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  • Special Election Offers Forum for Gubernatorial Long Shots Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:13PMCandidates hope to make political points with low budget campaigns.
  • Democrats Want To Raise Debt Ceiling? GOP Should Demand Growth Initiatives Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:47PMThe Obama administration and the House Republicans are currently locked in a desperate struggle over an agreement to raise the federal debt ceiling. The Treasury Department has declared that Aug. 2 is the "drop dead date." They say that if the debt ceiling is not raised by then, the government will be unable to pay all of its bills.Would a failure to raise the debt ceiling lead to economic ...
  • JSC OGK-2 - Annual Information Update Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 9:31AMJSC OGK-2 - Annual Information Update
  • Yingluck Forms Coalition to Widen Mandate After Election Victory Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 9:14AMYingluck Shinawatra, set to become Thailand’s first female prime minister, announced the formation of a five-party coalition to broaden the mandate she won in elections and head off concerns that violence might erupt over the fate of her exiled brother, ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
  • Kenya: Tell Us, Linturi, Are You for Them Or Against Them? Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 8:41AMTrying to contact Igembe South MP Mithika Linturi at a time when he appears at ease with two political archrivals -- Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Eldoret North MP William Ruto -- was like trying to book an appointment with the President.
  • In The Global Eye, Najib Throws The Buck To Police: Emergency Rule Possible Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:06AMMalaysia Chronicle As expected, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has passed the buck to the police, saying it was up to them to impose Emergency rule as they see fit. With the global spotlight intensifying on the way he was handling a citizens’ march calling for free and fair election, the 58-year career politician appeared [...]
  • Perry, Bush have long history of acrimony Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:59AMThe relationship between George W. Bush and Rick Perry has been cool at best, and a hostility lingers between their top advisers.
  • Judge denies bail to IMF chief in sex assault case Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 7:27PMNEW YORK (Reuters) - IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was denied bail on Monday on attempted rape and other criminal charges, and prosecutors said they are investigating whether he may have engaged in similar conduct once before.
  • Newt Gingrich is No Isaac Newton Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 7:07PMCOMMENTARY | Newt Gingrich has declared his intentions to run for president in the 2012 election.
  • What It Takes To Find, Scrape And Sell Big Data Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 7:01PMThis post originally appeared on O’Reilly Radar ("Scraping, cleaning, and selling big data"). It’s republished with permission.
  • No bail for IMF chief in sexual assault case Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 6:50PMNew York - IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was denied bail on Monday on charges he attempted to rape a hotel maid, a crushing blow for the man until recently considered a front-runner for the French presidency and who oversaw world finance.
  • Palin, speaking at special needs fundraiser in Point Clear, says she can advocate outside the White House Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 9:04PMPOINT CLEAR, Ala.—"You’re a godsend for special needs parents in Baldwin County. You’re here for the right reasons — not allowing America to descend to mediocrity.”
  • Musharraf to return to Pakistan despite warrants Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 8:56PMFormer Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf says he will return to his homeland next year despite facing arrest warrants in connection with the slaying of an ex-prime minister.
  • Details on ties, bathrooms left out of retrial Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 8:12PMNo mention of the governor hiding in the bathroom. No details about lavish shopping. And no drawn-out questioning of witnesses.
  • LaMantia will wrap up service as J’burg mayor Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 7:21PMBY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer A fter over a decade as mayor of Jamesburg, Anthony LaMantia has decided not to seek re-election later this year. read more
  • Secret Cash Dominates in State Court Races Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 10:11PMUnidentified contributors are pumping big money into key races
  • Borger: Caught in a presidential tweetery Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 10:06PMOn January 2, 1960, John F. Kennedy announced his presidential candidacy. In a short statement, he declared that "the presidency is the most powerful office in the Free World" and outlined the issues of the day.
  • City Council to take final vote Monday on bonds for libraries Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 9:56PMThe Renton City Council will decide Monday night whether to move forward with an $18 million bond issue to pay for two new libraries in the city, including one downtown.
  • A devastating report on the Ensign affair Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 9:11PMThe Senate Ethics Committee pulls no punches in its report on the former Republican senator
  • Uganda’s Rabbi Comes To Baltimore Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 8:02PMGrowing up amid central eastern Africa’s tumultuous 1960s and 1970s, Gershom Sizomu knew that being Jewish was far from usual. After all, his father — a rabbi like his father before him — was once arrested for building a sukkah and ransomed from the arresting police officer with five goats.
  • Paul presidential run decision expected soon Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 3:03PMANKENY — Ron Paul could announce his intention to run in the 2012 presidential election any day now, the Texas Republican congressman told a group of supporters Tuesday at his newly opened headquarters in Ankeny.
  • OPEL Proposing New Directors and Other Governance Information Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 2:40PMOPEL Solar International Inc. (TSX VENTURE:OPL) ("OPEL" or "the Company") today announced a realignment of its Board of Directors.
  • Treasury Could Halt $9 Billion Sale Of AIG Stock If Deemed Unprofitable Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 1:54PMNEW YORK (Ben Berkowitz and Clare Baldwin) - American International Group and the Treasury on Wednesday said they will sell around $9 billion in AIG stock, but sources familiar with the situation said the Treasury would pull the sale if it cannot be done profitably.
  • Libya: How Online Mapping Helped Crisis Response Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 1:54PMSoon after the Libyan crisis broke, decision-makers and humanitarian workers faced a critical challenge: lack of information about events inside the country.
  • Lee apologises for mistakes Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 11:58PMTHE Prime Minister said the government could have moved faster to address shortfalls in housing and transport.
  • Some musings from election 2011 Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 11:48PMStephen Harper captured more than a majority government in Monday’s election. He also realized a long-standing dream to see the Liberal Party of Canada decimated.
  • UNION BLUES: Organized labor’s influence slipping away as tough economy erodes power in Conn. (video) Sunday, April 17, 2011 @ 1:58PMUnions are taking hits from all sides. Membership has fallen to 11.8 percent of the workforce — 14.7 million people — with most unionized workers in the public sector.
  • Sensing NDP vulnerable in NWT, Harper and Ignatieff head north Sunday, April 17, 2011 @ 1:42PMConservative, Liberal leaders to arrive in Yellowknife
  • How to manage media over meat contamination Sunday, April 17, 2011 @ 12:57PMPrompt public communication, acknowledgement of real and perceived risks, and control of stigma are key to effective management of food safety crisis, says a team of experts investigating lessons from two dioxin crises.
  • By highlighting debt problem, Obama, GOP might hasten action Sunday, April 17, 2011 @ 11:38AMWASHINGTON -- A day of fiscal and political reckoning is arriving sooner than many pundits predicted.
  • Who will take on Obama? Sunday, April 17, 2011 @ 9:59AMCanandaigua-area residents ponder whom to support for president in 2012.
  • LAWRENCE: Budgets show values, says Sen. Menendez Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 5:42PMThe United States is facing some difficult choices in the days and years ahead, both at home and abroad — but for U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, those decisions will be reached on the basis of “doing the right thing.”
  • UPDATE 8-Brent jumps to 2-1/2-year peak, U.S. oil stalls Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 5:17PM* Another China rate hike briefly weakens crude prices * N. Africa, Mideast unrest remain supportive to oil * Coming up: API oil data, 4:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday (Recasts, updates prices and market activity, ...
  • Book Review: The Voting Booth After Dark by Vanessa Libertad Garcia Sunday, March 20, 2011 @ 11:19PMLate-night despair and club life – in the days of the ’08 election.
  • ROBBINSVILLE: Council incumbents file for re-election Wednesday, March 2, 2011 @ 1:18PMROBBINSVILLE — The three incumbents running for re-election to the Township Council filed their nominating petitions Monday that, once certified, will officially place them on the ballot in Robbinsville’s nonpartisan May 10 election.
  • Congress Set to Adopt Bill to Avert Government Shutdown Wednesday, March 2, 2011 @ 1:12PMThe U.S. Congress is set to give final approval to a stopgap budget bill needed to prevent a government shutdown, clearing the way for difficult negotiations over spending levels for the rest of the 2011 fiscal year.
  • An impossible dream for the MCA? Wednesday, March 2, 2011 @ 1:06PMThe 2009 double-ten EGM of the MCA resulted in a non-confidence vote being passed by a simple majority against Tee Keat, the reinstatement of Soi Lek as a party member but an endorsement on his sacking as the deputy president. Thomas Lee Seng Hock, Sinchew
  • Ex-Jersey City political consultant pleads guilty in massive corruption sting Wednesday, March 2, 2011 @ 11:19AMJoseph Cardwell, who admitted to taking $30,000 in bribes, is the 25th person to plead guilty in the 2009 takedown that netted more than 40 people
  • Russia Repels Retailers as Ikea Halt Curtails Medvedev Goal Wednesday, March 2, 2011 @ 10:27AMIkea, the world’s biggest home- furnishings retailer, is just the type of investor Russia needs -- and isn’t getting -- to overcome the lowest foreign investment rate among leading emerging-market economies.
  • Corbett names Sam Katz to PICA panel Wednesday, March 2, 2011 @ 10:13AMSAM KATZ, a three-time mayoral candidate who considered a run against Mayor Nutter this year, will be taking a seat on the state panel that oversees city finances, the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (PICA).
  • An impossible dream for the MCA? Wednesday, March 2, 2011 @ 10:07AMBoth MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek and party secretary-general Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha have declared that the party has regained the support of Chinese community, and would do well in the next general election.
  • Memories of 1995 haunt GOP as shutdown talk grows Monday, February 21, 2011 @ 2:10AMU.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) is surrounded by members of the media after a news conference Feb. 3, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senate Democrats held a news conference to urge the Republicans to drop their threats on pushing policies that would shut down the government.
  • NSW Libs: this century’s most soporific election launch Monday, February 21, 2011 @ 2:08AMTony Abbott summed up the state Liberal campaign in a sentence; Barry O’Farrell, the King of the small targets, will Get Things Done. Read more on the blog...
  • King Conservation District rolls out online voting for board election Tuesday, February 15, 2011 @ 5:31PMNEW — 6 a.m. Feb. 11, 2011 The little-noticed election for a King Conservation District board seat kicks off Tuesday and, for the first time, district voters in Issaquah and elsewhere can cast ballots online. The monthlong election is for a supervisor seat on the board of the conservation district — the agency responsible for promoting sustainable [...]
  • Bahrain’s Shiite Protesters Demand Democracy as Unrest Spreads Tuesday, February 15, 2011 @ 3:59PMProtests in Bahrain to demand democracy and an end to discrimination against the Shiite Muslim majority escalated after the death of a second demonstrator, as unrest in the region also led to clashes between protesters and police in Yemen.
  • Filing To Start Monday Tuesday, February 15, 2011 @ 3:29PMFiling for a place on the city council and school board will begin Monday, February 14, and run through March 14. Early voting is May 2-10, and election day is May 14.
  • Palestinians to hold elections by September Saturday, February 12, 2011 @ 2:43PMPalestinians will hold presidential and legislative elections by September, a top aide to President Mahmoud Abbas announced Saturday, a surprise move apparently prompted by the political unrest spreading in the Arab world.
  • Ontario halts offshore wind energy projects Saturday, February 12, 2011 @ 2:05PMLONDON, Ont. — Dalton McGuinty has abruptly pulled the plug on offshore wind farms — and his opponents are accusing him of an election-year flip-flop.[...]
  • Feldman Shepherd Attorney Royce Smith Delivers Martin Luther King Day Keynote at Salem Baptist Church Saturday, February 12, 2011 @ 12:10PMPhiladelphia attorney Royce W. Smith of personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig, delivered the keynote address at the Martin Luther King Day Luncheon hosted by the Salem Baptist Church of Jenkintown, Pa., on Jan. 15, 2011. (PRWeb February 12, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Pennsylvania/personal-injury/prweb5059384 ...