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Voting is a method for a group such as a meeting or an electorate to make a decision or express an opinion—often following discussions, debates, or election campaigns. In a representative democracy, voting commonly implies election a way for an electorate to select among candidates for office. In politics voting is the method by which the electorate of a democracy appoints representatives in its government. A vote is an individual's act of voting, by which he or she expresses support or preference for a certain motion (for example, a proposed resolution), a certain candidate, a selection of candidates, or a political party. With a secret ballot to protect voters' political privacy, voting generally takes place at a polling station. The act of voting is voluntary in some countries; whereas some countries, such as Argentina, Australia, Belgium and Brazil, have compulsory voting systems. Different voting systems use different types of vote. Suppose that the options in some election are Alice, Bob, Charlie, Daniel, and Emily and they are all vying for the same position
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1. Union Sparring in California Gets Even Uglier
November 19, 2009
The battle between SEIU and the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) over organzing home healthcare workers in northern California got even uglier recently with charges filed alleging SEIU organizers intimidated and threatened workers and even told Latino workers they would be deported if they didn't vote for SEIU in a June election between the two unions.
SEIU won the election to represent 10,000 home healthcare workers in Fresno, but NUHW is challenging the result in charges filed Nov. 6 with the California Public Employment Relations Board.
The charges cite a former SEIU... (read more)
Author: Health Insurance
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2. U.S. House abandons freedom in rush to enact government-run health care
November 19, 2009
The U.S. House of Representatives has abandoned individual freedom in their rush to enact government-run health care. In a historic vote that signals the destruction of individual liberty and free markets, 219 Democrats were joined by one Republican, Congressman Anh ?Joseph? Cao, of Louisiana, to pass H.R. 3962, the so-called ?Affordable Health Care for America Act.? The remaining 176 Republicans were joined by 39 Democrats to oppose the measure in a close 220-215 vote.
The final vote on H.R. 3962 shows that Republicans were unified, with the exception of Cao, and that 39 of the 52 ?Blu... (read more)
Author: Health Insurance
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3. Markey right to vote against flawed health-care bill
November 19, 2009
Like all of you, I'm tired of the health-care reform issue, yet here I am writing about it once again. But the issue is very important. Aside from the medical consequences, it has a profound economic impact and will certainly affect your business.
Recently, U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey voted against the 1,990-page Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962), and she was right for doing so.
Skeptics point out her vote was a simple political calculation, that her party's leadership released her vote because they had enough to pass the bill. Perhaps, but that's speculation. What is kno... (read more)
Author: Health Insurance
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4. Bartlett votes no on health care bill
November 19, 2009
U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett had a lot of people coming up to thank him for his health care vote at veterans events this week.
Bartlett, a Frederick Republican, voted Saturday against the "unbelievable Democratic health care bill," as he calls it on his website.
It is now up to the Senate to decide if they will pass the House version, or kick a different version back.
Bartlett's no vote was expected. In a telephone town hall in August, he was clear in his opposition.
I asked Bartlett spokeswoman Lisa Wright if they had gotten any reaction to the vote, and she said the congr... (read more)
Author: Health Insurance
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5. Lieberman Independence Hinders Democrats? Health-Care End Game
November 19, 2009
Joseph Lieberman was re-elected to the U.S. Senate as a political independent after Connecticut Democrats snubbed him in 2006. Now, he?s living up to that designation as a potential obstacle to President Barack Obama?s top priority, health care.
Lieberman, 67, has clout among Democrats as part of the 60- member party caucus Majority Leader Harry Reid needs to bring his health-care measure to a final vote without Republican support. On Nov. 8, Lieberman said he?ll oppose any bill containing a public plan that would compete with private insurers such as Aetna Inc., based in his home state... (read more)
Author: Health Insurance
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6. Kurds Threaten Boycott of Iraqi National Elections
November 17, 2009
The president of Iraq's Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, has cast further doubt on planned national elections by threatening a boycott of the vote unless Kurdistan is allocated more seats in parliament.Massoud Barzani, the president of Iraq's Kurdistan region In a statement Tuesday, Mr. Barzani said unless the mechanism for allocating parliamentary seats is changed, the people of the autonomous Kurdish region will not be able to participate in the vote.His chief of staff, Fuad Hussein, said Kurdistan's president believes the current system is designed to reduce the number of Kurdish seats.I... (read more)
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7. Health Care Reform: Another Victim of US Presidentialism
November 19, 2009
The vote by the US House of Representatives on health care reform has been hailed by many as a victory for those many million Americans deprived of any sort of medical coverage. True, there are important, new developments, which Rose Ann DeMoro of the California Nurses Association does a very good job of explaining. Some of these measures were part of Obama?s electoral manifesto during the 2008 campaign.
Still, the conceiving of a tax-financed single-payer system, let alone a ?socialized? one, is nowhere in sight. It still sounds bizzarre to people like myself, who live on the other side ... (read more)
Author: Health Insurance
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8. Lisa Newton, founder of Boogles Bookkeeping Services is shortlisted for Enterprising Women Awards 2
November 19, 2009
The shortlisted finalists of the Enterprising Women Annual Awards 2009 has been announced and you can vote for your favourites online. It’s like X-Factor meets The Apprentice.
It’s an exciting time for Lisa Newton, Managing Director of Boogles Ltd, who has been shortlisted for the ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards’. Lisa, who began Boogles aged 23, with £150 from her student accommodation is thrilled, “This is the 4th shortlist I’ve made it onto this year and I’m just really happy that the work we’re doing at Boogles is being recognised.”
Boogles is primarily a bookkeeping compa... (read more)
Author: Lisa Newton
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9. Corker gives gloomy diagnosis for health care overhaul bill
November 19, 2009
U.S. Sen. Bob Corker had a gloom-and-doom diagnosis for Democrat-sponsored Senate health care reform legislation at a town hall meeting in downtown Elizabethton on Wednesday.
?If Republicans crafted a (health care reform) bill exactly like the bill that is coming before us, word for word ... there wouldn?t be a single Democratic vote for that bill...? the Tennessee Republican told about 100 people inside the Coffee Company. ?Many of the people in the Senate are looking at this as having to do with this presidency (of Democrat Barack Obama) and saving this presidency instead of realizing... (read more)
Author: Health Insurance
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10. Olson Opposes Health Care Bill
November 18, 2009
District 22 Representative Pete Olson has issued a statement in opposition to the $1 trillion health care bill that passed the House Saturday by a 220-215 vote.
The bill requires individuals to have health insurance and larger businesses to provide health insurance for employees. It also includes a public option that is not tied to Medicare. Most of the cost is due to subsidies to help low- and middle-income people pay for insurance.
?Americans need reforms that will lower costs, increase access and provide coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions while ... (read more)
Author: Health Insurance
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11. California Officials Offer Varied Views on House Health Care Reform Bill
November 16, 2009
California officials and advocates are offering different predictions about how the House's recently passed health care reform bill (HR 3962) will affect California and the rest of the country, The Hill's "Blog Briefing Room" reports.
California Lawmakers
California Democratic Reps. Dennis Cardoza and Jim Costa praised the House's health reform bill for allocating new funds to support California health care programs.
The two lawmakers pledged their support for the bill shortly before the House vote.
After the bill's passage, Costa announced that he had managed to secure... (read more)
Author: Health Insurance
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12. Alabama governor?s race splits on health care
November 16, 2009
Health care legislation in Washington has split the Democratic candidates for governor in Alabama, with Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks accusing U.S. Rep. Artur Davis of betraying his constituents by voting against the bill.
?He was the only Black Caucus member to vote against it. I don?t get it,? Sparks said Tuesday.
Davis said Sparks? message about health care changes based on what his audience wants to hear. He said Sparks told business leaders in August that he was opposed to the legislation, but now he?s supporting it.
?Ron Sparks is being deliberately dishonest,? Da... (read more)
Author: Health Insurance
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13. House health care reform bill fails on crucial points
November 16, 2009
After months of deliberation, the House voted yesterday on its version of a health care reform bill. Titled the Affordable Health Care for America Act, H.R. 3962 is an expansive bill that contains significant changes and reforms to our health care system. I voted against the bill.
My vote against H.R. 3962 was not a rejection of health care reform; it was a rejection of a bill I believe fell short on some of the goals agreed upon by members of both parties and the president. In his address to a joint session of Congress, President Obama correctly stated that the number one problem our h... (read more)
Author: Health Insurance
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14. Favorite Comedy Films Worldwide
November 16, 2009
It is difficult to choose which among all motion pictures may be categorized as the “Best Movies of All Time.” For one, there are really numerous movies made that may be described as the best. Two, there are several classifications or genres of motion pictures, and under each genre, there are already numerous movies that may be considered the best. There are several organizations or publications that have been determining which motion pictures may be considered the best ever. This is based on the results of various surveys or vote stacking conducted. While it is difficult to name the movies th... (read more)
Author: Kenny Leones
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15. Kosovo Holds First Elections Since Independence
November 15, 2009
Kosovo is holding elections Sunday for the first time since its ethnic Albanian majority declared independence from Serbia in 2008.An elderly ethnic Albanian couple vote in a polling station in the capital Pristina, Kosovo, 15 Nov 2009More than 1.5 million people are eligible to cast ballots for mayors and council members in 36 municipalities, including the capital, Pristina. Hours after the polls opened, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci urged minority Serbs not to boycott the vote as called for by authorities in Belgrade and by Serbia's influential Orthodox Church. Western journalists say some S... (read more)
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16. Expanding Federal Regulation of Private Student Loans
November 16, 2009
In a vote last month that fell for the most part along party lines, the House Financial Services Committee approved the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, which will expand federal oversight of nonfederal private student loans. At the same time, the committee rejected a proposal that would have included school-sponsored “gap loans” under the authority of the new CFPA.
The House panel, in a vote of 39 to 29, approved the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 (H.R. 3126), a centerpiece of the Obama administration’s pursuit to overhaul the nation’s financial regul... (read more)
Author: Vanessa McHooley
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17. GOP clueless as families struggle with health care
November 13, 2009
Democratic passage of historic health-care legislation has Republicans so flummoxed they are talking about term limits again. They have nothing else to say.
GOP House members did not vote for the Affordable Health Care for America Act, neither did they offer a substantive alternative or credible, truthful criticism of what the Democrats proposed. Leaderless R's fend off panic attacks ahead of the 2010 elections.
They have a profound political problem. Next week, the Senate is scheduled to begin debate on its version of the health-care bill. Anticipating a conference committee ? no ... (read more)
Author: Health Insurance
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18. AARP Tug of War - Obama's Pulls Harder & Wins Over Powerful Lobby
November 13, 2009
On the eve of the historic House Congressional vote on the wobbly healthcare reform bill, President Obama managed one last pull at the AARP, but may not have saved its members from falling into the verbal mud pit in the long tug-of-war over the Affordable Healthcare for Americans Act. By his own admission, AARP CEO Barry Rand knows his 40 million members are still very much split down the middle in their support. This leaves the President wiping his brow while leaving Rand in the awkward position of posing for the photo-op while crossing his fingers behind his back. The near-finalized bil... (read more)
Author: Michael Brewer
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19. Why do Americans vote without me?
November 13, 2009
I have always closely followed US elections and debates from different candidates. They never fail to mention Israel, Pakistani, Palestine, Taliban and Hamas. I was not the only one but the whole world was watching to see who will become the US president. It is usually interesting than our elections which resulted to post election violence where thousand died, others maimed, building destroyed and many other terrible things that happened which left the economy of our country on the brink of collapse. Many people were also left homeless and became internally displaced persons in their own count... (read more)
Author: Stephen Kavita
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20. Iraq's Presidential Council Wants January 18 Election
November 11, 2009
The head of Iraq's electoral commission says the presidential council
has called for the nation's parliamentary election to be held January
18 instead of January 21, as proposed earlier this week.Faraj al-Haidari said Wednesday that the decision on when to hold the poll is up to the council.The
date of the vote has been uncertain for weeks due to a political
deadlock over an election law. Lawmakers finally passed the law on
Sunday.U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed the law's passage, calling it an important milestone toward ensuring lasting peace in Iraq.The
national election is seen as a cr... (read more)
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21. Lieberman Opposes Public Option In Challenge to Reid
November 12, 2009
Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, an independent who generally votes with Democrats, said he opposes a government-run health-insurance program and won?t support the party in allowing a final vote on the measure.
?The last thing that we want to do now is create another Washington-run health insurance company,? Lieberman told reporters today in Washington.
Lieberman?s comments represent the first challenge to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid?s plan to include a so-called public option in legislation to overhaul the U.S. medical system. Reid needs all 60 votes controlled by Democrat... (read more)
Author: Health Insurance
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22. Healthcare Reform - Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao, Republican Vote for Bill
November 12, 2009
Healthcare reform just passed in the House of Representatives over the weekend. It was expected that most Democrats would vote for it, and that virtually all Republicans would oppose it. That prediction turned out to be mostly accurate, but the biggest surprise of the night was the one Republican who crossed party lines to vote in favor of the healthcare reform bill. Louisiana Representative Anh "Joseph" Cao's vote was largely up for grabs. While the first-term legislator has been relatively nondescript and has voted with the rest of his party on most other issues, his district is heavily Demo... (read more)
Author: Yamileth Medina
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23. Iraqi Official Proposes January 21 Election Date
November 09, 2009
An Iraqi election official has proposed that the nation's parliamentary poll be held on January 21, five days later than previously scheduled. Parliament cleared the way for the vote by passing an election law that is required for national elections to be held in January. After weeks of deadlock, the law won approval Sunday from 141 of 195 Iraqi lawmakers present.Faraj al-Haidari (file photo)Iraq's electoral commission chief, Faraj al-Haidari, said Monday that the presidency council must approve the newly proposed election date.Lawmakers Sunday overcame a key dispute about the way to conduct ... (read more)
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24. 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)
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25. 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)
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