State Rep. Berry takes lead over incumbent in Albuquerque mayor's raceOctober 7th, 2009 Berry leads Albuquerque mayoral raceALBUQUERQUE — Mayor Martin Chavez appeared on his way out late Tuesday, as state Rep. Richard Berry told supporters he will be Albuquerque's next mayor.
Mesa, Ariz., is 1,000th city to sign Conference of Mayors' climate change agreementOctober 2nd, 2009 Mesa, Ariz., is 1,000th signer for climate changeSEATTLE — Mesa, Ariz., is the 1,000th city to sign the U.S. Conference of Mayors' climate change agreement.
Karzai's vote shrinks, but he still leads in Afghan electionAugust 31st, 2009 KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai's share of the vote in the hotly disputed Aug 20 presidential election shrank to 45.9 percent Monday, but still ahead of his nearest challenger by more than 12 percent, according to official figures. Figures posted on the Independent Election Commission's website showed that former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah garnered 33.3 percent of vote with ballots tallied from 47.8 percent of polling centres in the country.
Seattle's mayor concedes in Democratic primary, trails environmentalist and cell phone execAugust 21st, 2009 Seattle's mayor concedes in Democratic primarySEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels says he has lost his bid for a third term. Nickels trails two challengers with just 25.6 percent of the vote.
Seattle's mayor concedes primary, trails environmentalist and cell phone execAugust 21st, 2009 Seattle's mayor concedes in primary battleSEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels conceded defeat Friday in his bid for a third term, failing to advance past the primary after getting battered for his bungling of December snowstorms that paralyzed the city. The concession marks a surprising development for a politician viewed as a national leader on environmental issues and so respected by his peers that he was chosen last spring to head the U.S.
Botched snow response, expensive tunnel leave Seattle mayor's re-election prospects grimAugust 20th, 2009 Seattle mayor fighting to hold onto his jobSEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels has been hailed as a visionary and a leader on environmental issues, helping persuade nearly 1,000 mayors around the country to abide by the standards of the Kyoto Protocol on global warming. But an environmental issue of a more basic sort — the city's inability to clear streets during paralyzing snowstorms last winter — might have set the stage for his political undoing.
Seattle bag fee: Measure to charge 20-cent fee on paper or plastic bags failsAugust 19th, 2009 Seattle voters reject 20-cent bag feeSEATTLE — Seattle voters have rejected a 20-cent fee for every paper or plastic bag they get from supermarkets, drug stores and convenience stores. With about half the all-mail vote counted the fee was failing 58 percent to 42 percent.
Paper or plastic? Seattle voters reject 20-cent fee on both types of grocery bagAugust 19th, 2009 Seattle voters reject 20-cent grocery bag feeSEATTLE — Seattle voters have rejected a 20-cent fee for every paper or plastic bag they get from supermarkets, drug stores and convenience stores. The city's incumbent mayor didn't fare much better than the fee, trailing two challengers in a bid for a third term.
Paper or plastic? Seattle voters deciding on 20-cent fee on both types of grocery bagAugust 18th, 2009 Seattle voters deciding on 20-cent grocery bag feeSEATTLE — Voters in eco-conscious Seattle were deciding Tuesday whether to pay a 20-cent fee for every paper or plastic bag they get from supermarkets, drug stores and convenience stores. City leaders had passed an ordinance to charge the bag fee, which was to start in January.
Seattle police arrest man in fatal Seattle stabbingJuly 25th, 2009 Police arrest man in fatal Seattle stabbingSEATTLE — Police have arrested a suspect in a weekend knife attack that killed one woman and wounded another as they slept in their Seattle home. KIRO-TV says officers arrested 23-year-old Isaiah M.K.
Slaying of actor's sister results in cancelation of world premiere musical preview in SeattleJuly 22nd, 2009 Actor's sister slain, preview in Seattle canceledSEATTLE — Two preview performances of "Catch Me If You Can," a world premiere musical in Seattle, have been canceled because of the killing of a sister of one of the stars. Norbert Leo Butz, who has a lead role in the show, is a brother of 39-year-old Teresa Butz.
Trains set to roll on Seattle light rail line, planning for up to 50,000 first-day ridersJuly 18th, 2009 Seattle light rail line debutsSEATTLE — A new light rail line is set to debut in Seattle. The 13.9-mile Link route between downtown Seattle and the south Seattle suburb of Tukwila opens Saturday.
Mexico releases 3 mayors detained in sweep of officials suspected of ties to drug cartelJune 30th, 2009 Mexico frees 3 mayors held for alleged drug tiesMORELIA, Mexico — Federal prosecutors released three of the 10 Mexican mayors arrested last month in an unprecedented sweep of elected officials accused of protecting a drug cartel, authorities said Monday. The mayors of the western towns of Coahuayana, Buenavista and Aquila were let go after spending more than a month in jail, the federal Attorney General's Office said in a statement.
Mayors intend to accept White House invitation to meet following national conferenceJune 15th, 2009 Mayors intend to accept White House invitationPROVIDENCE, R.I. — Officials from the U.S.
Longoria leads AL players in fan voting for All-Star spots,June 2nd, 2009 Longoria leads AL players in All-Star fan votingNEW YORK — Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria leads all AL players in fan voting for All-Star spots, more than doubling the total of perennial starter Alex Rodriguez. Longoria had received 1,036,071 votes in results released Tuesday.
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