Elections
Presidential election to be held in Trinidad and Tobago
February 14, 2013The president, is, like the Queen in England, the nominal head of state, however, in this island nation the post is largely ceremonial.
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Pelosi vows to curb corporate cash if Dems retake House
February 8, 2013The veteran lawmaker said she wants to overturn the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision that produced a tsunami of corporate campaign cash.
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Elections have consequences: “Right to work” is one of them
February 4, 2013The GOP majority in the Pennsylvania state capitol in Harrisburg is pushing a so-called "right-to-work" law in the Quaker State.
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Sexism, elections, and prison sentences for anti-fascists in Germany
February 4, 2013There were tweets every minute and soon tens of thousands of electronic messages - all about sexual harassment and sexism in general.
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Trumka: Pols who cut Social Security increases will get cut
February 1, 2013The AFL-CIO will work for that, federation President Richard Trumka says.
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