New poll shows Congress' popularity dropping, a clear warning to DemocratsSeptember 2nd, 2009 New poll shows Congress' popularity droppingWASHINGTON — Slightly more than one-third of Americans have a favorable opinion of the Democratic-led Congress, a new poll said Wednesday in a clear warning to the majority party. The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press said the 37 percent expressing a positive opinion represents a decline of 13 points since April.
Democrats look ahead to full House health vote in September after hard-fought committee winAugust 1st, 2009 Democrats win approval of health bill in committeeWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are looking ahead to a health care showdown on the House floor in September following a key committee's passage of sweeping overhaul legislation. The 31-28 vote in the House Energy and Commerce Committee Friday night was weeks later than either the White House or Democratic leaders had hoped.
Dems win hard-fought approval of health care bill in committee, House vote in Sept.August 1st, 2009 Dems win approval of health bill in committeeWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are looking ahead to a health care showdown on the House floor in September following a key committee's passage of sweeping overhaul legislation. The 31-28 vote in the House Energy and Commerce Committee Friday night was weeks later than either the White House or Democratic leaders had hoped.
Conservative House Dem says health care talks break off between his group and leadershipJuly 24th, 2009 Conservative House Dem says health talks collapseWASHINGTON — The head of a group of fiscally conservative Democrats says negotiations with House leaders on health care have collapsed. Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., who heads the Blue Dogs' health care task force, told reporters Friday that after a week of talks, the effort to reach agreement between the leadership and the conservative to moderate Democrats fell apart.
House Dems seek to speed up health bill ban on denying coverage due to pre-existing conditionsJuly 16th, 2009 Democrats push quicker access to health coverageWASHINGTON — House Democrats want to guarantee people with pre-existing health conditions faster access to insurance coverage. Democrats on the Education and Labor Committee passed the amendment as they got to work Thursday on their portion of a sweeping health overhaul bill.
Top Senate Democrats Baucus, Kennedy say they'll work together on health care overhaulMay 30th, 2009 Top Democrats pledge cooperation on health careWASHINGTON — The two Senate Democrats leading the drive to overhaul health care say they will work together to come up with legislation. Sens. Max Baucus and Edward Kennedy said in a joint statement Saturday they intend to cooperate so their committees pass similar bills that can be combined into a single piece of legislation before the Senate leaves for its August recess.
Re-polling underway in two Delhi boothsMay 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Re-polling was underway Sunday in two polling booths in south Delhi's Chhattarpur area that had both recorded an unbelievable 98.5 percent voter turnout, officials said. 'In polling station numbers 64 and 64 A, the assistant returning officer told me that the voter turnout was 98.5 percent on Thursday.
Mobile polling booths for Jaisalmer votersMay 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Voters in the desert city of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan can escape the sweltering sun and still exercise their franchise this Thursday - thanks to mobile polling booths at their doorstep. On May 7, the poll panel has made special facilities for at least six mobile polling booths to zip across 12 specified places in Jaisalmer district where over 2,000 people are eligible to cast their votes.
Re-polling in 25 Orissa booths TuesdayMay 2nd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The Election Commission Saturday ordered re-polling in 25 voting centres in Orissa, officials said. The polling will take place Tuesday from 7 a.m.
Mayawati confident of BSP victory in Uttar PradeshApril 30th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is confident that her party will remain ahead of its rivals in the Lok Sabha elections across the state. Speaking to mediapersons after casting her vote for the parliamentary polls at a polling booth in Lucknow Montessori School, Mayawati said: 'My party is doing very well not only here but all across the state.
50 percent voting in Jharkhand re-pollingApril 28th, 2009 RANCHI - At least 50 percent voters cast their ballot Tuesday in 116 booths where re-polling was ordered following defective or damaged electronic voting machines during the first and second phases of the Lok Sabha elections. The voting ended peacefully at the polling booths spread in all the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies of the Leftist insurgency-hit state.
India's second round polling beginsApril 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Polling stations opened Thursday in 140 constituencies spread across 12 states in the second round of elections to pick a new Lok Sabha. Voters started queueing up in thousands of polling centrers.
Polling begins in Jharkhand amid Maoist threatApril 16th, 2009 RANCHI - Voting for six Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand began Thursday morning with a large number of security personnel being deployed at polling booths in view of the threat of Maoist violence. Polling in the six constituencies - Palamau, Chatra, Koderma, Lohardagaa, Hazaribagh and Khuti - began at 7 a.m.
Internal poll shows Congress cross 150 seatsMarch 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A pre-poll survey conducted by a private agency for the Congress party shows it crossing 150 seats and emerging as the largest single entity in the general elections, a finding that probably emboldened it to go it alone in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The study commissioned by the Congress recently shows it making impressive gains in Left-ruled West Bengal and Kerala as well as improving its tally in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa.
Polling station blast kills 11 in PakistanDecember 27th, 2008 ISLAMABAD - At least 11 people were killed when an explosive device detonated inside a polling station in northwest Pakistan during polling for an assembly by-election, TV channels reported. The blast took place in Shalbandi town of North West Frontier Province, according to the private news channel Geo TV.
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