Donald Kohn , vice chairman of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kohn, the second-highest ranking officia...
- Early voting numbers doubled Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:22PMA record number of early voters have turned out for the 2010 March primary. The number is double in Travis County for this election compared to the last gubernatorial primary in 2006.
- Vt. town clerk seeks election despite tax charges Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:22PMTown Meeting Day voters in the Vermont town of Coventry face an unusual choice.
- Games set to begin again on Parliament Hill Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:22PMMore than two months after Prime Minister Stephen Harper moved to prorogue Parliament, and on the heels of previously unheard of two weeks of Canadian pride, politicians are returning to work this Wednesday.
- Afghanistan bans coverage of attacks; blasts hit south Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:21PMAfghanistan announced a ban on news coverage of Taliban strikes, saying such coverage only emboldened the Islamist militants, whose latest strikes killed six in the southern city of Kandahar
- SOUTHERN AFRICA: Preparing for the worst Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:20PMJOHANNESBURG, 1 March 2010 (IRIN) - When a crisis strikes, access to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs can be among the first casualties, particularly in countries where many people are on treatment.
- CNN - Showdown Ahead On Health Care? Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:19PMWith The Health Care Summit Showing No Sign Of Getting Either Side To Budge, Lawmakers Are Staking Out Positions In The Battle Many Believe Is Imminent: A Presidential Effort To Push Legislation Through Without Republican Support.
- GOP state Sen. Bill Hardiman running for Congress Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:17PMKENTWOOD, Mich. — State Sen. Bill Hardiman says he is running for the congressional seat being vacated by fellow Republican Vernon Ehlers. Hardiman made the announcement Monday morning.
- Commission will try to resolve charter dispute Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 7:17AMBefore proposed changes to Austin’s charter go on November’s ballot, a local commission will take one last shot at getting full city council support — a move that would get the document altered before the election.
- Two seats on Madison school board up for election Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 7:17AMMADISON – Two three-year seats on the Board of Education are up for election Tuesday, April 20, and one of them is wide open following one incumbent’s decision against running for re-election.
- How Beattie stopped my tunnel Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 7:16AMTHE Beattie government went out of its way to hold up the Clem7 tunnel project in an abuse of power that has resulted in a doubling of costs.
- Singles ask: What about us? Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 7:16AMSINGLES are sick of politicians banging on about "working families" and grocery stores offering deals for big households, a new study has revealed.
- Moyses survives LeRoy recall effort Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 7:16AMLeROY - LeRoy Township Supervisor Art Moyses survived a recall effort against him, which was decided by election Tuesday in Osceola County. A total of 325 voters cast ballots in the recall election, with 207 voting to retain Moyses and 118 voting to recall him.
- Sauls seeks Jasper County Council seat Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 7:16AMSauls seeks Jasper County Council seat By ERINN MCGUIRE “I’d like to see medicalbased and education-based jobs come to Jasper County that provide long-term job stability,” he said. “People should be able to earn an honest living and provide for their family and not have to move off to Charlotte or Atlanta. This place has good earning potential.
- Front Range briefs Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 7:15AMGun owners who take their weapons into Rocky Mountain National Park will have to comply with state weapons rules and will be allowed to discharge their weapons in self-defense. A story in Monday’s edition was not clear.
- Democrats qualify for election Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 1:51AMDeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris qualified Tuesday to run for re-election on the Democratic ticket. The sheriff’s job is one of many local positions up for election in 2010, and Harris is one of several Democrats who qualified Tuesday to run for office.
- Trustee banned from contact with students Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 1:50AMHITCHCOCK The school board voted to admonish a trustee who gave a sex talk to a group of middle school girls last month.
- DePriest announces for re-election Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 1:50AMKarol DePriest announced in a press release that she is seeking re-election as Lonoke County Treasurer. DePriest said she would seek nomination as the Democrat candidate for the office in the May preferential primary.
- Sex talk trustee could face punishment Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 1:50AMHITCHCOCK Board members meet tonight to discuss what action, if any, to take against a trustee who talked about sex with middle school girls.
- Jacobson using medical skills as new coroner Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 1:49AMThe transition from nurse to coroner was an easy one for Natrona County Coroner Connie Jacobson. “Just because they died doesn’t mean I stop taking care of them,” she said. “It’s just an extension of what I’ve been doing.”
- Split vote authorizes $2.8M road project in Wentzville Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 1:49AMA 3-2 vote on a street project helped draw the line in the sand on the Wentzville mayoral election.
- CCL2 candidates have wide donation disparity Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 1:49AMWhile there is a large disparity in campaign contributions for the candidates running for County Court-at-Law 2 judge, all four agree on at least one thing: It costs a lot of money to run for office.
- Alex Salmond’s referendum hopes look dashed despite new strategy Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 7:06PMAlex Salmond’s hopes of holding a referendum on Scottish independence on St Andrew’s Day — November 30 — look doomed despite his announcement yesterday of a new strategy.
- Le Sueur County Sheriff Dave Gliszinski Retiring Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 7:05PMLe Sueur County will have a new Sheriff as of February 26th.Sheriff Dave Gl read more
- Butte man files his candidacy for council Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 7:04PMA Butte man has filed his candidacy for the District 1 seat on the Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners.
- Profile: Bill Clinton Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 7:02PMProfile of Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States.
- Gov. Bobby Jindal raised $4.6 million in campaign contributions last year Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 7:02PMPelican Briefs: News, notes and insights on Louisiana politicsPreliminary figures show Gov. Bobby Jindal raised about $4.6 million in campaign contributions last year, giving him a $7.1 million warchest for his 2011 re-election bid, the chairman of the state Republican Party...
- Cheers, applause greet GOP foes for 4th District Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 2:07AMWINDSOR - All four candidates for the Republican nomination to face incumbent Betsy Markey in the 4th Congressional district in November impressed a mostly conservative audience, which spent much of the night cheering and clapping. Vicki Marble was one of about 500 people who attended the first Republican debate in the race Thursday night at Windsor High School. She left feeling happy about the ...
- Sewer fees to rise in Orem for expansion project Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 2:07AMOREM -- Thanks to federal stimulus money and a zero-percent interest rate, Orem is moving forward with plans for a $12 million expansion of its sewer treatment plant.
- No official discussion on seats yet: Yong Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 2:05AMTHERE is still no formal discussion on the distribution of seats between the opposition parties, said SAPP President Yong. He said he was not at the recent dinner with Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leaders including Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim and that nothing had been formalised.
- New Tripura Congress chief appointed Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 2:04AMAgartala, Feb 5 : Surajit Dutta, former minister and senior Congress legislator, has been appointed as Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee chief by party president Sonia Gandhi, a party spokesman said Friday.
- Trustee seat open at MCOE Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 2:04AMThe Mendocino County Office of Education board of trustees is one member short because former member Wade Koeninger, who for a short time represented Area No.
- Sabah Umno has 459,817 members Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 2:04AMKota Kinabalu: Sabah Umno now has 459,817 members and the membership keeps growing, said its liaison committee chairman, Datuk Seri Musa Aman.
- Hultgren, Foster campaigns looking to November Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 1:21AMDeKALB – Just hours after state Sen. Randall Hultgren won the Republican nomination in the 14th Congressional District, he said he was prepared to go out and do it all over again.
- Nygren rivals hint at same issues Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 1:20AMWOODSTOCK – Sheriff Keith Nygren’s two remaining challengers only hinted at what campaign issues might surface after Nygren defeated his Republican primary opponent by a 2-1 margin Tuesday.