Political Nominations & Dismissals

Anger over expenses overhaul claims

The head of the new watchdog charged with cleaning up Parliament is at the centre of a political firestorm after it emerged that he may scrap key elements of the plan to overhaul the system of MPs' expenses.

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Bill Belk resigns as judge

After nearly a year of controversy, Mecklenburg District Judge Bill Belk has resigned from the bench. Facing misconduct charges and possible removal by the N.C. Supreme Court, Belk submitted a brief letter of resignation late...

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Opel Trustee resigns, blaming govt interference

FRANKFURT, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Manfred Wennemer resigned from his post as one of the five board members of the Opel Trust on Saturday in protest against the constant interference by politicians in Germany surrounding planned sale...

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Gift card scandal could sink Baltimore mayor

The accusations that Mayor Sheila Dixon used holiday gift cards for the needy during personal shopping sprees may sound like a minor embarrassment at worst, a small-time case of a politician enjoying the perks of power.

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Opel Trustee resigns, blames govt

Manfred Wennemer resigned from his post as one of the five board members of the Opel Trust on Saturday in protest against the constant interference by politicians in Germany surrounding planned sale of Opel.

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Praja Rajyam clears more names of contestants

HYDERABAD: A day after the deadline for filing nominations was over, the top leadership of the Praja Rajyam was busy clearing some more names and convincing rebel candidates to withdraw from the fray in the Greater Hyderabad...

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About 55 pc voting in Ferozabad; 50pc in 11 Assy seats in Uttar Pradesh bypolls

Lucknow, Nov 7 : An estimated 55 per cent of the total voters today exercised their franchise in by-election at Ferozabad Lok Sabha seat, while about 50 per cent electorate turned out at 11 Assembly constituencies in Uttar...

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Stinkatron: chaos up top

CARMEL EGAN November 8, 2009 AUSTRALIA'S elite scientific community has been stunned by the sudden and unexplained dismissal of the director of the nation's only synchrotron facility - a multimillion-dollar, revolutionary...

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Senate confirms Ferro to head FMCSA

By CCJ Staff The U.S. Senate on Friday, Nov. 6, approved President Obama's nomination of Anne Ferro to be administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Senate...

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Virginia Senate campaigns breakdown

With the election of Ken Stolle to Virginia Beach Sheriff and Ken Cuccinelli to Virginia Attorney General, two vacancies now exist in the Virginia Senate - and the campaign to be the GOP nominee in these districts is going to...

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