Kenyan draft constitution to avoid repeat of election violence unveiled; referendum in 2010 A government-appointed panel this week unveiled a draft constitution that ...
DC board says 'no' to putting gay marriage ban on ballot, citing human rights law A measure to let voters decide whether to ...
West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Monday began crisis talks on Niger in the wake of a disputed election soon after a delegation from the troubled country arrived in the Nigerian capital Abuja. The mediator appointed by the Economic Community of West ...
Bloggers attempt to make some sense of Maine's gay marriage repeal Why Maine voters repealed a gay marriage law Tuesday when polling favored backers continues to baffle analysts. Several theories have been offered. Gay marriage proponents have been hit hard by the ...
Experts says results of school tax votes show Indiana residents strapped by troubled economy Indiana taxpayers may not be in the mood to pay for bigger, better schools in tough economic times, but they're more willing to help school districts make ends ...
Gay marriage foes win in Maine and California with message about schools Gay marriage opponents pulled off another victory at the ballot box this week by using a tried-and-tested argument: Approve it and children will be taught homosexuality in school. Voters seemed ...
Maine voters reject tax-cutting referendums, approve medical marijuana dispensaries Despite living in one of the nation's most heavily taxed states, Maine voters on Tuesday soundly rejected proposals that would have reduced automobile excise taxes and put limits on future increases on state ...
Maine voters have rejected a law allowing same-sex couples to marry, in a major setback to gay rights advocates hoping the northeastern US state would become the first in the country where voters directly approve gay marriage. In a hard fought referendum ...
Democrat wins northern NY House seat in special election that's highlighted GOP divisions President Barack Obama's decision in June to appoint a Republican congressman to a Pentagon post has paid dividends in November now that Democrats have gained the House seat by ...
Tory leader David Cameron, tipped to be the country's next prime minister, will outline a new policy on Europe on Wednesday after dropping a pledge to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Cameron's Conservative Party U-turned on a "cast-iron guarantee" to ...
Eurosceptic Tory leader David Cameron will pledge on Wednesday to wage battle with the European Union if, as expected, his party wins next year's general election, reports said. Cameron will officially announce he is dumping plans to call a referendum on the ...
Eurosceptic Tory boss David Cameron will pledge Wednesday to wage battle with the European Union if, as expected, his party wins next year's general election, reports said. Cameron will officially announce he is dumping plans to call a referendum on the EU's ...
