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Although the United States has a firmly established two-party system, independent parties play an important role in U.S. politics. D...
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WASHINGTON - Whether they are sore losers or never-say-die patriots, third-party candidates threaten to tip a handful of congressional and gubernatorial races to contenders who otherwise might have lost this fall.
Nine-term Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware is the third prominent Republican to consider a third-party bid this year after a suffering a stinging setback at the hands of tea-party-backed conservatives.
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CIVIL - child support; R.C. 3119.02; administrative order; independent review; statement of relief granted to parties; child support worksheet
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A week after his close second-place finish in the gubernatorial race, Eliot Cutler was tight-lipped about his political future but did not rule out another run for elected office.
I don't know what I'm going to do," the independent candidate said. "I'm going to stay active politically.
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Primary Election Day
Today is Primary Day for the Democratic, Republican and Independent parties in New York State.
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Independents now account for about 17 percent of Kanawha County's 129,213 registered voters, an increase of four percent over the last three years.
Since Jan. 1, nearly 200 registered Kanawha County voters have switched their party affiliation from a major party to unaffiliated, or independent.
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Lawmakers attending the National Policy Alliance Summit, an organization representing more than 3 million black government workers and elected officials, said they are more interested in effective government than partisan political battles.
Black voters, particularly those ages 18 to 35, are increasingly more independent and less likely to identify with a political party, said Webster Guillory, assessor for Orange County, Calif., and chairman of the National Organization of Black County Officials.
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Participants in the over-the-counter credit default swaps (CDS) market have sharply reduced the notional amount of CDS contracts outstanding this year through a series of portfolio compression cycles, also known as tear-ups. The decrease in notional outstanding CDS amounts in 2008 reflects a range of activities, including compression exercises run by TriOptima, Creditex and Markit, says the International Swaps and Derivatives Association. Meanwhile, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) says its central registry for the CDS market, known as the Trade Information Warehouse, has successfully completed the automated credit-event processing and settlement of over-the-counter CDS contracts related to the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. To help increase transparency in the CDS...
... excludes offsetting trades between two parties. The DTCC established the Trade Information Wareho... DTCC and LCH.Clearnet, the biggest independent central counterparty group in Europe, announced pl...
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By Kara L. Daniels & Paul E. Pompeo (Washington, D.C.)
Originally published December 9, 2005
The United States Court of Federal Claims just issued...
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CIVIL - child support; R.C. 3119.02; administrative order; independent review; statement of relief granted to parties; child support worksheet