Malaysia’s ruling party has extended its grip on power after a hotly contested parliamentary vote, the state news agency Bernama reported Sunday. Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
A new analysis finds the current Supreme Court to be by far the most pro-business of any since World War II. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
There’s been a bit of political upheaval over in Iceland with this weekend’s national election. As was widely expected, the Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
Established by Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot in 1999 to promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people’s lives. Original post on cepr.net Comments on reddit.com
‘Choice blindness’ can induce voters to reverse their party loyalty. Original post on nature.com Comments on reddit.com
Pirate Party Australia is pleased to announce that its application for registration as a federal political party passed all tests by the Australian Electoral Commission and is now on the register o… Original post on pirateparty.org.au Comments on reddit.com
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has strongly criticised a Queensland government discussion paper that opens the door to abolishing compulsory voting in the state, saying it would ”make our democracy the plaything of cashed-up interest groups”. Original post on smh.com.au Comments on reddit.com
In 2000, once the Supreme Court stopped the vote count, George W. Bush won the state of Florida by 537 votes. Five hundred and thirty-seven votes. In 2012 Original post on nationalmemo.com Comments on reddit.com
In a fitting coda to 2012, we’ve learned that the ratings for rock-ribbed conservative Sean Hannity cratered after Barack Obama won his second term, with viewers tuning out the Fox News Channel talk show host in droves. Original post on nydailynews.com Comments on reddit.com
In a nation with a growing number of laws restricting voting practices, Florida stood as exhibit A in a hearing Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Original post on palmbeachpost.com Comments on reddit.com
On Thursday, Republicans immediately rejected the president’s opening offer to resolve the so-called “fiscal cliff” issue. According to Republicans who l Original post on nationalmemo.com Comments on reddit.com
Brian Staats lost his bid to become a Republican Congressman for Tennessee in November. Only weeks later he was charged with domestic assault. Original post on dailymail.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Floridians endured election chaos and marathon voting lines this year, largely thanks to reduced early voting hours, voter purges, and voter registration restrictions pushed by Republican legislators. In an exclusive report by the Palm Beach Post, several prominent Florida Republicans are now admitting that these election law changes were geared toward suppressing minority and Democratic [...] Original post on thinkprogress.org Comments on reddit.com
After four years in which more than 300 drone strike killed some 2,500 people, President Obama and his team thought it was finally time to develop some actual, written-down rules on when the United States could kill someone. And what led them to this conclusion? Could it have been a… Original post on slate.com Comments on reddit.com
According to Robertson, God wasn’t wrong. He just didn’t hear him right. Original post on alternet.org Comments on reddit.com
Oh cool, Anonymous (we think it is Anonymous?) says Karl Rove was gonna vote fraud all the Machines, and that’s why he was so flabbergasted and refused to believe it when Fox called Ohio for Bamz, but they stopped him Original post on wonkette.com Comments on reddit.com
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Political watchdog and secularist groups are asking the U.S. government to investigate whether Catholic bishops and a Christian evangelical group headed by preacher Billy Graham should Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Hold up on the congratulations for Arpaio, Flake, and a number of other office seekers in the state – Arizona’s got a problem. Original post on addictinginfo.org Comments on reddit.com
Read about how people voted in the 2012 presidential election in the PEW Forum exit polls and analysis. Original post on pewforum.org Comments on reddit.com
Sponsor of 1998 Copyright Term Extension Act loses her seat in close race. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
In Florida, in 2008 8.4 million people voted; in 2010 only 5.3 million did. Margin of victory for Rick Scott? 1.2%. Original post on politicususa.com Comments on reddit.com
Mayor Carlos Gimenez said part of the reason the county elections headquarters temporarily shut down Sunday with a crowd waiting outside to vote was because he had not authorized the additional hours. Original post on miami.com Comments on reddit.com
From the blog The Ticket: A Florida bomb squad has detonated two suspicious packages that were discovered outside one of the state’s early voting stations on Saturday morning. Voting was suspended until 2 p.m. on the final day of early voting, with a long line of reportedly upset voters waiting to cast their ballots. Early voting has been popular in [...] Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
Investigators arrested a Southern Nevada woman for allegedly trying to vote twice at two different early voting locations. Roxanne Rubin was taken into custody as she arrived for work at the Riviera hotel-casino, investigators said. Original post on lasvegassun.com Comments on reddit.com
Do you feel that mainstream media spin is obscuring the truth during this election season? Truthout doesn’t take advertising or corporate sponsorships… Original post on truth-out.org Comments on reddit.com
When you have a presidential candidate that blows so badly that George W. Original post on firedoglake.com Comments on reddit.com
