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• Obama Chose Re-Election Over Jobs: ; There's No Excuse for Single-Handedly Delaying a Pipeline

WASHINGTON - To those who claim that the Obama administration's regulatory policies don't have any effect on jobs, we now have conclusive evidence to the contrary from - you guessed it - the Obama administration. The administration announced Thursday it is delaying a decision on the $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport oil from Canada's oil sands deposits to American refineries on the Gulf Coast.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• November 15, 2011

• Union Effect On Election Unclear: ; Group Backing Rick Thompson Says It Will Make Difference If There Is Less Than 10-Point Spread

With a month to go before the May 14 primary, a big question in the Democratic field is how much the unions can do for their chosen candidate for gove...

• Charleston Daily Mail
• April 12, 2011

• Yes, Houston, There Is an Election

[Gene Locke], a former civil-rights activist who served as chief of staff for former congressman Mickey Leland and as city attorney under former Mayor Bob Lanier, will be formidable with his strong bases in Houston's black and business communities. Locke, who has gotten nods from the firefighter and police unions as well as the Houston Association of Realtors and the Greater Houston Homebuilders Association, says he'll work on attracting "middle-class" folks back to the city. In keeping with the lack of flashiness in the race, he describes himself as a "nononsense problem-solver. The groundbreaking news would be a win by [Annise Parker]. Her sexual orientation has been mostly a non-issue thus far, partly because she's never tried to hide it: "From my first election for city council, I ...

• Texas Observer, The
• October 15, 2009

• Fewer Gun Restrictions. Expanded Death Penalty. Abortion Limits. Anti-Union Labor Law. Action Against Illegal Immigrants. Senate Might Get Done There's a Lot Riding On Tuesday's Election

By Julian Walker The Virginian-Pilot

• The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA
• November 07, 2011

• Representation-Case Procedures

On June 22, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing various amendments of its rules and regulations governing the filing and processing of petitions relating to the representation of employees for purposes of collective bargaining with their employer. This document explains which of the proposed amendments the Board is adopting at this time in the final rule and sets forth the Board's responses to comments concerning those proposals. The Board believes that the final rule will reduce unnecessary litigation in representation cases and thereby enable the Board to better fulfill its duty to expeditiously resolve questions concerning representation. The final rule will also save time and resources for the parties and the agency. ...

...The final rule will focus pre-election hearings on those issues relevant to determining i...

• Federal Register Nbr. 76 FR 80138, December 22, 2011
• Rules and Regulations
• National Labor Relations Board

• Polls and Elections: What's the Matter with the White Working Class? The Effects of Union Membership in the 2004 Presidential Election

Thomas Frank asserts that the Republican Party built a winning coalition in recent elections by convincing white working-class voters to cast their ballots on the basis of cultural wedge issues. Larry Bartels, conversely, argues that economic issues remain paramount to white working-class voters. The authors contend that the white working class is a more diverse bloc than both Frank's and Bartels's analyses suggest. Using data from the 2004 National Election Pool, their results show that there are significant political differences between white working-class voters in union households and those in nonunion households.

• Presidential Studies Quarterly
• Vol. 40 Nbr. 1, March 2010

• Time for Portland's Mayoral Candidates to Make an Appearance ; It's Still Eight Months Until Election Day, but There Are Plenty of Potential Candidates Nosing Around.

February starts with Groundhog Day, when, according to tradition, furry rodents creep out of their holes. If they can see their shadows, they register campaign committees with the state ethics commission. In March, tradition tells us, human candidates for mayor of Portland do the same.

• Portland Press Herald
• March 02, 2011

• There Was an Election? Do Tellcjonline

Time to test your knowledge of current events. Question No. 1: Which was not among the questions many Kansans were asking after Tuesday's primary election?

• The Topeka Capital-Journal
• August 09, 2008

• Polls Power

WHETHER it makes sense or not, elections, or news of them, seem to have the power to move the market. Will it be the same this time around? IT'S FUNNY HOW THE LOCAL market reacts whenever there is talk of a general election. There seems to be some correlation between the rise in the indices on Bursa Malaysia and the polls.

• Malaysian Business
• February 23, 2011

• There Was an Election? Do Tellcjonline

Time to test your knowledge of current events. Question No. 1: Which was not among the questions many Kansans were asking after Tuesday's primary election?

• The Topeka Capital-Journal
• August 09, 2008