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1. Iraqi Parliament Fails Again to Approve New Electoral Law November 08, 2009 The Iraqi parliament has postponed the vote to approve a new electoral law, Saturday, that it needs to hold January 16 parliamentary elections. It was the seventh time in the last month that Iraqi MPs were unable to resolve disagreements.It was several times in recent weeks that the Iraqi parliament tried and failed to reach a consensus over a new electoral law to pave the way for scheduled parliamentary elections on January 16.Iraqi TV had reported, earlier in the day, that a compromise had been reached over the thorny issue of Kirkuk, which pits Kurds, Turkomens and Arabs against each other,... (read more)

2. Iraqi Lawmakers Fail to Vote on Election Law November 07, 2009 The Iraqi parliament has again failed to approve a law that would govern next year's national elections.Iraqi lawmakers say they will consider the bill again on Sunday.Their repeated failure to reach a consensus on the controversial bill has raised doubts that the elections will take place as planned on January 16.The election commission chief, Faraj al-Haidari, had warned parliament that if it did not approve the bill this week, there would not be enough time to get ready for the vote.Lawmakers cannot agree on the voting guidelines for Kirkuk, an oil-rich province that is home to Kurdish, Ara... (read more)

3. House Nears Debate on Health Care Reform November 07, 2009 The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday is scheduled to debate a sweeping measure to reform the U.S. health care system, a major objective of President Barack Obama.  Majority Democrats are still working to secure sufficient votes to pass the $1 trillion bill.Though they are planning for a Saturday evening vote, Democrats are also preparing for any delaying tactics minority Republicans may employ against the bill.Saying Democrats were very close to the 218 votes needed for approval, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer warned that if necessary he would keep lawmakers in session until the leg... (read more)

4. US Billionaire Bets Big on US Economy November 05, 2009 Warren BuffettAmerican billionaire investor Warren Buffett has cast a big vote of confidence on the U.S. economy by purchasing one of the nation's largest rail systems. The deal, worth $44 billion, marks the single biggest investment ever undertaken by Buffett's company. Analysts say it's also a big gamble on the economic future of the United States.To determine if the economy is on the right track, Warren Buffett says look to the nation's railroads. "I do think things like rail car holdings are important," Buffet said. "I mean, that is telling you what is coming into this country, goin... (read more)

5. UN Takes up Gaza War Crimes Report November 04, 2009 The United Nations General Assembly is meeting to discuss a U.N. report that alleges both Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas committed war crimes during their conflict in the Gaza Strip.The assembly Wednesday debates a resolution on the report, and a vote could come as early as Wednesday evening.South African judge Richard Goldstone wrote the report based on a U.N. fact-finding mission on the Gaza conflict. It recommends that Israel and Hamas face potential prosecution in The Hague if they do not conduct credible investigations within six months.Both Israel and Hamas have denied ... (read more)

6. Pennsylvania House passes mental health parity proposal November 04, 2009 The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a bill Oct. 6 that would require financial requirements and limitations on mental health benefits be no more restrictive than those placed on other health benefits. State Rep. Robert F. Matzie (D-Allegheny/Beaver) proposed H.B. 1593, the Health Insurance Coverage Parity and Non-Discrimination Act, so Pennsylvania?s insurance laws would be in line with new federal requirements for mental health parity. The bill, which passed in a 201-0 vote, moves to the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee. ?This bill is important because it wo... (read more) Author: Health Insurance

7. Ethiopia Party, Some Opposition Groups Agree On Election Conduct Code November 02, 2009 Ethiopia's ruling party and three opposition groups have agreed on a Code of Conduct for parliamentary elections scheduled for next May. Other opposition parties that boycotted the Code of Conduct talks will still be bound by the rules.Ethiopia's Communications Minister Bereket Simon says parliamentary elections will be held next May 23rd. The last vote in May, 2005 triggered protests that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of anti-government demonstrators and the imprisonment of many opposition leaders.Bereket says a Code of Conduct to be signed Friday among the ruling Ethiopian People's Revo... (read more)

8. Registration Begins for Landmark Sudanese Vote November 01, 2009 Voter registration has begun in Sudan for the country's first multi-party elections in 24 years.Officials with Sudan's national election commission say registration centers opened across the country Sunday. Journalists report seeing a trickle of would-be voters register in the capital, Khartoum.Sudanese voters will elect a president, parliament and state governors in the elections, scheduled for next April.The planned elections are a key part of the 2005 peace agreement that ended a 21-year civil war between northern and southern Sudan. Salva Kir, Southern Sudan President The now semi-autono... (read more)

9. Abdullah Pulls Out of Afghanistan's Runoff Election November 01, 2009 Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan FM speaking with journalists after a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, 21 Oct 2009Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah says he will not take part in the upcoming presidential runoff vote, however, he stopped short of calling for a boycott of the election. Mr. Abdullah announced his decision to pull out of the November 7 vote at a news conference Sunday morning in Kabul.   He said a transparent election will not be possible without the changes he had demanded in the Afghan election commission.President Hamid Karzai's campaign spokesman... (read more)

10. ICANN Vote Paves Way for More Multilingual Internet October 30, 2009 The organization that coordinates the world's Internet traffic has taken a big step toward a more multilingual Web. Internet domain names are about to start speaking local languages around the world.The non-profit corporation known as ICANN acts as a clearinghouse for Internet addresses around the world. It handles the details that make it possible to navigate the Web.In Seoul on Friday, the ICANN board approved what it says is the biggest change of the Internet since it was invented 40 years ago.ICANN has agreed to introduce what it calls "internationalized domain names" to the Web. Up unt... (read more)

11. Officials Counting Results of Mozambican Vote October 29, 2009 A municipal employee, flanked by other workers, signs a documents during the fourth Mozambican general elections in Maputo, 28 Oct 2009Election officials in Mozambique are tabulating the votes from Wednesday's national elections. They say preliminary indications are that voter turnout was high.The head of the National Electoral Commission's technical unit, Felisberto Naife, says most of the country's polling stations had finished counting their ballots and no major incidents had been reported on election day.He says the process was normal, peaceful and orderly. Many people voted and therefor... (read more)

12. Afghanistan Increases Number of Polling Stations for Runoff October 29, 2009 Afghan election officials say they are planning to increase the number of voting stations in next week's presidential runoff election, despite concerns that it could lead to even more fraud than the first vote.An election poster asking people to vote is seen at the press conference room of the Afghan Independent Election Commission in Kabul, Afghanistan, 29 Oct 2009Foreign election observers had recommended scaling back the more than 6,000 polling centers used in the first round after auditors found more than one million fraudulent votes.Many fake ballots are believed to have come from remote ... (read more)

13. US Defends Cuba Policy Amid UN Condemnation October 28, 2009 The Obama administration on Wednesday defended the long-running U.S. economic embargo against Cuba in the face of another overwhelming U.N. General Assembly vote condemning American policy toward the island nation. But administration officials also stressed efforts to reach out to the Cuba's communist government.The Obama administration says it has broken with its predecessors in opening dialogue with Cuba on several fronts. But it also says it does not intend to reward Havana by lifting sanctions until it improves human rights conditions. Cuban FM Bruno Rodriguez speaks at the UN General... (read more)

14. Iraq to Vote on Kirkuk Balloting Guidelines October 28, 2009 A member of the Iraqi parliament's legal committee, Salim Abdullah al-Jibouri, says lawmakers have agreed to vote by Thursday on balloting guidelines for the oil-rich northern region of Kirkuk. A stalemate over the issue of voting guidelines for Kirkuk, an ethnically mixed region that includes Kurdish, Arab and Turkmen communities, has been jeopardizing nationwide elections scheduled for January 16. Iraqi parliament holds a special parliament session in Baghdad (File)Among the issues the lawmakers will decide is whether to use current voter records for Kirkuk or a voter registry dating back to... (read more)

15. New budget bill trims K-12 ed by less than 1 percent October 27, 2009 A budget bill that would cut K-12 education by less than 1 percent, while trimming the budgets of most state agencies nearly 8 percent, cleared the House late Thursday. Sponsored by Rep. Luciano ?Lucky? Varela, D-Santa Fe, HB 17 passed the House on a 37 to 31 vote. It now heads to the Senate. In protecting K-12 education and touching lightly on higher ed, the legislation makes shallow cuts to the programs that make up a majority of the state budget. It includes $60 million in cuts for K-12 education and higher ed , but makes deeper cuts to dozens of state agencies across state gove... (read more) Author: Health Insurance

16. Possible budget deal cuts $54 million from K-12 education October 27, 2009 A possible deal to close this year?s huge budgetary shortfall emerged from a powerful House committee late Wednesday night. The bill that would trim $220 million in expenses, including $54 million in cuts from K-12 education, cleared the House Appropriations and Finance Committee on a 11 to 6 vote. It still needs to pass the full House, but moments after the vote, Sen. Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, said the Senate would take up the budget bill if the House sent it to them. There were plans for the Senate to author its own budget plan, but it appeared Wednesday night ... (read more) Author: Health Insurance

17. New state Senate proposal cuts K-12 ed. by $150 million October 27, 2009 The New Mexico state Senate has advanced a new budget scenario that would cut state government deeper than other plans that have been introduced. The proposal, Senate Bill 15, would cut state agencies by $314 million, including a 6 percent cut to public education. On Monday morning, the Senate Committee on Committees ruled the bill ?germane? on a 6-2 vote ? meaning the panel agreed that the bill is relevant to Gov. Bill Richardson?s proclamation, which sets the agenda for the special legislative session. The proposal likely will antagonize Richardson, who for weeks had said he ... (read more) Author: Health Insurance

18. Tonight?s Top 10 Why SEO is Better than PPC October 26, 2009 Number 10 - SEO is not Advertising Number 9 - SEO has more credibility Number 8 - SEO has the potential for viral spreading Number 7 - SEO forces you to organize your site Number 6 - SEO makes the user experience better Number 5 - SEO introduces you to Google Number 4 - SEO establishes authority Number 3 - SEO builds links to your website Number 2 - SEO will boost traffic to your site AND the Number 1 reason why SEO is better than PPC "We're all laid off anyway and SEO is FREE"! There is a huge debate on which strategy is better and plenty proponents of both. L... (read more) Author: valarie taylor

19. Winding Up a company in 2009 October 26, 2009 The Directors will elect to wind up the company and propose to instruct an insolvency practitioner to call a meeting of creditors. The shareholders of the company will in turn agree. In most small businesses the shareholders and the directors will generally be the same people. The statement of affairs is prepared and will confirm that the company is insolvent and needs to cease to trade. It proposes that the creditors vote to allow the company to go into insolvent liquidation. Many companies will have crown debt such as unpaid Inland Revenue PAYE arrears and maybe unpaid VAT to Customs and Ex... (read more) Author: jasbir shyam

20. Tunisians Vote in Presidential Election October 25, 2009 Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his wife Leila salute their supporters, 25 Oct 2009 Tunisians are voting Sunday in a presidential election that is expected to be another landslide victory for incumbent President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.The 73-year-old president has run the North African country for more than two decades. He won the last presidential election in 2004 with more than 94 percent of the vote.But international rights groups say the government has ensured victory for Mr. Ben Ali by harassing the opposition. In a television address Saturday, the president responded to... (read more)

21. Polls Give Former Guerrilla Leader Edge in Uruguay Elections October 25, 2009 Jose Mujica, casts his vote at a polling station during Uruguay's general elections in Montevideo, 25 Oct 2009Voters in Uruguay are casting ballots Sunday in a presidential election that pits former guerrilla leader Jose Mujica against former president Luis Lacalle.Opinion polls say Mr. Mujica is the clear front-runner. However, the polls indicate he will narrowly miss winning an absolute majority needed to avoid a run-off. Mr. Mujica, 74, was once the leader of the Tupamaro guerrillas, a group that organized political kidnappings and bank robberies in the 1960s. He was held in solitary con... (read more)

22. Niger's Ruling Party Wins Disputed Vote October 24, 2009 Niger's President Mamadou Tanja casts his vote at a polling station in Niamey, 20 Oct 2009Niger's election commission says President Mamadou Tandja's ruling party has won a clear majority in a widely-condemned parliamentary vote.The election commission said Saturday Mr. Tandja's party won 76 out of 133 seats, with the rest being split among other parties.Niger's opposition boycotted Tuesday's vote, which the international community criticized as an illegal bid by President Tandja to indefinitely hold on to power.Mr. Tandja held an August referendum that approved changes to the constitution all... (read more)

23. Taliban Threaten Afghan Voters Ahead of Presidential Runoff October 24, 2009 Taliban insurgents have warned Afghans not to vote in the November 7 presidential runoff, threatening violence against those who participate.In a statement Saturday, the Taliban denounced the election as an "American process", and vowed to take action to stop it. The group added that if anyone gets hurt while voting, it will be their own fault for participating.Campaigning began Saturday for the second-round election between incumbent President Hamid Karzai and challenger Abdullah Abdullah.Massive fraud in the August election led officials to call for the runoff.On Friday, the U.S. special en... (read more)

24. From Washington to Atlanta LGBT Georgians Return From National March Energized For Local Fights October 26, 2009 Contrary to the fears of critics who cast the National Equality March as competing with state and local efforts, the diverse group of LGBT Atlantans who made the trek to Washington, D.C., said they return home more committed than ever to advancing rights here. ?The message I took home was that of the need to push pressure on our congressmen and congresswomen and remind them that we are not just a vote in the fall election ? we are people with life stories that mirror theirs and all we are asking for is the right to be treated as an equal,? said Patch Foster, 48. Foster, who attended ... (read more) Author: Health Insurance

25. Preliminary Legislative Election Results Show Win for Niger Ruling Party October 23, 2009 Preliminary results from legislative elections in Niger indicate a big win for the ruling party in a vote boycotted by the opposition. West African leaders suspended the country from its regional economic bloc, ECOWAS, for going ahead with the vote amidst a political crisis sparked by a referendum extending the president's rule.President Mamadou Tandja is surrounded by bodyguards after casting his vote in constitutional referendum in Niamey, 4 Aug 2009Preliminary results show President Mamadou Tandja's party winning more than half of the 113 seats in a new parliament.Opposition parties boycot... (read more)

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