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Election Day could be postponed due to Hurricane Sandy

Election Day could be postponed due to Hurricane Sandy

…no presidential election ever being postponed, some are pointing to past precedents where voting has been delayed. New York City was holding its mayoral primary when terrorists struck on September 11, 2001, and the city rescheduled the election. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Louisiana’s governor postponed municipal elections in New Orleans after elections officials said polling places wou…

Greece sets new election date on 17 June

Greece has set the new election date on 17 June and a judge has been appointed to head an interim government

previously dominated Greek politics for decades, saw their combined share of the vote drop from about 77% to about 33% on 6 May. On Tuesday, Greece said it would make a “timely payment” on 435 million Euros’ worth of debt due on 15 May.   Related search articles:national leaders 2013 xnxx com greek 2013 how can u buy a girl in ukanda franco bocci credentials physics claude…

Aung San Suu Kyi has won Burma by-election

Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has won Burma by-election for parliament

Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has won Burma by-election for parliament after a landmark vote which saw 45 seats contested. Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) said she had easily won the vote in Kawhmu, though official counts have not yet finished. The NLD was competing in its first elections since 1990. The vote is a key test of promised political reforms, t…

Dow Jones plunges 300 points after Barack Obama re-election as Wall St suffers worst day of the year

Dow Jones plunges 300 points after Barack Obama re-election as Wall Street suffers worst day of the year

…ding America and much of the rest of the world back into recession. In trading on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged from the opening bell and by mid-afternoon was showing a loss of 300 points or 2.24% the biggest single day fall in 2012 and the largest loss since November 2011. It closed down 312.95 points at 12932.73. Disquiet about the outcome of the election and its impact o…

Greece election: parties are making their last pitch for votes ahead of Sunday’s poll

Syriza, the anti-bailout bloc which surged to second place in May, held its final rally in Athens on Thursday

…re banned in the two weeks before the election. Tough austerity measures were attached to the two international bailouts awarded to Greece, an initial package worth 110 billion Euros ($138 billion) in 2010, then a follow-up last year worth 130 billion Euros. While five of the seven main political groups reject the last bailout, only one – the Communists – wants the country to abandon t…

Egyptians await presidential election results

Egypt is awaiting the delayed results of the presidential run-off election held last weekend

…ng that forced Hosni Mubarak to step down in February 2011. Ahmed Shafiq came second to Mohammed Mursi in last month’s first round, in which turnout among the 52 million eligible voters was only 46%. But the former air force commander, who served briefly as former President Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister, said on Thursday at his first public appearance since the run-off that he wa…

McDonald’s Follansbee flies US flag upside-down as businesses close for a day of mourning after Barack Obama’s re-election

Follansbee McDonald’s restaurant hung the US flag at half-mast and upside-down

…Last month, David Siegel told his workers that the company was performing well, saying: “The economy doesn’t currently pose a threat to your job. “What does threaten your job however, is another 4 years of the same Presidential administration. Of course, as your employer, I can’t tell you whom to vote for, and I certainly wouldn’t interfere with your right to vote for whomever yo…

Greece: Pasok and New Democracy coalition suffers dramatic losses in parliamentary election

Greek main parties have suffered dramatic losses in the parliamentary election, according to exit polls

Greek main parties have suffered dramatic losses in the parliamentary election, according to exit polls. The latest polls put centre-right New Democracy in the lead with 19-20.5% of the vote, down from 33.5% in 2009. Centre-left Pasok is put in third place with 13-14%, down from 43.9%. Syriza, a left-wing coalition, is put ahead of it in second place with 15.5-17%. Pasok and New Democracy, in coa…

Ten US election oddities

Ten of lesser-spotted things about American presidential politics and about 2012 campaign

ter a particularly brutish campaign for a US Senate seat, 2.25% of voters chose “None” rather than pick incumbent Democrat Harry Reid or Republican challenger Sharon Angle. Harry Reid won. 4. Thumb jab Featured in the three presidential debates were Mitt Romney, Barack Obama and… Obama’s thumb. At the debates, the president frequently jabbed his hand, with his thumb resting…

France in key parliamentary election

France is voting in parliamentary elections expected to determine the extent and pace of reform under new President Francois Hollande

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Japan votes in general election

People are voting in a general election in Japan, where former leader Shinzo Abe is challenging the current prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda

…s perceived flip-flopping on the issue have also affected his popularity. Latest figures indicate that the LDP will win a clear majority, together with its traditional ally, the New Komeito Party. All 480 lower house seats are up for grabs in the election. Polls opened at 07:00 and are due to close at 20:00. Japan election: Key parties Democratic Party of Japan, in power since 2009 but seen as in…

Euro fell against USD and GBP following French and Greek election results

Euro fell against the dollar and the pound on Monday following French and Greek election results, which cast doubt on European austerity plans

…ee-year lows against the pound. The main European stock markets fell early on before recovering. In Germany, the DAX fell by more than 2%, but by mid-afternoon was only down by 0.1%. In Paris, the CAC 40 recovered to trade up by 0.7%. Athens shares fell by as much as 8.3%. In London, markets were closed for a bank holiday. Euro fell against the dollar and the pound on Monday following French and…

Why does the US election cost so much?

Center for Responsive Politics says the estimated price tag for the US elections in 2012 is almost $6 billion

…#8211; the economy being the most important one. It is very rare, he says, for a person to change their party affiliation, so the pool of persuadable voters is small, perhaps as little as around 2% or 3% he argues, once you exclude people who will not vote. But in a close race, tiny margins can be the difference between winning and losing. “The ads aren’t just trying to change the unde…

Election Day: Barack Obama and Mitt Romney address final rallies in swing states

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have spent the day before the election visiting key swing states and making final pitches to voters

…putting in 14-hour days in an effort to deliver the state for Barack Obama. Average of national opinion polls shows Barack Obama heading into election day with a single-point lead among likely voters, 49% to 48%. Mitt Romney remains favored among whites, older people and evangelical Christians; Barack Obama among women, non-whites and young adults. In the crucial swing state of Ohio, a RealClearPo…

Ten signs Election Day is over

Ten signs Election Day is over

hing that caused the addiction is gone – it’s as if there has been a tobacco blight, and the tobacco is gone,” he says. “My wife is happy to have me back more full-time.” 4. All the news is about this cliff thing Lots of things get put on ice during election season, but this one will have to come out of the freezer soon. The “fiscal cliff” refers to a dead…

Barack Obama has held more re-election fundraisers than previous five Presidents combined

Barack Obama has already held more re-election fundraising events than every elected president since Richard Nixon combined

hat the “big picture” was incumbent presidents fearing defeat. “Until 1976 [when Jimmy Carter beat President Gerald Ford] no sitting president had been defeated for re-election since 1932. It had been 44 years. “And then three of the next four presidents who tried [Ford, Carter and Bush Sr.] lost. Of all the presidents re-elected since Ford lost to Carter, only Reagan has won in a landslide. Georg…

Greek police to deport more than 1,600 illegal immigrants

Greek police has announced that more than 1,600 illegal immigrants will be deported following a major crackdown in Athens in recent days

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South Korea presidential election: Park-Geun-hye seeks to become first female president

Park Geun-hye of the governing Saenuri party is looking to make history as South Korea's first female president

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Hong Kong election: governing legislative council directly elected for the first time

People in Hong Kong are voting for a new legislature, with pro-democracy candidates expected to benefit from weeks of anti-China protests

People in Hong Kong are voting for a new legislature, with pro-democracy candidates expected to benefit from weeks of anti-China protests. The poll comes a day after the government scrapped plans for mandatory Chinese patriotism lessons in schools. For the first time, 40 of the 70 seats on the governing legislative council will be directly elected. The results of the poll could keep on track plan…

What happens if Greece quits eurozone?

Greece has been unable to form a government, and new elections seem set to give power to parties that reject the spending cuts that have been agreed with other eurozone governments and the International Monetary Fund

…vent – their debts worth more than the value of everything they own – and will be facing bankruptcy. Foreign lenders and business partners of Greek companies will be looking at big losses. 4. Sovereign debt crisis Sovereign debt is the money a government borrows from its own citizens or from investors around the world. But if Greece leaves the eurozone, setting a precedent that such a…

Egypt’s presidential election results delayed

Egypt's presidential poll results have been delayed by the election authorities, raising further tension across the country

…ubarak’s failing health could be used as a distraction as Egypt awaits the result of the hotly disputed election. On Wednesday, the Higher Presidential Elections Commission (HPEC) said that some 400 election complaints had been filed by the two candidates. The commission said it needed more time to investigate the complaints, without giving any new date for the announcement of the results. H…

Mikheil Saakashvili admits election loss in Georgia

Mikheil Saakashvili has admitted his party has lost the parliamentary election

…ith results in from 72% of polling stations, Georgian Dream led the party list vote, which accounts for 77 of the 150 seats, with 54% of the vote. The president’s United National Movement was on 41%. The rest of the seats are made up of 73 constituencies elected by a first-past-the-post vote. President Mikheil Saakashvili said it was clear that Georgian Dream had won a majority. Earlier Bidz…

Ten advices ancient Greeks would give to help modern Greeks with their debt crisis

In the early 6th Century BC, the people of Athens were burdened with debt, social division and inequality, with poor farmers prepared to sell themselves into slavery just to feed their families

ntury BC, whose phrase “There is nothing new under the sun” is repeated more than 20 times. If you look at the picture at top of the story, the young man with a laptop on a Greek vase from 470 BC (in fact, a writing-tablet) seems to prove the proposition. In the early 6th Century BC, the people of Athens were burdened with debt, social division and inequality, with poor farmers prepar…

Golden Dawn party hands out free food only to Greek nationals

Far-right Golden Dawn party has handed out free food to hundreds of struggling people in central Athens, but only to Greek nationals

Wednesday to decide on more painful budget cuts. They have not yet agreed on 11.5 billion Euros ($14 billion) in additional savings required to access a new loan installment from the EU and IMF, worth 31.5 billion Euros.   Related search articles:Published News Upcoming News Submit a New Story Groups home party games marketa stroblova ecuador unemployment rate 2013 Published News Upcoming Ne…

How Mitt Romney can still win US presidential election

How Mitt Romney can still win US presidential election

pen question but the Romney campaign thinks so. “What’s going on here is when you have intensity and momentum,” said the Romney adviser. “You ask voters who they’re voting for and they say 48, 47 points Obama. And then you look at the people who are eight, nine,10 on the intensity scale, Republicans have a high single digits to low double digits advantage. “That’s what you see in…

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