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Democrats Coming Down the Stretch 8 May 08, 23:53 ET CQPolitics.com - To get an idea of how Tuesday's primaries in Indiana and North Carolina reshaped the Democratic presidential race, consider that there were almost as many pledged delegates at stake in those two states than there are in all of the states that haven't voted yet. more Peabody shareholders approve annual board elections 8 May 08, 23:50 ET By Jeffrey Tomich A small Peabody Energy Corp. shareholder, who since 2005 has sought to change how the company's board is elected, finally got its way on ... more Sri Lankan Tamil, Muslim Parties Call Election in East Divisive 8 May 08, 23:39 ET By Paul Tighe May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka's Tamil and Muslim parties denounced local elections in the Eastern Province as unfair, saying the vote will ... more Bolivia's Morales agrees to stand for election in proposed - Metro Canda 8 May 08, 23:27 ET AP LA PAZ, Bolivia - President Evo Morales has agreed to stand for election in a nationwide recall vote, gambling that Bolivians will re-elect him after ... more Bolivia's Morales agrees to stand for election in proposed - Metro Canada 8 May 08, 23:26 ET AP LA PAZ, Bolivia - President Evo Morales has agreed to stand for election in a nationwide recall vote, gambling that Bolivians will re-elect him after ... more Clintons plan to take the battle to convention and steal the ... 8 May 08, 22:46 ET The media, the common people and even Obama do not know what is coming. Hillary and Bill Clinton know very well that they have no place in Democratic Party ... more NTT heating up ahead of election 8 May 08, 22:36 ET A gubernatorial election meeting in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) nearly escalated into a scuffle Thursday when accusations broke out among lawmakers at the ... more Bolivia's Morales agrees to stand for election in proposed recall vote 8 May 08, 22:29 ET AP LA PAZ, Bolivia: President Evo Morales has agreed to stand for election in a nationwide recall vote, gambling that Bolivians will re-elect him after just ... more Zebra® Card Printers Play a Vital Role in Preparation for Angola ... 8 May 08, 22:28 ET May 8th, 2008—Zebra P640i printers have been used to register eight million Angolan voters using biometric data, ahead of the first elections in the country ... more Collier’s Supervisor of Elections running for re-election 8 May 08, 22:09 ET By IM STACKEL (Contact) As Jennifer Edwards takes a stab at a third term in office, she also has to manage the largest election she has faced thus far. ... more What This Election is Really About 8 May 08, 22:07 ET Rush Limbaugh, while trying to motivate his listening base is attempting to affect the Democrat race by elevating Hillary Clinton. ... more Without two major parties, elections can still be fair: EU 8 May 08, 22:04 ET The European Union (EU) ambassadors in Dhaka have said that the next general elections can still be free, fair and credible even if boycotted by the Awami ... more Today on the presidential campaign trail 8 May 08, 22:03 ET AP - Clinton presses ahead, urges supporters to ignore calls for her to abandon presidential race ... Obama gets fresh support on Capitol tour ... Obama accuses McCain of 'losing his bearings' ... Cindy McCain says she won't release her tax returns even if her husband wins the White House ... Florida Dems talking with Obama, Clinton campaigns about seating delegation in August more CPOA Annual Meeting And Elections 8 May 08, 22:03 ET The CPOA will hold its Annual Meeting and Elections at the Athletic & Recreation Center at the Wyndham Condominiums On Tuesday, May 13, at 7:30 pm at The ... more Tories pleased by election gains 8 May 08, 21:47 ET HARROGATE Council is now a hung authority following the results of this year's local elections which saw the Conservatives make two gains at the expense of ... more Council elections: full results 8 May 08, 21:47 ET ison Con 823; Paul Butters Lib Dem 173; Andrew Philp Gray Lab 31; Jenifer Hunter UK Ind Party 32; Majority: 650 Turnout %: 45. ... more EU to Query About Elections 8 May 08, 21:43 ET A mission from the European Commission is expected in the country soon to hold talks with the Interim Government on its commitments given to the EU to hold ... more EU positive about election timeline 8 May 08, 21:34 ET The European Union (EU) is certain the Interim Government will hold the elections according to its proposed timeline. Acting EU Ambassador Robert De Raeve ... more Obama accuses McCain of 'losing his bearings' 8 May 08, 21:30 ET AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday that Republican John McCain was "losing his bearings" for repeatedly suggesting the Islamic terrorist group Hamas preferred Obama for president. more Civil society, poll watchdogs prepare for ARMM elections 8 May 08, 21:18 ET COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/08 May) – Civil society groups and election watchdogs have laid out plans for a better monitoring of the August 11, 2008 polls in ... more Colourful MP bows out at election 8 May 08, 21:15 ET by John Cousins Tauranga's colourful MP Bob Clarkson has dropped a bombshell by announcing that he will not be seeking re-election later this year. ... more Clark III loses his bid for re-election 8 May 08, 21:12 ET Bladen County will get new leadership on the school board as incumbent John P. Clark III lost his seat to newcomer Wilbur Smith Jr., on Tuesday. ... more Moving on: Town leaders reflect on election 8 May 08, 21:08 ET One of the first things new Town Clerk Mary Ann Smith said she did when she took office was read the town clerk’s handbook — and take notes. ... more Pressure for Clinton to quit; Michigan election deal offered 8 May 08, 21:08 ET Pressure was mounting Thursday for Hillary Clinton to quit the Democratic presidential race and give Barack Obama time to unite the party ahead of a general ... more K'taka set to vote in nationally crucial election 8 May 08, 21:07 ET Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) More than 40 million voters in Karnataka are eligible to elect a new state assembly in three phases from Saturday in an electoral ... more 'Silicon Valley' facing crucial election 8 May 08, 21:01 ET By Alistair Scrutton BANGALORE, India: In a dustbowl of a rally in South Asia's "Silicon Valley", India's most powerful politician struggled this week to ... more Voice of the people: The Presidential election 8 May 08, 20:41 ET I keep hearing that Barack Obama is not a good choice for the presidency. Well, guess what? Neither is Hillary Clinton. I'm all for some new blood in the ... more Pressure for Clinton to quit; Michigan election deal offered (Roundup) 8 May 08, 20:41 ET Washington - Pressure was mounting Thursday for Hillary Clinton to quit the Democratic presidential race and give Barack Obama time to unite the party ahead ... more Presidential elections 8 May 08, 20:34 ET So, stretch, yawn, it looks like the campaign is over for Hillary Clinton. I’m sure I’m not the only person in Australia who has run out of enthusiasm for ... more Special elections set for seats previously held by Cazayoux, Scalise 8 May 08, 20:30 ET AP - May 8, 2008 8:24 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Special primary elections will be held October 4th in two legislative districts whose lawmakers have ... more Breakdown of county elections 8 May 08, 20:30 ET By CORENA HERNITER, Times Staff Reporter After tallying the votes for each precinct Tuesday, the candidates are getting ready for the November election. ... more Unions focus against McCain as Democrats still battling 8 May 08, 20:25 ET AP - Organized labor is paying more attention to Republican John McCain as Democrat Barack Obama solidifies his status as the front-runner in the Democratic contest against Hillary Rodham Clinton. more MDC still discounting run-off election 8 May 08, 20:20 ET THE opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party said on Thursday that it is still not planning to participate in a presidential run-off election ... more Editorial: Election a ‘Vote of Confidence’ 8 May 08, 20:19 ET Tuesday's election in the City of Falls Church was yet another watershed moment in the City’s on-going struggle to achieve a solid basis for its long-term ... more Obama Pledges Support for Israel, Blasts McCain Hamas Comments 8 May 08, 20:13 ET Bloomberg - May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said he would do everything in his power to ensure Israel's security and protect the relationship that exists between Israel and the U.S. more Mangalore: Election Commission defends curbs - Images 8 May 08, 20:10 ET MANGALORE May 9: The Union Election Commission stated that it was a right move to impose strict curbs on spending on elections. Speaking to the presspersons ... more Obama gets big welcome, fresh support on Capitol tour 8 May 08, 20:06 ET AP - Sen. Barack Obama got a front-runner's welcome back at the Capitol Thursday, pressing congressional "superdelegates" to support him in a visit that had the look and feel of a campaign victory lap. more Battle brews over BC election spending 8 May 08, 20:03 ET By Tom Fletcher - Peace Arch News - May 08, 2008 VICTORIA – The BC Liberal government wants to restrict campaign spending by parties and third-party ... more Sri Lanka braces for crucial eastern provincial elections 8 May 08, 20:00 ET COLOMBO: The government has set the stage for a crucial provincial election in eastern Sri Lanka on May 10, a year after wresting control of the area from ... more Karnataka set for nationally crucial elections 8 May 08, 20:00 ET BANGALORE: More than 40mn voters in Karnataka are eligible to elect a new state assembly in three phases from tomorrow in an electoral battle that has ... more Election jitters put House Dems at odds on immigration 8 May 08, 19:58 ET by Jerry Kammer - May. 8, 2008 04:42 PM WASHINGTON - House Democratic leaders worried about the November election are seeking to thwart enforcement-only ... more Schweitzer says he'd like to see primary battle end in Mont. 8 May 08, 19:51 ET AP - Gov. Brian Schweitzer says he would like to see the Democratic presidential race between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama continue to his state's June 3 primary, the final day of voting. more NHS reforms rule out closure of hospitals before election 8 May 08, 19:43 ET Plans for the biggest reorganisation of the NHS since 1948 will not require any controversial hospital closures until well after the next general election, ... more Raasch : Technology & 2008 presidential election 8 May 08, 19:43 ET More than one-fourth of Americans under 30 are getting campaign information from social networking sites. Sixteen years ago, then-President George HW Bush ... more BC electoral map redrawn, one year before election 8 May 08, 19:35 ET A year from now, British Columbians will go to the polls to elect a provincial government, using a recently redrawn map that includes six more ridings than ... more Elections slates didn't crowd the ballot 8 May 08, 19:34 ET I'm writing this column the day before the election that will seat members to the Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee, Bigfork Fire Department board of ... more NHS students debate growth in Tubac area, election initiative 8 May 08, 19:34 ET By Denise Holley Two Nogales High School students brought their views about growth in the Tubac area to the April 23 meeting of the Santa Cruz County Board ... more New election laws for ACT 8 May 08, 19:24 ET New laws governing elections in the ACT have been passed after an overnight debate in the Legislative Assembly. The changes will impact a variety of ... more County unable to certify election results 8 May 08, 19:21 ET By the WPD staff It could be Friday, May 16, before Wabash County can certify its results in Tuesday's Primary Election. There were four provisional ballots ... more Election special: Boris picks Jewish talent for City Hall 8 May 08, 19:08 ET By Dana Gloger and Simon Rocker THE new mayor of London this week set out several key pledges that will benefit the Jewish community. ... more Campaign ends for first phase of elections in state 8 May 08, 19:07 ET Bangalore, May 8: Curtains came down on Thursday on the high-voltage campaign for the first phase of assembly elections in 89 constituencies in Karnataka on ... more It’s been a relatively noiseless election campaign here 8 May 08, 19:07 ET Mangalore, May 8: Thanks to the restrictions imposed by the Election Commission on the manner in which parties and candidates can go about canvassing, ... more Hawk to run for re-election 8 May 08, 19:05 ET State Rep. Tom Hawk, D-Manhattan, announced Wednesday his plans to run for re-election for the 67th District of the Kansas House of Representatives. ... more Crewe and Nantwich take on e-Election 8 May 08, 19:01 ET A bit of American-style electioneering may scupper the major Parties attempts at appealing to Crewe and Nantwich’s hi-tech voters. ... more The British view: whoever wins the US election, John McCain is last 8 May 08, 18:55 ET Obamamania sweeps Britain. So many primaries are being held in the American presidential contest that we thought the 51st state should not be left out. ... more Carpenter’s threat of an early election is bullying, says Archer 8 May 08, 18:48 ET Ousted Labor MP turned Independent Shelley Archer attacked Alan Carpenter yesterday over his threat to eradicate destabilising forces from Parliament by ... more Mistrial in Starr County election case 8 May 08, 18:42 ET RIO GRANDE CITY - A former Starr County elections worker's voter fraud trial ended in mistrial Tuesday. Mary Lou Garza, 36, was accused of taking voter ... more Greater London Authority delivers London election results using ... 8 May 08, 18:38 ET EDINBURGH, UK – 07 May 2008 The Greater London Authority Data Management and Analysis Group (DMAG) selected InstantAtlas from GeoWise, an ESRI Holdings ... more 2008 Election Online Political Betting – Obama Needs A Veep 8 May 08, 18:36 ET By Charles Jay By now, it's become pretty clear that unless Hillary Clinton is able to complete her "Hail Mary" pass, she isn't going to get the Democratic ... more ANALYSIS-Election year calculus underlies US housing bill 8 May 08, 18:16 ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The biggest housing market rescue plan yet seen from the US government has won House approval, but faces resistance in the Senate, ... more Annual Meeting, election to take place Tuesday 8 May 08, 18:09 ET Canyon Lake’s Annual Meeting and Election will be held next Tuesday, May 13, and Canyon Lake prime members who have not yet mailed their ballots are now ... more Election year calculus underlies housing bill 8 May 08, 18:07 ET By Kevin Drawbaugh - Analysis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The biggest housing market rescue plan yet seen from the US government has won House of Representatives ... more Obama: McCain 'offensive,' 'losing his bearings' 8 May 08, 18:06 ET Politico - On CNN today, Obama was asked about McCain's making an issue of a Hamas official's supportive words for Obama. more Feldman Mall Properties, Inc. Announces Election of Thomas H ... 8 May 08, 18:04 ET GREAT NECK, NY, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Feldman Mall Properties, Inc. (NYSE: FMP) announced today that Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc., ... more Battle for votes in Serb elections 8 May 08, 18:00 ET Serbia's rival nationalists and pro-Europeans are campaigning ahead of weekend elections that give the nationalists their best shot at power since Slobodan ... more Coleman says Franken has shifted stances 8 May 08, 17:52 ET AP - Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman - who quit the Democratic Party 12 years ago to become a Republican - has accused likely Democratic opponent Al Franken of changing positions, demeanor and rhetoric in his attempt to win a Senate seat. more Elections director: Move in date 'pushing it' 8 May 08, 17:52 ET By Dave Greber HAMILTON — The expected date for the Butler County Board of Elections to move into its new facility is July 1, county officials said. ... more Recount: New Docudrama Could Influence Election 8 May 08, 17:51 ET After George W. Bush won Florida in 2000--OK, I apologize to my Democrat readers for legitimizing Bush by using the word won. ... more Election turnout was high in county 8 May 08, 17:50 ET Even with voter turnout reaching nearly 40 percent Tuesday, Wayne County elections director Vickie Reed said everything went smoothly and that she is ... more Advocates say counties can enact own election reforms, but state ... 8 May 08, 17:45 ET By Carol E. Lee TALLAHASSEE — Florida Supreme Court justices heard arguments Wednesday in a case that will determine how far local governments can go in ... more City Council Election Saturday 8 May 08, 17:44 ET Early voting ended yesterday, with 646 residents casting ballots in Saturday’s May 10 Fredericksburg City Council election. Hopefuls seeking one of two ... more AP IMPACT: The people in Obama's army of small donors 8 May 08, 17:43 ET AP - Kriss Riggs isn't one to spend her money on politicians. more Bob Clarkson to step down at election 8 May 08, 17:26 ET National Party MP Bob Clarkson today announced he will not now be standing as a candidate for the Tauranga seat in the 2008 general election. ... more "FL SoS Browning, Sarasota County's Dent Fight Against Election ... 8 May 08, 17:24 ET Yesterday, in a Supreme Court hearing in Florida, a voice of reason momentarily reared it's lonely head, peeking out, if only temporarily, from the Alice in ... more Motivated young voters will make impact in '08 election 8 May 08, 17:14 ET Hoping to swing the election in favor of Sen. John Kerry, MTV’s Rock the Vote ran a multi-million dollar ad campaign; Kanye West and 50 Cent hosted huge ... more More Post-Election Violence In Zimbabwe; Army Denies Responsibility 8 May 08, 17:12 ET By Jonga Kandemiiri, Sylvia Manika & Benedict Nhlapho Incidents of post-election violence continued Thursday in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland Central Province, ... more Town Meeting rejects child safety zones, recall elections 8 May 08, 17:12 ET By Grant Welker Voters at Town Meeting on Wednesday passed over a proposed bylaw that would have established child safety zones barring registered sex ... more Obama accuses McCain of 'losing his bearings' with comment 8 May 08, 16:53 ET AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday that Republican rival John McCain tried to smear him and was "losing his bearings" with the suggestion that Hamas preferred Obama for president. more Officials deployed for Eastern Provincial Council polling - says ... 8 May 08, 16:36 ET Colombo, 09 May, (Asiantribune.com): The Election General Secretariat says that all the arrangements have been finalized for the upcoming Eastern Provincial ... more Political Play: McCain visits NYC fire station 8 May 08, 16:21 ET AP - John McCain offered to hand out a few New York slices as he visited a fire station on a light day of campaigning Thursday. more APNewsBreak: NC superdelegate Rep. Brad Miller now for Obama 8 May 08, 16:20 ET AP - Rep. Brad Miller is endorsing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. more Response Awaited on Elections Boss 8 May 08, 16:11 ET The Constitutional Offices Commission chairman said he has given a submission to the Interim Attorney General in regards to the appointment of the ... more Lufkin Industries Announces Election of Chris Boone as Vice ... 8 May 08, 16:08 ET By Lufkin Industries, Inc. Lufkin Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUFK) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Christopher L. Boone as Vice ... more Whither the Elections in the East? 8 May 08, 15:53 ET By Kumar Rupesinghe Not for the last twenty years have the people of the Eastern Province witnessed such a large presence of politicians in each Divisional ... more Campaign & Election News - Covering Key Races Around the Country 8 May 08, 15:51 ET Here's a further sign that the House Democratic Caucus is taking this open seat race in Mississippi very seriously. The Politico has the scoop: Democrat ... more Early voting numbers given on Waco, Midway school bond elections 8 May 08, 15:40 ET By Ken Sury | Thursday, May 8, 2008, 02:31 PM More than 3000 Waco-area residents weighed in on the two local school bond issues by taking part in early ... more Local Elections 2008: Southport's winners, losers and also-rans 8 May 08, 15:40 ET COUNCILLOR Tom Glover has retained his place on Sefton Council after local elections saw no wards in Southport change political hands. ... more Download New E&P Podcast Now: Strupp on Fierce Newspaper Guild ... 8 May 08, 15:40 ET By E&P Staff NEW YORK The Newspaper Guild has been undergoing its most contested -- and most bitter -- presidential election in years, with incumbent Linda ... more Boehner Angles to Stop GOP Election Rout 8 May 08, 15:23 ET Seeking to head off a debacle in the November elections, House Republican leader John Boehner has created a new committee of congressmen to advise the ... more Indiana primary poll worker calls election site 'Obama's house' 8 May 08, 15:22 ET By LYDIA X. MCCOY, Scripps Howard News Service An Indiana primary election poll worker was caught on camera chanting Obama's name and calling the polling ... more Obama's small donors, in their words 8 May 08, 15:13 ET AP - _"For the last many elections, I've always voted for the person who was the lesser of two evils," said Duran Atkins, 50, owner of an adventure travel company in Bozeman, Mt. "Obama gets it." more Snapshots of four donors to the Obama campaign 8 May 08, 15:13 ET AP - Aaron Alpern, 46, and his wife live in Chicago and have a combined income of $30,000. more Campaigning ends for first phase of elections 8 May 08, 14:44 ET Bangalore, May 8: Curtains came down on Thursday on the high-voltage campaign for the first phase of Assembly elections in 89 constituencies in Karnataka on ... more Alienating people from elections 8 May 08, 14:41 ET The Election Commission’s zeal to enforce the code of conduct may make for discipline and rigour in the conduct of polls, but it has put a host of small ... more General election is last chance 8 May 08, 14:38 ET THE erosion of the democratic process in the United Kingdom continues to gather pace fuelled by a near lethal combination of Brussels and Westminster. ... more Testimony begins in Monroe election hearing 8 May 08, 14:28 ET BY JEFF CLARK ABERDEEN - Testimony began Wednesday and continues today in Cloyd Garth's case against Wilchie Clay and the Aberdeen Democratic Executive ... more CMEV monitors EP election and Launches a blog 8 May 08, 14:21 ET Colombo, 09 May, (Asiantribune.com): The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) will monitor the Eastern Provincial Council Election on 10 May 2008. ... more Peabody shareholders approve switch to annual board election 8 May 08, 14:12 ET By Jeffrey Tomich The fourth time was a charm for Peabody Corp. shareholders seeking to get rid of staggered three-year board terms and elect new directors ... more Dominican energy chief guarantees power during presidential elections 8 May 08, 14:02 ET SANTO DOMINGO.-The vice president of the Dominican State-owned power companies (CDEEE) on Thursday guaranteed that despite the world fuel crisis and the ... more Catholic justice and peace body condemns Zimbabwe election commission 8 May 08, 13:51 ET By agency reporter The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) can no longer be relied upon as a "neutral and nonpartisan electoral umpire", according to the ... more Zimbabwe Too Violent For Run Off Elections, Says SA Observer 8 May 08, 13:43 ET (RTTNews) - The head of the South African observer mission to Zimbabwe, Kingsley Mamabolo, said on Thursday that the situation is Zimbabwe is presently not ... more ZANU-PF Election Trickery Exposed 8 May 08, 13:40 ET Recount appears to have been part of a ruling party strategy to force a run-off and make sure Mugabe wins it. By Jabu Shoko in Harare (ZCR No. ... more Election Signals Sea-Change For Paraguay’s Gambling Interests 8 May 08, 13:40 ET The victory of former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo in Paraguay's presidential election in April ended more than six decades of rule by the Colorado ... more Supervisor all business as he seeks re-election 8 May 08, 13:39 ET BY JAMES BURGER, Californian staff writer Ray Watson, who is running for re-election as 4th District supervisor of Kern County, walks the neighborhood on ... more Clinton Rejects Latest Michigan Delegate Plan 8 May 08, 13:29 ET CQPolitics.com - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday rejected a compromise plan to seat Michigan's delegates to the national convention that would give 69 delegates to Clinton and 59 to Barack Obama. more Clinton presses on, urges supporters to ignore calls to quit 8 May 08, 13:25 ET AP - Her voice raspy, her tone determined, Hillary Rodham Clinton urged cheering supporters on Thursday to ignore the political pundits who have declared her toast. more Florida Dems: We're closing in on deal to seat delegation 8 May 08, 13:23 ET AP - Florida Democrats say they're on the verge of finishing a plan to have the state's delegates counted toward the party's presidential nomination. more Clinton Rolls Out New Strategy: Ditches Primary, Moves Toward ...