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Dana Milbank

State Races Seen as Obama Referendum

By GOP, that is.
If they win. White House, not so much

Nov 3, 09 7:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Are today’s elections in New Jersey, Virginia, and New York referendums on President Obama? Let’s ask the experts. Michael Steele says they are. David Axelrod says they're not. Karl Rove says they are. Robert Gibbs says they're not. See a pattern? “Democrats are determined to assert that... More »

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Jon Corzine • New Jersey • Virginia • referendum • President Obama • Election 09

GEORGE F. WILL

Stop Lefty Thugs Bullying Gay Marriage Opponents

Supreme Court must step in to keep chill off participation

Oct 31, 09 6:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A movement in Washington state to force the disclosure of the names of those who supported a referendum on same-sex marriage has George Will up in arms over “thuggish liberalism” and its chilling effect on political participation. Signing one’s name in support of such a measure is akin... More »

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Washington state • George Will • referendum • US Supreme Court • liberal interventionism • Proposition 8 • public disclosure • Referendum 71 • political participation

SATIRE DEPT.

 Keep Anti-Gays 
 in Closet: Colbert 

Anti-gay marriage petitioners in Washington value their privacy

Oct 27, 09 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen Colbert had a fine time last night espousing the rights of that “persecuted minority”—anti-gay-marriage activists. You see, the group that gathered signatures for a referendum against Washington state’s recently signed domestic partnership legislation is refusing to disclose the names of the signers, the Huffington... More »

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gay marriage • legislation • homosexuality • Washington state • civil union • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • referendum

ELECTION DAY

 Gay Marriage to Gambling: 
 Key Ballot Initiatives 

Two states vote on taxpayer bills of rights, to curb spending

Oct 27, 09 4:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Voters in six states will head to the polls next Tuesday to decide ballot initiatives on everything from medical marijuana to livestock care. The Atlantic lists some of the most interesting, and the most likely to reverberate across state lines.
  • Question 1, Maine. Maine voters are being given
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gay marriage • taxes • Ohio • casino • Maine • Washington state • referendum • ballot initiative • Election 09

Prop. 8 Redux: Maine Gay Marriage Battle Heats Up

Supporters, opponents of repealing law seek to mobilize voters

Oct 20, 09 5:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Maine gets ready to decide whether to repeal its law recognizing gay marriage next month, activists on both sides of the argument are ramping up their efforts. Activists and funds are pouring into the state from across the country in what many see as a repeat of California's battle... More »

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gay marriage • Maine • referendum • Proposition 8 • Election 09

New 9/11 Probe Looks Headed for NYC Ballot

Group has enough
valid signatures for
Nov. referendum: city

Sep 10, 09 8:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - A New York City group has secured enough valid signatures to put a referendum on the November ballot to force a new investigation into the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. A press release from the New York City Coalition for Accountability Now says city lawyers conceded today that at... More »

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New York City • September 11 • 9/11 commission • referendum • conspiracy theory • 9/11 attacks • New York City Coalition for Accountability Now • ballot measure • first responders

(Newser) - A debate on freedom of religion featuring ultra-nationalist zealots is playing out in the most unlikely of places: a sleepy hamlet in Switzerland. A group is trying to block the construction of a 30-foot tall minaret on a mosque in Langenthal (pop. 14,000) because it's a symbol of Islam's... More »

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Islam • religion • Switzerland • minarets • Muslim • mosque • referendum

8 Candidates Face Hurdle: They Worked for Bush

But some say they'll use their past to help their bids

Aug 5, 09 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some eight Bush administration staffers are now seeking public office—and their fates will likely be tied to Americans’ perception of the previous president, the Hill reports. While they say they value their time in the White House, their work under W will probably hurt them, writes Reid Wilson. Still,... More »

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Bush administration • Bush approval ratings • referendum • George W. Bush • Election 2010 • Ethan Hastert • Tim Nank

(AP) - The Honduran Congress has named its leader to replace President Manuel Zelaya following his military ouster and forced exile in Costa Rica. A resolution read on the floor of Congress today accuses Zelaya of "manifest irregular conduct" and "putting in present danger the state of law," a... More »

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Latin America • president • Honduras • referendum • coup d'etat

UPDATED

Honduran Prez Recounts 'Brutal Kidnapping' in Coup

'Coup' triggered by Zelaya's insistence on unwanted constitutional referendum

Jun 28, 09 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Manuel Zelaya called upon the international community to “defend democracy” after the army forced him to leave Honduras in what the president called a “brutal kidnapping,” the Los Angeles Times reports. Zelaya said he awoke today facing the gun barrels of masked army officers who took him—... More »

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military • Honduras • referendum • uprising • coup d'etat • Manuel Zelaya • Honduran army

 Honduras Plunges Into Crisis 

Leftist prez clashes with army over referendum on term limits

Jun 26, 09 4:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - An escalating political crisis in Honduras is threatening to turn violent, the Wall Street Journal reports. President Manuel Zelaya fired the nation's army chief after he refused to allow the military to distribute ballots for a referendum on changing the constitution to let the leftist leader serve a second term.... More »

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Central America • Honduras • referendum • term limits • Manuel Zelaya

Same-Sex Marriage Wins Victory in DC

Election board rules referendum on gay marriage can't be held

Jun 16, 09 4:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Opponents of gay marriage in Washington DC have been handed a major setback by the District's board of elections, the Washington Post reports. The board blocked a proposal to hold a referendum on recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions. The ruling means that only a court will be able... More »

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gay marriage • Washington DC • District of Columbia • referendum

(Newser) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez won a key referendum today that will keep him in office for as long as he wins elections, Reuters reports. After years of debate, Chavez supporters voted to abolish term limits that would have ended his rule in 2013. The reported margin of victory, 54% to... More »

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Venezuela • Hugo Chávez • referendum • term limits

OPINION

 For Chavez, the End Is Near 

Referendum will keep him in power, but Venezuelan economy makes it 'irrelevant'

Feb 14, 09 4:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Hugo Chavez has a slight lead in tomorrow’s referendum that would allow him to extend his rule in Venezuela, but the realities of the country’s economy make the issue “mostly irrelevant,” Edward Schumacher-Matos writes in the Washington Post. No matter the outcome, his days are... More »

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Venezuela • socialism • dictatorship • President • Hugo Chávez • referendum • oil prices • coup d'etat

 Nashville Rejects 
 English-Only Law 

English-only proposal defeated

Jan 23, 09 7:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Nashville voters last night defeated an attempt to make English the city's official language, the Tennessean reports. The measure, which would have forced the city council to conduct public business only in English, would have made Nashville the nation's largest city to do so. The referendum failed by a vote... More »

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Tennessee • Nashville • referendum • English language • official language

 SAG Postpones Strike Vote  

Union schedules meeting to iron out division

Dec 23, 08 11:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Facing dissent in the rank-and-file, the Screen Actors Guild is delaying a member vote to authorize a strike, the Los Angeles Times reports. The union’s board will push back balloting slated to begin January 2 to “address the unfortunate division and restore consensus” at a special meeting January... More »

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television • film • union • vote • contract negotiations • studios • referendum • Screen Actors Guild • actors' strike • meeting

 Chavez Seeks 
 Power Until 2021 

Launching new constitutional battle on term limits

Dec 1, 08 8:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is again maneuvering to stay in power for at least another decade, the BBC reports. Chavez plans to seek a constitutional change that will allow him to seek re-election indefinitely, he told a weekend rally. Chavez lost a referendum just a year ago on a series... More »

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Venezuela • constitution • Hugo Chávez • referendum • term limits • United Socialist Party

 Calif. Against
 Gay Marriage
 Ban: Poll 

Slim majority say they would reject Prop 8
in November

Jul 19, 08 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - A small majority of Californians polled would vote against a state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in November, the Los Angeles Times reports. A Field Poll of 672 voters found that 51% oppose Proposition 8, while 42% support it. The ballot measure would define marriage as being exclusively between a... More »

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California • gay marriage • poll • referendum • ballots • Proposition 8

No Kidding: Bush Sewage Plant Makes Nov. Ballot

SF group secures enough signatures to make satirical measure legit

Jul 18, 08 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - San Francisco voters will decide in November not only who will succeed President Bush but also how they will remember him. A group calling itself the Presidential Memorial Commission has pushed through a ballot initiative to rename an area sewage plant after the outgoing president, the Chronicle reports. A White... More »

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California • Republican • San Francisco • sewage • referendum • liberal • George W. Bush • liberal rage • ballot initiative

Calif. Court Leaves Gay Marriage Ban
on the Ballot 

Sides prepare for November showdown

Jul 17, 08 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - A voter initiative to ban gay marriage is staying on California’s ballot this November, the state’s supreme court ruled unanimously yesterday, setting the stage for a bitter November battle. Gay rights groups had argued that the proposition was an illegal constitutional revision, and that petitions for the initiative... More »

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gay rights • California • gay marriage • referendum • ballots • California Supreme Court

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