PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION LOCAL NEWS/INFORMATION

Yemeni presidential election turnout stands at 80 percent: official - BusinessGhana
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:23:12 GMT

Yemeni presidential election turnout stands at 80 percent: official
BusinessGhana
About 80 percent of Yemeni registered voters cast their ballots in the presidential election, the Supermen Committee for Elections and Referendum (SCER) said on Tuesday night, after polling stations closed at 06:00 pm (1500 GMT).
Yemen new president elected, what next?Yemen Observer
Yemen votes ousted leader's deputy into powerSan Francisco Chronicle
Yemen's Next President Must Reconcile North, SouthAtlantic Sentinel
Al-Arabiya
all 290 news articles »

Hadi takes power in Yemen as new president - PanARMENIAN.Net
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:38:59 GMT

PanARMENIAN.Net

Hadi takes power in Yemen as new president
PanARMENIAN.Net
Net - A general took power in Yemen as the sole candidate in a presidential election after a year-long uprising that ousted long-serving ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh but left the poor Arab country still teetering on the brink of chaos, The New York Times ...
Saleh Urges Yemenis to Vote in Uncontested Presidential ElectionInternational Business Times
Yemen's President Cedes Authority With Election, but Hopes to Retain InfluencePittsburgh Post Gazette
Yemen's presidential candidate eyes reviving economy, ending al-Qaida's influenceBusinessGhana
Africasia -The Nation, Pakistan -The Seattle Times
all 2,338 news articles »

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Former IMF Chief, Faces More Questions In Prostitution ... - Huffington Post
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:11:06 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Former IMF Chief, Faces More Questions In Prostitution ...
Huffington Post
Strauss-Kahn, a former finance minister seen as a strong contender for France's 2012 presidential election until a sexual assault case in New York last May brought his ambitions to an abrupt halt, could be held until Thursday morning.
Strauss-Kahn held in French prostitution probeChicago Tribune

all 1,742 news articles »

Can the stock market pick the next president? - A & T Register
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:15:05 GMT

Can the stock market pick the next president?
A & T Register
NEW YORK - The number has been repeated so often by presidential prognosticators that it's an article of faith: No president has been re-elected since World War II with an unemployment rate higher than 7.2 percent. But the stock market turns out to be ...

and more »

Can Senegal restore democracy? - Korea Times
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:23:59 GMT

Korea Times

Can Senegal restore democracy?
Korea Times
By Alfred Stepan and Etienne Smith NEW YORK ― The future of one of Africa's oldest democracies is at stake in Senegal's presidential election on Feb. 26. The incumbent, Abdoulaye Wade, formerly a leading advocate for democracy, has, at almost 90 years ...

and more »

Michigan Airwaves Saturated With 'Furious' Political Ad Blitz - BusinessWeek
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:17:56 GMT

ABC News

Michigan Airwaves Saturated With 'Furious' Political Ad Blitz
BusinessWeek
Ken Goldstein, president of New York-based Kantar Media's CMAG, which tracks advertising, said the commercial density in Michigan has been greater than in some previous state contests. “It's heavier than we saw in Iowa, less heavy than we saw in ...
Romney, Santorum swap charges in fiery 20th debateAkron Beacon Journal
For every presidential hopeful, a $1 million donorCBS News
AP News in Brief at 5:58 am ESTPlain Dealer
NECN
all 4,242 news articles »

Buddy Roemer says third-party bid is his Hail Mary pass - NOLA.com
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:59:41 GMT

NOLA.com

Buddy Roemer says third-party bid is his Hail Mary pass
NOLA.com
But Americans Elect is far more likely to have across-the-board ballot access than the Reform Party, which was created by Ross Perot in between his two independent runs for president, and ran Pat Buchanan in 2000. But, except in New York, ...
Former Gov. Buddy Roemer to run for president as third-partyExaminer.com
Buddy Roemer to make third-party bidThe Hill (blog)

all 170 news articles »

Supreme Court Agrees To Revisit Affirmative Action Case - City Town Info Education Channel
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:23:41 GMT

City Town Info Education Channel

Supreme Court Agrees To Revisit Affirmative Action Case
City Town Info Education Channel
Lee Bollinger, the president of Columbia University in New York, told Bloomberg Businessweek that should the Supreme Court decided to outlaw race-based admissions, most colleges would have to completely revamp their admissions policies.
AP News in Brief at 5:58 PM EstWSAV-TV
College Affirmative Action Threatened by US High Court CaseBusinessWeek
Supreme Court to rule on race's role in college admissions policyDenver Post
The Week Magazine
all 842 news articles »

Newark mayor seeks probe of NYPD Muslim spying - WGME
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:48:07 GMT

Newark mayor seeks probe of NYPD Muslim spying
WGME
In 1784, a US merchant ship, the Empress of China, left New York for the Far East to trade goods with China. In 1862, Jefferson Davis, already the provisional president of the Confederacy, was inaugurated for a six-year term following his election in ...

and more »

Analyst: Hugo Chavez grooming a successor - UPI.com
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:29:56 GMT

MiamiHerald.com

Analyst: Hugo Chavez grooming a successor
UPI.com
... Party remains in control amid growing opposition ahead of an October presidential election," Maria Elena Ferrer, a Venezuelan national and political author who runs the Humanamente consulting firm in New York, told United Press International.
Chávez health scare casts shadow on election campaignMiamiHerald.com
Chavez Says He Needs Another Operation in Battle With CancerBusinessWeek
Hugo Chavez Cancer Surgery: Election Campaign UncertainHuffington Post

all 813 news articles »

Blinder Entities Inc. Call us on 888-319-5315 for advertising opportunities on this site.