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Candidates seeking to keep a position that they already hold.
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2008: The stories that defined the year
Published January 7, 2009, 11:01 pm, Cleveland Advocate
Oh, 2008, it’s with mixed feelings that we bid you adieu. We’re both sad and glad to see you go. This past year brought big stories, from the Olympics to a brushfire war in Georgia, through the economy to terror attacks in India; everything seemed to be in play.
Nickels aside, Seattle's mayoral race is wide open
Published January 7, 2009, 8:24 pm, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
With Richard Conlin's announcement Wednesday that he won't run for Seattle mayor, the race for the city's top job remains wide open. No candidates have emerged yet to face incumbent Greg Nickels.
Q&A with likely next speaker of the Texas House Joe Straus
Published January 7, 2009, 6:12 pm, Dallas Morning News
Austin correspondents Christy Hoppe and Robert T. Garrett interviewed the likely next speaker of the Texas House, Republican Rep. Joe Straus of San Antonio, on Wednesday afternoon as he prepared for his expected election as speaker on Tuesday and the pell-mell rush of House reorganization and legislating that soon will follow.
County Council, Dems at odds over auditor
Published January 7, 2009, 2:33 pm, Peninsula Gateway
The Pierce County Council will meet Tuesday to appoint a new county auditor, amid protests from local Democrats about the process. The debate has increasingly focused around partisan politics over the past few weeks, as the appointment deadline approaches.
Smith to replace Berger on Planning Commission
Published January 7, 2009, 1:13 pm, Island Reporter
morning, a relative newcomer to island politics will take one of those seats when the Planning Commission meets next on Jan. 13. A rather loud expression of public displeasure arose from the City Council chamber when the results of the ballot were read aloud.
Challenge to Agawam City Council leadership fails
Published January 7, 2009, 1:11 pm, The Republican
AGAWAM - Challengers Donald M. Rheault and Robert E. Rossi both fell one vote short this week in bids to unseat incumbent City Council President Gina M. Letellier and Vice President Cecilia P. Calabrese.
Professor targets election funding
Published January 7, 2009, 12:54 pm, Mississauga News
A York University political science professor who specializes in municipal election finance law is worried that corporations and developers in fast-growing cities such as Mississauga might exert too much influence on elected officials.
Mayor tried to recruit candidates to oppose Konkel on City Council
Published January 7, 2009, 11:23 am, Wisconsin State Journal
In a rare move, Mayor Dave Cieslewicz recruited candidates to challenge an incumbent City Council member for the spring elections. The mayor on Tuesday acknowledged he actively sought opponents for Ald. Brenda Konkel, 2nd District, who faces four challengers. Alds. Larry Palm, 15th District, and Joe Clausius, 17th District, also have challengers. The election filing deadline was 5 p.m. Tuesday. ...
Orfordville extends trustee deadline
Published January 7, 2009, 9:59 am, Beloit Daily News
ORFORDVILLE - Five seats are up for re-election in the Village of Orfordville, including the offices of the village president, municipal judge and three trustee positions.
Archives
Published January 7, 2009, 8:43 am, Jewish World Review
01/07/09: Gaza: The Dove's War 01/07/09: Tyranny of the tax-exempt 12/24/08: Hey, Caroline — You're Not Entitled 12/22/08: 500m problems for Madame Secretary 12/17/08: United States, Israel on collision course 12/16/08: The impending collapse of our enemies 12/15/08: Will Hillary pressure Dubai over Iran?
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- http://www.ope dnews.com/arti cles/How-to-Re gain-Control-o f-O-by-Bacchus -081029-29.htm l: All of us have just about had our fill of unconstitution al and corrupt actions by our representative s in Congress and, considering their current extremely low "favorabl e rating" from the public, this is an ideal time for the public to take charge and dislodge them from office. This should be done en mass because they are jointly responsible for laws passed on their watch.
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- GOP ditches recruits to save incumbents - Patrick O'Connor and Josh Kraushaar - Politico.com: Money meant for new GOP-ers will now go toward saving incumbents. See also: Club for Growth could hurt
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Fri Sep 5
- Trade talks | The Doha round...and round...and round | Economist.com: About how Uruguay's decision to give into the fear over agriculture in 1994 had immense effects on the world and is still screwing things up. I'm actually suprised the United States wanted to get rid of agricultural tariffs.
Thu Jul 17
- Should Successful Companies Bother with Innovation? - Scott Anthony: There is no doubt that the innovation struggles of incumbents lead to significant waste. Companies spend billions of dollars developing fatally flawed products and services.
Tue Jul 8
- A Manifesto for the Next Industrial Revolution - Umair Haque: The real problem is that the industrial economy is riddled with incentives to rip your head off, sell you lemons, maximize so-called ?profit? at all costs, and exert power against you ? not for you.
Sun Apr 13
- Sorry, I'm Not Buying This New Touchy-Feely Approach To The Music Tax: This is a setup for a big group hug among musicians; a sort of revolutionary cry for brotherhood against?well, against everyone else.
Sun Apr 6
- Mobile TV's Weak U.S. Signal - Not Yet In Demand: To be sure, MediaFlo isn't the only mobile video service that's taken off more slowly than expected.
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