Washington Post poll gives GOP's McDonnell 9-point lead over Deeds in Virginia governor's raceOctober 8th, 2009 Poll gives GOP 9-point lead in Va. governor's raceRICHMOND, Va.
US Secret Service probes Facebook Obama murder pollSeptember 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US Secret Service is investigating an online poll published on the internet networking site Facebook, which asked if President Barack Obama should be assassinated, media reports said. The member's poll, titled "Should Obama be killed?" was taken down Monday, ABC television network reported.
UPA partners to meet pre-poll allies Wednesday: CongressMay 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After its resounding electoral win, 'pre-poll' partners of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) are to meet Wednesday to discuss the future course of action, the Congress said Monday. However, nothing was said on whether the RJD and Samajwadi Party would be attending.
No post-poll alliance between AIADMK, Congress: AzadMay 9th, 2009 CHENNAI - Congress general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday reiterated there is no talk of an alliance between the party and AIADMK after elections. 'It has been nowhere said that the Congress is going to have a post-poll alliance with the AIADMK,' Azad, the AICC general secretary in-charge of Tamil Nadu, told a news channel here.
Poll panel seeks explanation from pension fund authorityMay 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Saturday asked the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) to explain why its advertisement of the New Pension Scheme' had been different from the version for which the poll panel had given permission. The poll panel asked the pension authority to explain the deviation and non-compliance with the panel's order for the advertisement which appeared in the Hindu newspaper.
Re-balloting in 145 polling stations in Bihar on May 5, 9April 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Re-balloting will be held on May 5 and May 9 in 145 polling stations in Bihar, where election was held April 16 in the first phase, the poll panel said Thursday. The Election Commission had ordered the re-poll in 145 voting stations in Bihar last week.
Re-poll ordered in 22 Orissa voting stationsApril 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Monday ordered re-poll in 22 polling stations in Orissa's Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency. The dates for the re-poll will be announced later, Deputy Election Commissioner J.P.
Re-poll ordered in Bihar's 146 voting stationsApril 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Thursday ordered re-poll in 146 voting stations in Bihar and 58 in Jharkhand where ballotting was held in the first phase April 16. The date for the re-polling in Bihar would be announced later, Deputy Election Commissioner R.
Majority in Tamil Nadu favours backing LTTE: PollMarch 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A majority of people in Tamil Nadu want the government to support the outlawed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka, according to an opinion poll. Asked if the government should support the LTTE in Sri Lanka, 66 percent respondents said yes, the NDTV said in a release Tuesday, revealing the findings of the opinion survey.
Gujarat poll preparedness to be reviewed TuesdayMarch 30th, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - With exactly a month to go before Gujarat holds elections April 30, poll officials will meet here Tuesday to review arrangements for polling. Deputy Election Commissioner J.P.
Obama poll rating down into the 50's for the first timeMarch 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's approval rating is down into the 50's for the first time since he took office, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center for People and the Press. Obama has a 59 percent approval rating and a 26 percent disapproval rating in the poll, which quizzed 1,308 adults by phone (including 326 who were called on their cell phone) from March 9 to 12.
Poll panel to campaign too - for votesMarch 8th, 2009 PATNA - The Election Commission will launch a campaign during the Lok Sabha elections too - to motivate the people to vote, Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami said Saturday.
Lok Dal to have poll alliance with BJPMarch 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) led by Ajit Singh announced its entry into the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) here Monday. The RLD will have a poll pact with the main NDA constituent the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Sarkozy's popularity plummets as economic crisis loomsFebruary 11th, 2009 PARIS - With joblessness mounting, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's popularity continues to plunge as the French begin to question his strategy to fight the economic crisis, according to a poll published Thursday. In the poll, conducted Feb 6-7 by the Ipsos institute and published in the Le Point weekly, only 36 percent of the 940 respondants said they approved of Sarkozy's actions.
BSP to give youth 50 percent of Lok Sabha poll ticketsJanuary 29th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Close on the heels of the Congress party's announcement that it would field a number of youth in the forthcoming Lok Sabha poll, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday said her party would give youth 50 percent of its poll tickets. 'Encouraging youths is a long-term policy of the BSP and in the interests of the country and 'Sarvasamaj' (the entire society), the party will provide 50 percent of tickets for the Lok Sabha poll to youth,' a press release cited Mayawati as saying.
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