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Our panel of anonymous voters had some, uh, disparate — and super shady — thoughts while voting for winners at the 2024 oscars.bit.ly/3T0Hk3I
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Ripon Cathedral: City set for referendum on plans for cathedral's new £8m annexe: Residents of Ripon are set to take part in a referendum to gauge opinion on the ...
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Ripon Cathedral: City set for referendum on plans for cathedral's new £8m ...
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Georgia Senate passes bill to limit new labor unions: The Georgia Senate voted Thursday to pass a bill that would challenge the ability of new labor unions to ...
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Georgia Senate passes bill to limit new labor unions
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The city has been informed by citizens that they have been approached at their front door about a “poll on the mayoral election” ... Show more
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Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson supports pro tour's decision to poll players about gender policy
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Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson supports pro tour's decision to ...
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Morocco elected as 2024 Human Rights Council president - Region - World: Morocco's ambassador in Geneva was elected Wednesday to become the president of the ...
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Morocco elected as 2024 Human Rights Council president - Region - World
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Judge rules against Colorado Democrats’ secret votes on spending priorities: “The public has the right to know”
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Judge rules against Colorado Democrats’ secret votes on spending ...
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NC Senate leader Phil Berger won’t face Republican primary challenge from sheriff
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NC Senate leader Phil Berger won’t face Republican primary challenge from ...
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House GOP abandons Jordan for Speaker after secret ballot loss: The Republican conference on Friday voted to no longer back House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan ...
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House GOP abandons Jordan for Speaker after secret ballot loss
Quick Glance: Republicans remove Jim Jordan as House speaker nominee
  • Republicans abruptly remove Rep. Jim Jordan as their nominee for House speaker.

  • Jordan failed badly in the third ballot for the gavel.

  • House Republicans now need to come together and decide on their speaker.

  • The House is left without a speaker and unable to function, as no one can currently win a GOP majority.
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Could North Carolina’s most powerful Republican be undone by a local revolt? | Opinion
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Could North Carolina’s most powerful Republican be undone by a local ...
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Jim Jordan struggles in Speakership vote : House Republicans are struggling to elect a Speaker after their latest nominee, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim ...
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Jim Jordan struggles in Speakership vote 
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Emmer wins first GOP speakership ballot, but falls short of majority: Texas Rep. Pete Sessions is now out of the race for speaker nominee, after he received the ...
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Emmer wins first GOP speakership ballot, but falls short of majority
Quick Glance: Republicans Fail in Choosing Candidate for Speaker of the US House of Representatives
  • A third contender drops out due to lack of support from party colleagues.

  • Republicans nominate a fourth candidate.

  • Tom Emmer withdraws his candidacy for Speaker of the US House of Representatives.

  • Republicans retreat behind closed doors, seeking a way out of the chaos they caused.
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Carrie Olson elected to second stint as president of Denver school board: Former teacher Carrie Olson was elected Friday to a second stint as president of the ...
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Carrie Olson elected to second stint as president of Denver school board
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Jordan beats Scott in speaker race: The Ohio Republican was widely expected to prevail over his last-minute rival. He still remains short of the votes to secure ...
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Jordan beats Scott in speaker race
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NFL players decide most annoying fan bases in anonymous poll: An anonymous poll conducted by The Athletic has revealed which NFL fans are considered the most ...
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NFL players decide most annoying fan bases in anonymous poll
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Rep. Steve Scalise wins the House GOP speaker nomination: House Republicans picked the current majority leader for speaker by winning a majority of the ...
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Rep. Steve Scalise wins the House GOP speaker nomination
Quick Glance: GOP meeting fails to unite on next speaker
  • House Republicans hold emotional meeting to address leadership crisis.

  • Two days before the vote, they are far from reaching a consensus on a new speaker.

  • Republicans face pressure to choose quickly amidst attacks in Israel and upcoming government funding deadline.

  • Some lawmakers advocate for rule changes to influence the election of the next speaker.
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Haters gonna hate … but stars like Taylor Swift can help to make literature pop: I teach the megastar’s lyrics. Adding contemporary material to school ...
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Haters gonna hate … but stars like Taylor Swift can help to make ...
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GOP split over rules change to keep Speaker ‘mess’ behind closed doors: A proposal that would temporarily raise the threshold to nominate a Republican Speaker to ...
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GOP split over rules change to keep Speaker ‘mess’ behind closed doors
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Who will speak for the GOP? House Republicans must find a real leader: This morning, the 221 GOP members will have a secret ballot vote to decide which of nine ...
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Who will speak for the GOP? House Republicans must find a real leader
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Gibson requests secret ballot at NGC: Shane Gibson, the former Christie-era Cabinet minister who is seeking to make a political comeback ...
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Gibson requests secret ballot at NGC
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Silke Dammerer prevailed in the election as the new top ÖVP woman: Doris Berger-Grabner resigned from her duties with “We Lower Austrians”. Two women fought for ...
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Silke Dammerer prevailed in the election as the new top ÖVP woman
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Trump's endorsement of Jim Jordan isn't enough to win him the gavel: House Republicans will decide their candidate for speaker via secret ballot ...
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Trump's endorsement of Jim Jordan isn't enough to win him the gavel
Quick Glance: Choice: Trump's Man or the Insider?
  • Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan are the most prominent candidates.

  • Scalise has risen through the ranks of the House Republicans through shrewd manoeuvring and insider's ability.

  • Jordan presents the possibility of prolonged shutdowns or similar activity.

  • Scalise pitches himself as a Speaker who can work through the rancorous divisions in Congress.
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House GOP shuts down changes to its own rules on speaker nominee: Those opposed to amending the rule argued it could drag the process out for days.
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House GOP shuts down changes to its own rules on speaker nominee
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This is the new deputy district administrator of the Lake District: Surprisingly, the independent candidate prevailed. From his last job he knows about the ...
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This is the new deputy district administrator of the Lake District
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With just over a month until another possible government shutdown and the onset of a war in Israel, the House’s scramble to elect a new Speaker could have ... Show more
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Liberal MP Greg Fergus elected as new speaker of the House of Commons: The MP from Hull-Aylmer, a riding in the National Capital Region, will be the first Black ...
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Liberal MP Greg Fergus elected as new speaker of the House of Commons
Quick Glance: Canada Elects First Black Speaker in House of Commons
  • Greg Fergus elected as new Speaker in House of Commons

  • First black man to hold this position

  • Secret ballot among the 338 members of the House

  • Fergus previously served as parliamentary secretary and was a former House of Commons student
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Greg Fergus becomes first Black Canadian to be elected as House speaker: Greg Fergus becomes first Black Canadian to be elected as House speaker
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Greg Fergus becomes first Black Canadian to be elected as House speaker
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Do touchscreens protect ballot secrecy? Georgia election board to decide: The State Election Board is considering whether touchscreen voting machines protect the ...
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Do touchscreens protect ballot secrecy? Georgia election board to decide
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Voting online is very risky. But hundreds of thousands of people are already doing it
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Voting online is very risky. But hundreds of thousands of people are ...
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Lucas: Voter ID laws don’t suppress election turnout: In a month dedicated to the virtues of voter registration, it’s worth noting the success of voter ID ...
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Lucas: Voter ID laws don’t suppress election turnout
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‘Public needs to identify representatives’ positions’: Mapisa-Nqakula rejects secret ballot in Mkhwebane vote
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‘Public needs to identify representatives’ positions’: Mapisa-Nqakula ...
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No Labels challenges Democrats’ embrace of democracy | Commentary: The centrist group looking to run a third-party candidate for president now has ballot access ...
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No Labels challenges Democrats’ embrace of democracy | Commentary
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Stable coalitions depend on politicians and political parties being honest and principled
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Stable coalitions depend on politicians and political parties being honest ...
Quick Glance: Stable Coalitions Depend on Honesty and Principle of Politicians and Political Parties
  • Detailed coalition agreements promote stable coalition governments

  • Political parties use their power to exclude other parties from government

  • Hidden aspects of coalition agreements should not be tolerated

  • Voters can influence politicians and parties through their voting decisions
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Senate moves to amend rules for electing presiding officers: The move to amend the standing rules, however, failed as many senators opposed it.
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Senate moves to amend rules for electing presiding officers
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Tough struggle for the salary of the new Karlovy Vary mayor: Secret ballot, deadlock, suspended session. The municipal council decision on the salary of the new ...
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Tough struggle for the salary of the new Karlovy Vary mayor
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Delivery riders, private-hire car drivers in Singapore will be able to seek representation from 2024
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Delivery riders, private-hire car drivers in Singapore will be able to ...
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The People's Republican Party (PRP) general assembly voted in a secret ballot to nominate a candidate for the upcoming presidential election ... Show more
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Union chief alleges union-busting tactics by electrical industry MNCs: EIWU calls for a review of ballot tabulating system favouring employers. 
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Union chief alleges union-busting tactics by electrical industry MNCs
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609 delegates elect the SPÖ boss: Those entitled to vote at the federal party conference have the fate of the Social Democrats in their hands. Who are they?
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609 delegates elect the SPÖ boss
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Do’s and don’ts of polling stations as Dacorum votes in "all out" elections: Here are some election "need to knows" for voting in Dacorum and Hertfordshire
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Do’s and don’ts of polling stations as Dacorum votes in
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NBA players didn't hold back in anonymous poll 😳

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Fight Breaks Out At Trinamool Event On Day 1 Of Abhishek Banerjee Yatra: A fight broke out over a ballot box at a public meeting in Coochbehar soon after ...
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Fight Breaks Out At Trinamool Event On Day 1 Of Abhishek Banerjee Yatra
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Senate Republican members say they have confidence in McNally after secret vote: In a secret ballot vote among the Republican Senate caucus, 19 members said they ...
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Senate Republican members say they have confidence in McNally after secret ...
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Mistrust in the DA has reached disproportionate levels: Tshwane EFF: The Tshwane EFF has lambasted the DA in the municipality for allegedly bullying multiparty ...
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Mistrust in the DA has reached disproportionate levels: Tshwane EFF
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Mike Lindell Swore He’d Win RNC Chair. He Got Destroyed.: The MyPillow maven may need a nap.
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Mike Lindell Swore He’d Win RNC Chair. He Got Destroyed.
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AAP, BJP members hurl ballot boxes, exchange blows: Here’s what happened in Delhi MCD House while you were asleep
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AAP, BJP members hurl ballot boxes, exchange blows: Here’s what happened ...
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Chicago election: Voters with disabilities still face obstacles at scores of polling places
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Chicago election: Voters with disabilities still face obstacles at scores ...
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EFF motion of no confidence against Mapisa-Nqakula on March 7: The red berets have indicated that they want a secret ballot to be used when the MPs vote on the ...
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EFF motion of no confidence against Mapisa-Nqakula on March 7
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NRL club bosses overwhelmingly against Pride Round: In part one of our exclusive poll, 82 per cent of club CEOs and chairmen said the NRL should not follow in ...
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NRL club bosses overwhelmingly against Pride Round
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Tshwane EFF calls for secret ballot ahead of election of new mayor: The EFF in Tshwane has welcomed Tuesday's announcement of a special council sitting to ...
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Tshwane EFF calls for secret ballot ahead of election of new mayor
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ATM takes its fight over Phala Phala open vote to Western Cape High Court: The ATM brought its urgent application after the National Assembly decided in December ...
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ATM takes its fight over Phala Phala open vote to Western Cape High Court
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High court hears debate on whether secret ballot serves constitution: The question over dismissing the Ngcobo report was whether MPs had a primary duty to hold ...
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High court hears debate on whether secret ballot serves constitution
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Speaker says appeal court got it wrong in secret ballot case: Legal precedent favours the ATM in its application to have parliament’s vote on the Ngcobo report ...
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Speaker says appeal court got it wrong in secret ballot case
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Ronna McDaniel Wins Vote to Continue as RNC Chair, Defeating Harmeet Dhillon: McDaniel, whom Donald Trump tapped as RNC chair in 2016, won the secret ballot vote ...
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Ronna McDaniel Wins Vote to Continue as RNC Chair, Defeating Harmeet ...
Quick Glance: Ronna McDaniel quells a revolt to win reelection as chair of the fractured Republican National Committee.
  • "We as 168 feel as though we know more about what the party needs going forward than the rank-and-file voter back home," said Paul Reynolds, an Alabama committee member who supported Dhillon.

  • "Only 168 people can vote," said Benjamin Proto, a Connecticut committee member who supported McDaniel.

  • Before the vote, Republican Party of Texas Chairman Matt Rinaldi, who supported Dhillon, said a McDaniel victory would be a slap in the face to rank-and-file Republicans.

  • "All of us supporting Harmeet, we're not going away," said Jonathan Barnett, an Arkansas committee member.
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How McCarthy won: Inside one of the most dramatic weeks in the House: The four-day, 15-ballot floor fight over whether Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif ...
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How McCarthy won: Inside one of the most dramatic weeks in the House
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Parliament won’t challenge Cyril’s Phala Phala application: Parliament to oppose court challenge to National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s decision ...
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Parliament won’t challenge Cyril’s Phala Phala application
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Suspicion of violation of election secrecy: Green MPs upset Berlin election officials
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Suspicion of violation of election secrecy: Green MPs upset Berlin ...
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Anwar loyalist becomes Dewan Rakyat speaker: UPDATED 11.02AM | Johari Abdul elected to the post after winning secret ballot vote. 
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Anwar loyalist becomes Dewan Rakyat speaker
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In an interview with the Sunday Guardian, Khan said he was preparing for what he called a ‘cut arse’ when the electoral college votes on Friday in a secret ... Show more

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$10m race day cancelled by horror conditions: The Magic Millions race meeting on the Gold Coast has been called off in stunning circumstances on Saturday.
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$10m race day cancelled by horror conditions
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So much at stake: Why I dragged my kids along when voting in the US: We went for ice-creams afterwards – because I want them to see democracy in action as a ...
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So much at stake: Why I dragged my kids along when voting in the US
Quick Glance: Sinema alters her party allegiance to independent in Senate shuffle
  • Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) announced her resignation from the Democratic Party on Friday, dampening Senate Democrats" post-midterms celebrations and potentially endangering Democrats" hopes of retaining the seat in 2024.

  • Some Arizona Democrats accused the senator of switching for political purposes in order to escape a near-certain Democratic primary battle in 2024 if she runs as an independent in that campaign.

  • "Senator Sinema may now be registered as an independent, but she has shown she answers to corporations and billionaires, not Arizonans," Arizona Democratic Party Chair Raquel Terán said in a statement.

  • "She's independent, just like Arizona," the advertisement stated.
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New Birmingham lord mayor named for 2023 after secret ballot: Councillor Chaman Lal will take over in May replacing current lord mayor Maureen Cornish
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New Birmingham lord mayor named for 2023 after secret ballot
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Election of new Ditsobotla municipality speaker under way: The election of a new speaker for the Ditsobotla municipality in the North West started with a secret ...
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Election of new Ditsobotla municipality speaker under way
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OPS board elects Spencer Head as president and Ricky Smith as vice president: Two new leaders will be the face of the Omaha Public Schools board for 2023.
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OPS board elects Spencer Head as president and Ricky Smith as vice ...
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A court calendar full of political conundrums: From a bid to overturn parliament’s rejection of the Ngcobo report to Jacob Zuma’s appeal to stay out of prison ...
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A court calendar full of political conundrums
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GOP Rep. Comer: there's "overwhelming support" for Kevin McCarthy to become House speaker
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GOP Rep. Comer: there's "overwhelming support" for Kevin ...
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Barry Shurlock: Matching ‘bottom up’ history with ‘top down’: Focusing on the history of one place has its upsides, but there are rewards for looking more widely ...
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Barry Shurlock: Matching ‘bottom up’ history with ‘top down’
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Sitiveni Rabuka is Fiji’s new prime minister: The secret ballot vote in parliament ends Frank Bainimarama's reign.
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Sitiveni Rabuka is Fiji’s new prime minister
Quick Glance: Fiji's government accused of instilling fear in order to maintain control as troops are deployed
  • Former naval captain Bainimarama has led Fiji since a military coup in 2006, and he has refused to acknowledge defeat following the December 14 polls.

  • A small number of military vehicles were seen patrolling, a day after Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama declared their mobilization to ensure "law and order."

  • The opposition, led by rival ex-coup leader and former prime minister Sitiveni "Rambo" Rabuka, was able to cobble together enough seats to establish a coalition government as a consequence of the referendum.

  • Meanwhile, Bainimarama has used unverified reports of post-election ethnic violence as justification for deploying the military and "fulfilling our duty" to keep Fiji secure.