Tag: elections

We’ll be waiting for you on Tuesday
June 22, 2013 0

We’ll be waiting for you on Tuesday

By News Desk

Tweet Obama will lay out his climate initiative Tuesday afternoon at my Hoya alma mater (the secret passage rumors there are true, btw, I found one myself in the main auditorium that he might use). Lots of speculation on what will be in it. You’ve got mine from February and May:   no shutdown of Keystone, but something else substantial , with fingers crossed it’s the NRDC proposal to regulate existing coal power plants.

Increasing Likelihood of Unstable German Coalition Following Next Elections
April 29, 2013 0

Increasing Likelihood of Unstable German Coalition Following Next Elections

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The Financial Times reports Greens and SPD close ranks in battle against Angela Merkel . Germany’s main centre-left opposition parties closed ranks over the weekend in their uphill battle against Angela Merkel, with the Greens signalling a decisive shift to the left. During a three-day party congress in Berlin five months before national elections, the Greens positioned themselves to the left of the Social Democrats (SPD) with calls for higher income tax and a property levy on the rich

Eurozone Downturn Accelerates Despite German Growth; Divergence to France Widest in 15 Years
March 6, 2013 0

Eurozone Downturn Accelerates Despite German Growth; Divergence to France Widest in 15 Years

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The Markit Eurozone Composite PMI Final Data shows the Eurozone downturn accelerates . Key Points: Final Eurozone Composite Output Index: 47.9 (Flash 47.3, January 48.6) Final Eurozone Services Business Activity Index: 47.9 (Flash 47.3, January 48.6) At 47.9 in February, the Markit Eurozone PMI® Composite Output Index came in above the earlier flash estimate of 47.3 but remained down on January’s reading of 48.6. The index therefore signalled a steepening of the downturn in business activity, contrasting with the easing trend which had been evident in the three months to January

Foreign Meddling Ahead of Malaysia’s Elections
February 19, 2013 0

Foreign Meddling Ahead of Malaysia’s Elections

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Foreign Meddling Ahead of Malaysia’s Elections Xenophon: The Not-so Impartial Observer  February 20, 2013 ( Nile Bowie ) – Malaysia’s decision to detain and deport Australian Senator Nick Xenophon has become a hot topic of discussion across the nation’s blogosphere. Xenophon came to Kuala Lumpur as part of a seven-member international team of election observers invited by de-facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.