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Suit in Jackson County Circuit Court challenges light rail on: A Kansas City man is seeking judicial review of the enactment that put the light rail initiative on the Nov. 4 ballot. In an effort to stop the vote, Patrick Tuohey sued the city and the Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners in Jackson County Circuit Court on...; Tags: ballot, U.S. Circuit Court; Research articles 2008-10-16
Time running out for Iraqi lawmakers to pass election law: BAGHDAD AFP — Iraq has enough time to hold provincial elections this year but only if the nation's lawmakers wrap up a controversial law in the next two weeks, an electoral commission official said Monday. "It normally takes 128 days to organize the ballot but by making a huge...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, ballot, commission, Iraq, SALES; Research articles 2008-09-01
Candidate alleges irregularities in Missouri Senate election: Another losing candidate is challenging the defeat in court, and this time alleges there were so many problems in St. Louis on Election Day that a judge should order the entire election to be redone. Rep. Rodney Hubbard, D-St. Louis, lost the primary for a state Senate...; Tags: ballot, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2008-08-29
Irregularities alleged in Missouri Senate election: Another losing candidate is challenging the defeat in court, and this time alleges there were so many problems in St. Louis on Election Day that a judge should order the entire election to be redone. Rep. Rodney Hubbard, D-St. Louis, lost the primary for a state Senate...; Tags: ballot, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2008-08-29
Iraq's bombed mosque city pins hopes on vote: SAMARRA, Iraq AFP — For some Iraqis voting is a way to avenge the killing of their loved ones, others hope the ballot will enact change, bring justice and maybe even reverse their fortunes. Nearly 100,000 voters in central Iraq's Samarra -- a city with a violent past and...; Tags: Al-Qaeda, ballot, Iraq; Research articles 2008-08-23

In-depTh Info on raCe hopefuls: In Republican-dominated El Paso County, the primary election is often the only time voters have a voice. Democrats have been making up some ground in recent years -- electing two state lawmakers -- and have candidates in all of the races except the contest for 4th Judicial District...; Tags: attorney, ballot, E-mail, Education, El Paso Corp., FINANCE, Government, Iraq, Republican, SOFTWARE, Taxes, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-08-03
Rock on: Un-bare-able situation For the millions who read Playboy just for the articles, here's an unusual story: Heisman winner Tim Tebow wasn't on the magazine's 2008 preseason All-American ballot. Tebow requested not to be included when ballots were made last spring. He said...; Tags: ballot, E-mail, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-07-29
Ruling party claims victory in Cambodia polls: PHNOM PENH AFP — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's party claimed it won a sweeping victory in Sunday polls, poising him to extend his 23-year rule after a vote overshadowed by a military standoff with Thailand. "We won the election," party spokesman Khieu Kanharith told AFP, citing tallies by...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, ballot, Government, MARKETING, tally, temple, Thailand, TVs; Research articles 2008-07-27
Gossage, Williams inducted into Hall of Fame: COOPERSTOWN, New York AFP — Famed relief pitcher Rich "Goose" Gossage and long-time manager Dick Williams were enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame here Sunday along with four posthumous inductees. Gossage was voted into the honor shrine by a media ballot, finally receiving the necessary 75 percent of...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, ballot, CAREER, Games, Oakland, Williams; Research articles 2008-07-27
World Tonight: Heavy vote: FIREFIGHTERS in Aberdeen have agreed to ballot for strike action after a colleague was sacked over claims he was overweight. Kevin Ogilvie, who spent 22 years as a firefighter, is believed to be the first in Scotland to be dismissed due to his weight; Tags: Aberdeen Group Inc., ballot, firefighter, Scotland; Research articles 2008-07-16
Bullet train takes Senate's medicine: The project to build high-speed rail connecting Northern and Southern California survived a showdown in a State Senate committee Tuesday, beating back a Republican effort to remove a $10 billion bond measure from the Nov. 4 ballot. The Senate Transportation and Housing Committee voted 8-4 to approve AB3034,...; Tags: ballot, bond, FINANCE, Investment, Transportation, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2008-07-01
Mugabe certain of victory as Zimbabwe counts votes: HARARE AFP — Counting was under way in Zimbabwe Saturday after a run-off election, with President Robert Mugabe assured of victory as the sole candidate following a boycott by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. The first results from the 210 constituencies were expected to be announced from around lunchtime, according...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, ballot, commission, Government, leader, Leadership, SALES, Zimbabwe; Research articles 2008-06-27
Zimbabwe opposition chief quits run-off, handing win to Mugabe: HARARE AFP — Zimbabweans faced an uncertain future Monday after opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai abandoned a run-off election saying violence had made a fair vote impossible, in a move that virtually hands victory to President Robert Mugabe. "We will no longer participate in the violent illegitimate sham of an...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, ballot, president, spokesman, violence, Zimbabwe; Research articles 2008-06-22
Vote matters: A Senate bill that would amend the Uniform and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act of 1986 could go a long way toward ensuring votes cast in November by our military personnel serving abroad are counted before the polls close on Election Day. The bill, which lists Sen. Pat...; Tags: ballot, E-mail, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2008-06-03
President projected to win re-election in Dominican vote: SANTO DOMINGO AFP — President Leonel Fernandez has held a comfortable lead in his re-election, exit polls showed, after voters across the Dominican Republic cast ballots in a largely peaceful day of voting. Fernandez was forecast on Friday to win with 56 percent of ballots, easily avoiding a run-off...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, ballot, re-election, violence; Research articles 2008-05-16
Fernandez re-elected as president of Dominican Republic: SANTO DOMINGO AFP — Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez has been re-elected to a third term in a first round of voting, as rival Miguel Vargas conceded after a mostly peaceful election in the Caribbean nation. The progressive liberal Fernandez was ahead with 53.22 percent of the vote --...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, ballot, Democrat, violence; Research articles 2008-05-16
Berlusconi government wins first vote of confidence: ROME AFP — The new right-wing government of Silvio Berlusconi, who is embarking on a third stint as prime minister, easily won a first vote of confidence in parliament on Wednesday. The vote in the Chamber of Deputies passed by 335 votes to 275. Berlusconi now faces a similar...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, ballot, Government, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-05-14
Myanmar says constitution approved by 92.4 percent: YANGON AFP — Myanmar's military-backed constitution was approved by 92.4 percent in a widely condemned referendum held everywhere except regions hardest hit by Cyclone Nargis, state television said Thursday. "We announce the results of the referendum, with 92.4 percent casting Yes ballots," said a statement from Aung Toe, head...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, ballot, Manufacturing, Myanmar, TVs; Research articles 2008-05-14
Pass voter ID law in Utah: The ACLU was fighting a losing battle against Indiana's voter ID law the minute it decided to claim that voter fraud is not a serious threat to American democracy. The U.S. Supreme Court saw through that one, ruling 6-3 to uphold Indiana's law requiring voters to present a...; Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, ballot, Government, Indiana, Litigation, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-04-30
HFPA Announces Timetable for "The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards": Jorge Camara, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association HFPA, announced the timetable for "The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards" to be telecast Sunday, January 11, 2009 from 8-11 PM EST live from The Beverly Hilton on NBC. Key dates are as follows: ...; Tags: Annual, ballot, Ernst & Young LLP, TVs; Research articles 2008-04-22