Light turnout at DFL caucuses Chanhassen Villager The Senate District 34 DFL caucuses were much calmer than four years ago, when many came out to cast ballots for front-runners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. This year, voters could choose only President Obama or "Uncommitted. |
Archive for February 8th, 2012
Light turnout at DFL caucuses – Chanhassen Villager
Boris Johnson given ‘£90m election bung’, says Labour – BBC News
 BBC News | Boris Johnson given '£90m election bung', says Labour BBC News Labour has accused the government of giving London mayor Boris Johnson a £90m "bung" to help get him re-elected. The Metropolitan Police is to get the money partly to cover the cost of dealing with the Olympics and the Diamond Jubilee this summer. Ken Livingstone backs campaign to save Ministry Of Sound club |
Boris Johnson given ‘£90m election bung’, says Labour – BBC News
BBC News | Boris Johnson given '£90m election bung', says Labour BBC News Labour has accused the government of giving London mayor Boris Johnson a £90m "bung" to help get him re-elected. The Metropolitan Police is to get the money partly to cover the cost of dealing with the Olympics and the Diamond Jubilee this summer. |
"Every Four Years: Presidential Campaigns and the Press" Opens Feb. 17 at the … – MarketWatch (press release)
"Every Four Years: Presidential Campaigns and the Press" Opens Feb. 17 at the ... MarketWatch (press release) Suit, flag lapel pin and eyeglasses worn by Tina Fey as Sarah Palin in a 2008 "Saturday Night Live" sketch, and the blue suit with a Barack Obama pin worn by Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton. Also on display will be a suffrage ribbon from 1920, ... |
Picking a GOP winner from the 2012 bunch – Irish Echo
 Irish Echo | Picking a GOP winner from the 2012 bunch Irish Echo Keyes, readers might recall, was the sacrificial lamb offered by the Illinois GOP to run against an articulate state legislator named Barack Obama for the United States Senate in 2004, this after an earlier selected candidate withdrew upon charges of ... |
Liverpool will elect a city mayor on 3 May – The Guardian (blog)
 The Guardian (blog) | Liverpool will elect a city mayor on 3 May The Guardian (blog) It looks as though the first really big city mayor outside London will be Liverpool's current Labour leader Joe Anderson. He has played a skilful game over local government with the coalition in Whitehall and it's now culminated in an overwhelming vote ... Liverpool chooses to be governed by a directly elected Mayor |
London – a tale of two cities – Socialist Party
 Socialist Party | London - a tale of two cities Socialist Party There are three separate parts to the elections: the election of the mayor (two votes in order of preference), 14 constituency candidates (first past the post), and a London-wide top-up list to elect eleven seats by a form of proportional ... |
Rethinking the 2012 GOP primary landscape – Washington Post (blog)
Rethinking the 2012 GOP primary landscape Washington Post (blog) Barack Obama won Iowa, then Hillary Clinton took New Hampshire. Clinton took Michigan (where Obama did not compete) and Nevada. Obama came back in South Carolina, but lost in Florida (Obama was on the ballot but didn't campaign). How long is too long for the GOP primary? Why the 2012 GOP Primary is NOT like the 2008 Democratic Primary |
Obama’s Rhetorical Storm – Right Side News
 Kansas City Star | Obama's Rhetorical Storm Right Side News The Obama administration is absolutely furious at Russia and China. The two UN Security Council permanent members' move on Saturday to veto a resolution on Syria utterly infuriated US President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and UN ... Obama calls for diplomatic solution with Iran |
New London police retirement deals remain murky – TheDay.com
New London police retirement deals remain murky TheDay.com The Law Director's office and Personnel Coordinator negotiated these retirement agreements and informed the Mayor that they were valid. The Mayor believes they are fully lawful and will be honored by the City of New London. |