NAR Believes Housing to Play Big Role in Upcoming Presidential Election
Published By Guest Authors On Wednesday, May 16th 2012. Under Politics
(Source: NAR) – Housing and the economic recovery will play a large part in deciding the outcome of the 2012 presidential election, according to public policy experts at today’s Legislative and Political Forum during the Realtors® 2012 Midyear Legislative Meetings Trade Expo. Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, ... Read More
French President Francois Hollande
Published By Guest Authors On Wednesday, May 16th 2012. Under Politics
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President Obama and the 2012 Presidential Election Provide a Unique ‘Teachable …
Published By Guest Authors On Wednesday, May 16th 2012. Under Politics
The reported resignation of JP Morgan's Chief Investment Officer, Ina Drew, following the bank's $2 billion trading loss temporarily overshadowed President Obama's public statement affirming his support for same sex marriage. The continuing ripple of effect of the president's White House interview, disclosing his personal "evolution" on gay rights, however, ... Read More
Alan Simpson: Chaos in Congress after presidential election
Published By Guest Authors On Wednesday, May 16th 2012. Under Politics
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Egypt’s military ruler says he hopes ‘fair’ presidential elections produce …
Published By Guest Authors On Wednesday, May 16th 2012. Under Politics
It may also be meant to calm worries that the military will not go back on its pledges to hand over power to a winner who may well be the first president with a civilian background in the country’s history.His address comes a week before more than 50 million Egyptian ... Read More
David Brooks / The ESPN president: Obama’s postboomer manliness is keeping his …
Published By Guest Authors On Wednesday, May 16th 2012. Under Politics
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Valerie Trierweiler And Francois Hollande: Why The French Don’t Say ‘I Do’
Published By Guest Authors On Wednesday, May 16th 2012. Under Politics
When the wife of former French president Giscard d'Estaing was asked what she wanted to do as France's First Lady, Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing said: "To no longer be one." Similarly, when the second wife of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was asked about the role of First Lady (Sarkozy has ... Read More
David Brooks: President Obama, the ESPN man
Published By Guest Authors On Wednesday, May 16th 2012. Under Politics
Two of the nation's smartest analysts have just come out with reports on how the presidential election looks six months out. Bill Galston of the Brookings Institution argues that, at this point, President Barack Obama has a modest advantage over Mitt Romney. Pollster Peter D. Hart says that "this election ... Read More
Mubarak-era premier steps up presidential campaign
Published By Guest Authors On Wednesday, May 16th 2012. Under Politics
Cairo: "If you are bold, vote for Shafiq." So chanted hundreds of supporters of Ahmad Shafiq as he appeared at a recent rally near Cairo to promote his presidential bid.
Shafiq, an ex-army general, was appointed prime minister on January 29, 2011 by Hosni Mubarak — 13 days before a popular ... Read More
Horrific Violence in Mexico Likely to Affect July Presidential Election
Published By Guest Authors On Wednesday, May 16th 2012. Under Politics
HOUSTON, TEXAS - The discovery of 49 decapitated and handless corpses on a highway near the city of Monterrey, in Mexico's northern Nuevo Leon state on Sunday, has drawn attention once again to the brutal drug war that has claimed more than 50,000 lives in that Latin American nation during ... Read More
BBC News Selects LiveU to Expand its Summer Olympics & US Presidential …
Published By Guest Authors On Tuesday, May 15th 2012. Under Politics
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Could Twitter Predict Presidential Election?
Published By Guest Authors On Tuesday, May 15th 2012. Under Politics
What if the outcome of the presidential election could be predicted by collecting data from Twitter? Or what if posts on the social media site -- which allows all users to send and read short text messages -- could foresee volatility in the stock market?
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Housing Will Play a Major Role in Presidential Election, Say Leading Political …
Published By Guest Authors On Tuesday, May 15th 2012. Under Politics
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A 30000-Foot View on the Presidential Race
Published By Guest Authors On Tuesday, May 15th 2012. Under Politics
We are beginning to see more national surveys now, including this week’s New York Times/CBS News poll, which show Mitt Romney with a slight lead over President Obama in the general election matchup. To be sure, there are also a number of polls that put Mr. Obama slightly ahead. But ... Read More
Americans Elect: A Presidential Campaign Without a Candidate
Published By Guest Authors On Tuesday, May 15th 2012. Under Politics
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Egypt Brotherhood takes harder line in campaign
Published By Guest Authors On Tuesday, May 15th 2012. Under Politics
CAIRO (AP) — At a campaign rally for the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate for president, a hardline cleric and TV preacher sang Mohammed Morsi's praises before thousands massed in the stadium of an industrial city in Egypt's Nile Delta."We are seeing the dream ... Read More
Poll: Who Americans think will win presidential election
Published By Guest Authors On Tuesday, May 15th 2012. Under Politics
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Parties agree on presidential campaign spending
Published By Guest Authors On Tuesday, May 15th 2012. Under Politics
Prague, May 14 (CTK) - The Czech government coalition and the opposition Social Democrats (CSSD) have agreed on the presidential campaign financial limit not exceeding 50 million crowns for both rounds together, representatives of the senior ruling Civic ... Read More
Parties agree on presidential campaign spending
Published By Guest Authors On Tuesday, May 15th 2012. Under Politics
Prague, May 14 (CTK) - The Czech government coalition and the opposition Social Democrats (CSSD) have agreed on the presidential campaign financial limit not exceeding 50 million crowns for both rounds together, representatives of the senior ruling Civic ... Read More
Will women finally determine presidential vote?
Published By Guest Authors On Tuesday, May 15th 2012. Under Politics
Will the women’s vote finally determine the outcome of the presidential election? Since women first got the vote, with the 19th Amendment in 1920, presidential politics has awaited this climactic moment.Until now, election statistics have never proved that the 19th Amendment altered the outcome of any presidential race. In 2008, ... Read More

