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School Election Results 7 May 08, 23:44 ET By Stephanie Domurat BILLINGS - Levies in Laurel, Red Lodge and Columbus passed Tuesday night. But, there were mixed results in Shepherd. ... more South Lake Union council punts elections over zoning 7 May 08, 23:39 ET By DEBERA CARLTON HARRELL A South Lake Union neighborhood group decided Tuesday night to postpone board elections and further discussion of possible zoning ... more A tale of three elections and maybe more… 7 May 08, 23:34 ET By Dr. Thaddeus Ulzen The last few months have given most observers a view of concurrent democratic processes, some of which are currently active. ... more Atta Mills: I won’t regard my election as Hollywood coronation 7 May 08, 23:34 ET By myjoyonline - myjoyonline.com Prof. Evans Atta Mills, the Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says when he is elected to ... more Mich. Dems settle on delegate-seating plan to bring to DNC 7 May 08, 23:18 ET AP - Michigan Democratic leaders on Wednesday settled on a plan to give presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton 69 delegates and Barack Obama 59 as a way to get the state's delegates seated at the national convention. more Elections officials hold details of Hastings vote for Hastings 7 May 08, 23:09 ET If the State Board of Elections has its way, former NC House candidate Kelly Hastings will never know how many people voted for him in the Republican ... more Election campaigns conclude in east 7 May 08, 23:09 ET Election campaign activities of political parties and independent groups in the east concluded from Wednesday midnight as directed by the Commissioner of ... more NSDP promotes its election program 7 May 08, 23:00 ET The 2008-2012 program of the New Social-Democratic Party (NSDP) is titled "For European Macedonia", including 11 chapters with 213 priorities in five areas ... more IAN WILLIAMS: BRITISH LABOUR ELECTIONS 7 May 08, 22:52 ET UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network / 07 May 2008 -- Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed New Labour functionaries have been popping over to the United States for ... more Bastress e-mails show election speculation 7 May 08, 22:45 ET By Chris Dickerson -Monongalia Bureau "As for the campaign, it has heated up," Bastress, a WVU law professor, wrote to a former colleague in a Feb. ... more Extra: Dare County unofficial election results 7 May 08, 22:40 ET With just 63 votes separating them, it appears that newcomer Anthony Fletcher has unseated incumbent school board member Joseph Farrow. ... more Fuel price hike nothing to do with general elections, VP says 7 May 08, 22:38 ET Balikpapan, E Kalimantan (ANTARA News) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla stressed that the government`s decision to raise fuel oil prices by about 30 percent in ... more More Dems turned out for election 7 May 08, 22:23 ET BY SHARON McBRAYER The official election results for Burke County won't be released until next Tuesday, but 10200 more people voted in the primary election ... more Ken White won't seek re-election in Ottawa County 7 May 08, 21:58 ET MINNEAPOLIS — Ken White has served six, four-year terms as Ottawa County sheriff, longer than any previous sheriff in the county’s history. ... more Elections Canada evening the score 7 May 08, 21:45 ET One thing that Conservative governments have in common, whether they are federal or provincial, is an inherit distrust of both the media and the bureaucracy ... more University Park elections yield one newcomer 7 May 08, 21:38 ET by Jonah Schuman | Staff Writer The Ward 1, 3 and mayoral incumbents will retain their seats on the University Park Town Council after Tuesday’s election, ... more Only one newcomer wins in Town Council elections 7 May 08, 21:38 ET by Maya T. Prabhu | Staff Writer ‘‘I hope I am able to get something beneficial done, but I’ve found that usually the busiest people are the ones that get ... more EUP school election results 7 May 08, 21:36 ET By SCOTT BRAND EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA - Voters gave mixed reviews to a variety of bonding proposals and millage requests in Tuesday's school elections. ... more Clinton gives herself a loan and vows to fight on 7 May 08, 21:35 ET Reuters - Barack Obama took a commanding lead in the Democratic presidential race on Wednesday, but Hillary Clinton vowed to fight on after loaning her campaign $6.4 million. more Man at center of city elections scandal wants to clear name - The Oregonian 7 May 08, 21:31 ET "I've got nothing to be afraid of," said Golovan, who spent almost two months in jail. "I would be happy to open and explain everything, especially because ... more Petitions challenged in Special Election 7 May 08, 21:25 ET BY PETE DAVIS Two candidates vying for the 30th District City Council had general objections raised to their petitions on Monday, May 5 - the last day to ... more How grade-schoolers got the election facts in 1948 7 May 08, 21:24 ET By Chuck Sweeny Think this year’s presidential contest is dividing the Democratic Party in two? It’s got nothing on the election of 1948, when the Democrats ... more Election campaign coverage is insulting 7 May 08, 21:21 ET Election campaign coverage continues to insult our intelligence with endless hand-wringing about Obama's minister, his "terrorist" connections, ... more Navy releases McCain's military record 7 May 08, 21:20 ET AP - From his five years in a North Vietnamese prison camp to his tenure as the Navy's liaison to the Senate, John McCain's Navy record boils down to a series of unadorned paragraphs that bestow upon him some of the nation's top military honors. more Pakistan reschedules by-elections for June 26 7 May 08, 20:57 ET The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Wednesday rescheduled the date for the by-elections on June 26. The ECP said on Monday that the by-elections would be postponed till Aug. 18 due to various reasons. Pakistan's coalit ... more McCain Beefs Up Ad Roster for General Election 7 May 08, 20:43 ET WASHINGTON (AdAge.com) -- Sen. John McCain's campaign has quietly tapped two veteran GOP advertising executives to bulk up the team for the fall fight, ... more Clinton Says Elections Can Turn in a Day 7 May 08, 20:42 ET ABC News' Eloise Harper reports: Sen. Hillary Clinton provided some insight on how she views the current state of the Democratic primaries at a Washington ... more Board of Education race isn't your typical election 7 May 08, 20:40 ET The League of Women Voters reminds citizens of the following points regarding the Cabell County Board of Education election. The election is nonpartisan, ... more Board of Trustees election is Saturday 7 May 08, 20:31 ET Voting in the Pasadena Independent School District Board of Trustees election will be held Saturday, May 10. Positions up for election this year are seats ... more Clinton won't quit; Obama doesn't care 7 May 08, 20:29 ET Politico - CHICAGO - As Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton made a last-minute trip to West Virginia and declared her intent to stay in the race, aides to Sen. Barack Obama signaled Wednesday that he would move towards a general election strategy over the next month. more Web site flap prompts Alaska Democrat to give up House race 7 May 08, 20:26 ET AP - A Democratic congressional candidate abruptly dropped out of the race Wednesday and said a former campaign worker was linked to an Internet smear aimed at a rival. more Clinton vows to press on as time, options running out 7 May 08, 20:20 ET AP - Her money drained and her options dwindling, a resolute Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Wednesday to press on with her presidential bid even as she and top advisers were hard-pressed to describe a realistic path for her to wrest the nomination from Barack Obama. more EC likely to reverse delay in by-elections 7 May 08, 20:11 ET ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan is likely to reverse its decision to postpone the by-elections after severe criticism from all major ... more Brown bats off taunts after drubbing in local elections 7 May 08, 20:11 ET LONDON: Gordon Brown, reeling from a drubbing in local polls, yesterday sought to allay voters’ concerns over the economy in the face of taunts from an ... more Obama picks up superdelegates; undecideds moving his way 7 May 08, 20:07 ET AP - Barack Obama's march toward the Democratic presidential nomination picked up support from four more superdelegates Wednesday, pushing him ever closer to victory over Hillary Rodham Clinton - even as their primary marathon staggered on. more Election turnout poor, spirits excellent 7 May 08, 19:59 ET By Cathryn Keefe O’Hare/Danvers Herald After 49 years, a lot of people would have said enough. But, Bob Osgood was determined to go for 50 plus years as a ... more US election: The numbers 7 May 08, 19:57 ET Delegates at national party conventions in August and September will be the key to selecting the Democratic and Republican candidates who will face off in ... more Zimbabwe election crisis continues 7 May 08, 19:48 ET By Africa correspondent Andrew Geoghegan Zimbabwe's political chaos is deepening, with both the Opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and the ... more Election deadlines approaching 7 May 08, 19:46 ET by Penny L. Pool Voter registration and absentee ballot application deadlines are coming up, with the June 3 political parties primary less than a month ... more McCain jokes about rivals with comedian Jon Stewart 7 May 08, 19:41 ET AP - Of the Democratic presidential candidates, would Republican John McCain rather take on Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton? more Write-ins win in Giles County elections 7 May 08, 19:39 ET By Tonia Moxley Write-in votes and one lot drawing decided town council elections in Glen Lyn, Narrows and Rich Creek today, Giles County Registrar Donna ... more Oregon in election spotlight 7 May 08, 19:37 ET By AP With the Indiana and North Carolina primaries concluding Tuesday, presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will turn much their ... more Obama's campaign takes on air of election 7 May 08, 19:36 ET By Alex Spillius in Raleigh, North Carolina Barack Obama has congratulated his aides on a "good job" in Indiana and North Carolina, wearing a broad smile ... more The general election and the economy 7 May 08, 19:32 ET In one blog post published on Wednesday, Paul Krugman observed that Hillary Clinton's advocacy of a gas tax holiday, irrespective of the merits of the idea, ... more Status quo prevails in local elections 7 May 08, 19:30 ET RESIDENTS IN the region get all riled up if they believe they're being overtaxed, their neighborhoods aren't safe or City Hall is spending too much on ... more Pakistan officials shorten election delay under pressure - Metro Canada 7 May 08, 19:30 ET Stephen Graham, AP ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's election commission backtracked Wednesday on a plan to delay voting for vacant parliamentary seats after ... more US elections nomination battle: Q&A 7 May 08, 19:25 ET By Alex Spillius After 16 months of campaigning, 50 primaries and caucuses and something like $200 million spent by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, ... more No action taken on AS elections complaints 7 May 08, 19:23 ET The Associated Students Elections Commission has voted to take no action on students complaints regarding the AS Presidential Elections. ... more Racism and the US Elections 7 May 08, 19:08 ET For daring to speak truthfully about racism and US imperialism, Barack Obama's former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, has become the subject of vicious ... more Numbers low for early voting in KISD election 7 May 08, 19:06 ET Revard Pfeffer, business manager for the Kilgore Independent School District, said this morning that 367 people voted in early voting, with 11 additional ... more Parties challenge election results 7 May 08, 19:03 ET By a Correspondent HARARE - Zimbabwe's ruling party and the main opposition have challenged half the results of the March 29 parliamentary election, ... more 2008: Another ‘Final Stand’ Election Day for Hillary Clinton 7 May 08, 19:03 ET As Hillary Clinton continues to watch superdelegates make another choice, she faces another election day in Indiana and North CArolina. ... more Campaign & Election News - Covering Key Races Around the Country 7 May 08, 18:57 ET The Washington Post blog is running with a report that Vito Fossella will not seek re-election. GOP aides speaking on the condition of anonymity said they ... more Bagwell Seeks Election As Payne County Sheriff 7 May 08, 18:56 ET Sheriff Noel Bagwell has dedicated 17 1/2 years of his life to law enforcement. Bagwell will ask Payne County residents to go to the polls and give him ... more Mich. senator: let 16-year-olds vote in school elections 7 May 08, 18:53 ET LANSING, Mich. -- A constitutional amendment has been introduced to let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in Michigan school board elections. State Sen. ... more Tie delays Deer Mountain’s election results 7 May 08, 18:51 ET The results of the Deer Mountain Fire Protection Board election will not be known until later this week after two candidates tied for the second slot on the ... more Nepali Election Commission to release names of candidates elected ... 7 May 08, 18:48 ET KATHMANDU, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's Election Commission (EC) is all set to make public the name list of 335 candidates elected to the Constituent Assembly ... more Voters reject school bond proposals in Tuesday’s election 7 May 08, 18:45 ET Tecumseh School District voters rejected two bond proposals totaling $37 million on Tuesday and elected three new members to the board. ... more Bush nominates Minnesotan to Federal Election Commission 7 May 08, 18:40 ET AP review: Thousands of soldiers living in shoddy barracks President Bush announced Tuesday that he will nominate a Minnesotan to serve on the Federal ... more Agencies Working To Eliminate Election Day Fraud 7 May 08, 18:40 ET We are now less than two weeks away from the May Primary in Kentucky and several agencies across the state say they are working together to eliminate ... more IPS incumbents prevail in board election 7 May 08, 18:32 ET By FRANK KONKEL Ionia Public Schools Board of Education incumbents Karen Balice-Gregory and Tim Hemenway will retain their positions for the next four years ... more Farmers Branch Mayoral Election Could Solidify the City's ... 7 May 08, 18:30 ET By Megan Feldman Gene Bledsoe is running for Farmers Branch mayor against Tim O'Hare, the architect of the city's anti-illegal immigrant measures. ... more DISD Doesn't Deserve to Win Its Bond Election Because of Its ... 7 May 08, 18:30 ET By Jim Schutze Pedro Alvarez,a candidate for the Dallas school board, accuses the board of using "guilt and obligation" to get voters to support the bond ... more Lake County Vows Not to Be Late in Next Election 7 May 08, 18:26 ET by FOXNews.com Gary mayor Rudy Clay, second from right, and other Lake County, Ind., officials give out unofficial vote totals Tuesday night. ... more National & New Jersey political news, local talk & election results - The Star-Ledger 7 May 08, 18:17 ET AP VIDEO By DEANNA BELLANDI AP GARY, Ind. (AP) — It was midnight and the nation was still awaiting results from the Indiana primary, one of the biggest ... more History of corruption clouds primary in northern Indiana 7 May 08, 18:08 ET AP - It was midnight and the nation was still awaiting results from the Indiana primary, one of the biggest remaining prizes of the epic Democratic presidential battle between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. more Election Protection Off to a Great Start Assisting Primary ... 7 May 08, 18:05 ET WASHINGTON, May 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Election Protection, the nation's largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition, together with a diverse group ... more Election Protection Fields Nearly 800 Calls During North Carolina ... 7 May 08, 18:05 ET WASHINGTON, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- As polls closed across both North Carolina and Indiana this evening, the Election Protection Coalition reported receiving ... more Bye-elections in Pakistan to be held on June 26: EC 7 May 08, 17:55 ET The Election Commission has issued the revised schedule for holding of fresh elections/ Bye-Elections, 2008 of vacant seats in the National Assembly and the ... more On faith: What would an election be without any politics? 7 May 08, 17:49 ET The fundamental purpose of religion today is unity. Christ’s message of salvation is full of the love we are to show to one another in the creation of a ... more Congresswoman corrects House panel on GOP convention city 7 May 08, 17:49 ET AP - A Minnesota congresswoman chided her own committee Wednesday for mixing up the names of the cities hosting the Republican National Convention this summer. more By-elections on June 26 7 May 08, 17:47 ET ISLAMABAD - Election Commission of Pakistan Wednesday after facing strong criticism from political parties on the postponement of bye-election, ... more Government still clueless as to who delayed by-elections 7 May 08, 17:46 ET By Irfan Ghauri ISLAMABAD: The government appeared to remain clueless on Wednesday as to who initiated the move to postpone the by-elections. ... more No new Coffs courthouse before election 7 May 08, 17:45 ET There is no chance that Coffs Harbour will get a new courthouse before the next state election. A prisoner escaped from the courthouse last month, ... more Wilkes County candidates qualify for July 15 Ga. General Primary Election 7 May 08, 17:40 ET A dozen Wilkes County candidates have qualified for the General Primary election in July, Supervisor of Elections Judge Jim Burton said, during the qualifying period that began Monday, April 28, and closed Friday, May 2. more By-elections now on June 26 7 May 08, 17:38 ET By Irfan Ghauri ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday announced a new schedule for the by-elections, which will now be held on June 26. ... more ELECTION NOTEBOOK Obama turns attention to beating McCain 7 May 08, 17:37 ET By Rex Nutting & Russ Britt, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Invigorated by a big win in North Carolina and a narrower-than-expected loss in Indiana ... more Kostunica wraps up re-election campaign 7 May 08, 17:35 ET ZUBIN POTOK: Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica on Wednesday visited Kosovo for the first time since it broke away from his country, as part of his ... more Commissioner Donna Hardy runs for re-election in Wilkes District 7 May 08, 17:34 ET Incumbent District 2 Commissioner Donna B. Hardy has announced her candidacy for re-election to a seat on the Wilkes County Commission. ... more Special elections marked by big turnout 7 May 08, 17:24 ET Incumbents Herb Burton and Eugene Balicki were reelected and newcomer Linda Bjorklund was elected to the Hartsel Fire Protection District Board of Directors ... more Voter ID, election talk and guns 7 May 08, 17:23 ET I often have to laugh out loud at Ben Sargent’s editorial cartoons - not because they are so humorous but because they are so ridiculous and absurd. ... more Students demand for union elections 7 May 08, 17:19 ET LAHORE: Representatives of student organisations demanded the government to announce the final date for the student union elections in all the private and ... more Bill Moyers on the 2008 Elections 7 May 08, 17:13 ET By MWC NEWS Broadcasting Legend Bill Moyers on the 2008 Elections, the Rev. Wright Controversy, the Media, Vietnam and More Legendary broadcaster Bill ... more Planning for the Future — Long-Term Care and the 2008 Election 7 May 08, 17:09 ET Long-term care has all the makings of a great campaign issue. It affects a large portion of the population, it is expensive (it currently accounts for about ... more Zimbabwe Elections: Voting Tsvangirai will plunge country into ... 7 May 08, 17:04 ET By David Baxter The warning was issued by Senior Assistant Commissioner Mabunda during a meeting with police officers here on Tuesday, stunned police ... more Revealed: Flaws in presidential election 7 May 08, 17:03 ET Loopholes that give returning officers unlimited powers to determine the results announced in tallying centres during presidential elections were exposed on ... more Elections officials say they won't count votes in House race that ... 7 May 08, 16:58 ET If the State Board of Elections has its way, former NC House candidate Kelly Hastings will never know how many people voted for him in the Republican ... more Amreli nagar palika elections gives a jolt to BJP 7 May 08, 16:53 ET Junagadh, May 7 Amreli, the venue of the state government's mega Gujarat Foundation Day celebrations gave a big jolt to the ruling BJP when six corporators ... more Analysis: Democrats quietly send word to Clinton it's over 7 May 08, 16:48 ET AP - Apart from George McGovern, a plainspoken man who knows something about losing elections, not a single Democrat of national stature publicly urged Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday to end her campaign for the White House. more Weld Clerk wary for now of statewide election registration system 7 May 08, 16:39 ET Weld County Clerk and Recorder Steve Moreno said Wednesday that he's worried that federally-mandated statewide election registration machines may not be up to task by themselves for this year's looming elections. more Out of power, Farooq finds elections no solution to K-dispute 7 May 08, 16:33 ET By N2H Srinagar, May 07: Kashmir’s former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday echoed the stand of pro-freedom parties on elections that they were ... more Weld Clerk wary — for now — of statewide election registration system 7 May 08, 16:31 ET Weld County Clerk and Recorder Steve Moreno said Wednesday that he’s worried that federally-mandated statewide election registration machines may not be up ... more Election Observers Under Attack in Mt Darwin East 7 May 08, 16:30 ET Zimbabwe Election Support is urgently appealing to the police and political parties to immediately intervene in putting an end to the ongoing attacks on ... more Acting Director of Elections appointed 7 May 08, 16:27 ET Assistant Director in charge of Administration at the Electoral Office of Jamaica Orrette Fisher has been appointed to act as Director of Elections. ... more Hold election under Army supervision: BJP 7 May 08, 16:19 ET NEW DELHI, May 7: Alleging large scale “cruelty and brutality” by CPI-M cadres in Nandigram against villagers and party nominees, the BJP today demanded ... more Election Day violence a possibility: CMEV 7 May 08, 16:07 ET By Dilrukshi Fernando “Violence cannot be ruled out at the eastern provincial elections and could get out of hand as people are reluctant to report these ... more LPW warns of misuse of state recourses on election day 7 May 08, 16:07 ET By Gagani Weerakoon Referring to statements by certain government ministers’ justifying the use of state property for election propaganda, Lanka Polls Watch ... more Post-Election Violence Worsens in Zimbabwe 7 May 08, 16:04 ET By Craig Timberg JOHANNESBURG, May 7 -- Gangs of ruling party youths beat to death 11 opposition activists in a single remote Zimbabwean town Monday, ... more Clinton-Obama cash gap looms large 7 May 08, 16:04 ET Politico - This year's hard-fought Democratic primary may end where it started more than year ago - with the money race. more McCain to make religious freedom a key foreign policy issue 7 May 08, 15:52 ET AFP - Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain vowed in a speech on Wednesday to make freedom of religion a key foreign policy issue if he is elected to the White House in November. more Zimbabwean Run-Off Elections Within 12 Months, Says PAP Observer Chief 7 May 08, 15:45 ET (RTTNews) - Marwick Khumalo, the head of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) Observer Mission to Zimbabwe said on Wednesday that the Zimbabwean Election ... more Hillary, Barack, want my vote? Just $20 million, please 7 May 08, 15:45 ET AP - What will it take for a Democratic presidential candidate to win the support of California superdelegate Steven Ybarra? more Penn, Schoen poll: Dominican President would win elections with 56% 7 May 08, 15:43 ET Santo Domingo.- Dominican President Leonel Fernandez would win the May 16 elections with 56 percent of the votes in the first ballot, while his closest ... more Onorato To Seek Re-Election To 12th Senate District Seat 7 May 08, 15:40 ET State Senator George Onorato (D-Astoria/Long Island City) on Monday announced his intention to seek re-election to the Queens senate seat he has held since ... more Manor election pushed back 7 May 08, 15:31 ET Voters in the Manor Independent School District will head to the polls on Saturday, June 14. Three at-large positions on the Board of Trustees are on the ... more Elections this Saturday 7 May 08, 15:26 ET By Nathan Straus News Reporter Early voting concluded Tuesday and now Election Day looms over area residents. To be decided this Saturday, May 10, ... more Clinton Plans to Campaign `Until There Is a Nominee' 7 May 08, 15:21 ET Bloomberg - May 7 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton said she will remain in the Democratic presidential race ``until there is a nominee,'' and argued she would be the strongest candidate to face Republican John McCain in November. more Obama picks up superdelegate support 7 May 08, 15:21 ET AP - Barack Obama has won the endorsement of four new superdelegates