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The election over? Not hardly…
I’ve been discouraged, if not surprised, to see so many postings expressing relief that “the election is finally over.” Because it’s not really over– the struggle embodied by the election is certainly nowhere near over. Oh, it was scary indeed, the menace of the Republicans. Writing in Harper’s magazine before…
Hispanic vote crucial in many swing states
From Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans to Cuban Americans, the more than 12 million Hispanic Americans eligible to vote Tuesday could hold the keys to the White House. “The most important thing is for our voice, the Hispanic voter’s voice, be heard, and that the president know he has our…
PA voting machine ‘taken out of service’ for flipping votes to Romney: report
A voting machine in Pennsylvania was “taken out of service” for flipping votes for President Barack Obama to Republican challenger Mitt Romney, MSNBC reporter Zachary Roth confirmed Tuesday afternoon. RELATED: Oregon election worker fired for altering ballots to straight Republican ticket The shocking error was revealed by a YouTube video…
German coalition rebels to hold euro fund vote
Rebels from German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition partners, the Free Democrats, have collected enough signatures to force a party vote on the EU’s permanent bailout fund, they announced Tuesday. FDP member Frank Schaeffler, one of the most prominent rebels, said on his website that 3,650 signatures had been gathered, or…
Arizona governor orders recall vote for immigration law author
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Tuesday ordered a special election for November 8 to decide the fate of a high-profile state lawmaker behind Arizona’s controversial immigration crackdown. Brewer ordered the vote to recall Republican Russell Pearce, the state senate’s president and chief architect of Senate Bill 1070,…
U.S. lawmakers vote to kill Hubble successor
WASHINGTON — In a fresh blow to NASA’s post-shuttle aspirations, key US lawmakers voted Thursday to kill off funding for the successor to the vastly successful space-gazing Hubble telescope. The US House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science approved by voice vote a yearly spending bill that…
Greece builds on vote victory in race to cut and privatize
ATHENS (AFP) – Greek ministers raced on Wednesday to meet a two-week deadline for budget cuts in return for EU-IMF cash to pay current bills and contain the eurozone crisis, hours after winning a confidence vote. While the government managed to prevent any defections as it won the confidence motion…
Greek lawmakers quit over austerity cuts
ATHENS (AFP) – Two Greek government lawmakers quit Thursday over their party’s unpopular austerity policies as Prime Minister George Papandreou was to name a new government to deal with the country’s debt crisis. George Floridis, a 55-year-old former deputy finance minister, announced his departure from the ruling party’s parliamentary group…
Italians vote on plan to restart nuclear power program
ROME — Italians began voting on Sunday in referendums on plans to return to nuclear power and on a law granting Silvio Berlusconi immunity in what is seen as a vital test for the embattled premier. The nuclear vote will be an important marker of popular opinion on atomic energy…
Japan PM, facing no-confidence vote, says won’t quit
TOKYO (Reuters) – Unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Tuesday refused to step down in the face of a no-confidence motion in parliament this week, saying he wanted first to resolve the world’s worst nuclear crisis in 25 years. Analysts say Kan would probably survive the vote, which could…
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