Tuesday, 22 May 2012
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Labor union hopes of ousting Wisconsin Governor Walker fade

22.05.2012 14:12   0 views  0 comments
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MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Democrats and unions hoping to turf Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker out of office over his efforts to tame the power of organized labor are finding it tough going with only two weeks to go before a historic recall election. Just over a year ago, Walker set off a storm that looked like it could sweep him from power over a new law that critics labeled "union busting. ... Czytaj więcej »

German opposition closing in on Merkel party: poll

22.05.2012 9:42   0 views  0 comments
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel carries a coffee to her seat at the 2012 NATO Summit in ChicagoBERLIN (Reuters) - Support for Germany's opposition Social Democrats (SPD) has jumped since their victory in a regional election, a poll showed, highlighting the increased domestic pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel as she battles the euro zone crisis. The INSA survey, published by Bild newspaper on Tuesday, put the centre-left SPD on 32 percent, up three percentage points in just one week. Merkel's ruling Christian Democrats (CDU) were just ahead on 33 percent, down one percentage point. ...


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Wis. recall leaders struggle to gain momentum

21.05.2012 22:56   1 views  0 comments
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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, the Democrat challenging Republican Gov. Scott Walker in a recall election next month, holds up a copy of an email at a Milwaukee news conference on Monday, May 21, 2012, that he says shows Walker was aware of illegal activity going on in his office when Walker was the Milwaukee County executive. (AP Photo/Dinesh Ramde)Amid signs that the effort to oust Republican Gov. Scott Walker is losing ground, Wisconsin Democrats and union leaders are preparing a fundraising and get-out-the-vote push to regain momentum in the final weeks before the June recall election.


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GOP Super PACs Dominate

21.05.2012 19:23   0 views  0 comments
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Republicans are still winning at the super PAC game. Since the newest money-group species was released into the campaign ecosystem in 2010, Democrats have been slower to exploit the legal changes they railed against. Now, they’re lagging behind GOP super PACs’ bank accounts. In Federal... Czytaj więcej »

Splinter party rejoins Greek conservatives before vote

21.05.2012 18:59   0 views  0 comments
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ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's conservative New Democracy party said on Monday that a small splinter party led by former foreign minister Dora Bakoyannis had agreed to rejoin it for the June 17 election, crucial for the country's future in the euro zone. Political deadlock after the inconclusive May 6 election and the inability of warring parties to forge a coalition government have forced Greece to hold a second election as the threat of economic collapse grows. Bakoyannis's small liberal Democratic Alliance party won 2. ... Czytaj więcej »

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