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Cameron To Publish In/Out EU Referendum Bill
The Prime Minister attempts to seize the initiative amid Tory squabbles and will today propose laws guaranteeing an EU vote. Continue reading
Bulgaria rightists seek to cobble together government
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria's center-right GERB party was scrambling to form a government on Monday, determined to cobble together an alliance that could ease concerns over the future of the EU's poorest country. Continue reading
Bulgarians vote in election unlikely to soothe anger
By Angel Krasimirov SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarians vote on Sunday in an election forced by protests over poverty and corruption, with expectations of a close result that could leave the poorest EU country without a working government. The rightist GERB party, which resigned after violent demonstrations in February, is running neck-and-neck with the Socialists. GERB pledges to keep debts under control, while the Socialists say they will spend more and create jobs Continue reading
Big test for immigration bill brings hope to backers
Senate Judiciary Committee vote on amendments in immigration plan. Continue reading
JPMorgan shareholders urged to reject three directors
JPMorgan Chase & Co shareholders should vote against the re-election of three board members because they failed to properly oversee risk-taking that led to $6. Continue reading
Venezuela opposition to boycott vote audit
Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles Radonski is demanding a new vote. Continue reading
Capriles to challenge Venezuela election in court
By Daniel Wallis and Diego Ore CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles said on Thursday he will challenge President Nicolas Maduro's narrow election victory in the courts and that an audit of the vote being prepared by electoral authorities risked being “a joke.” Maduro, the hand-picked successor of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, won the April 14 vote by less than 2 percentage points. The opposition says there were thousands of irregularities in the election and that their figures show Capriles won. Continue reading
Italy president names center-left’s Letta as new premier
By Barry Moody and Paolo Biondi ROME (Reuters) – Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Wednesday asked center-left politician Enrico Letta to form a new government, signaling the end of a damaging two-month stalemate since elections in the euro zone's third largest economy in February. Continue reading
Hasbro says Monopoly contest helped lift sales
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Hasbro reported first-quarter results Monday that beat Wall Street expectations as the toy maker benefited from an online contest that let people vote to eliminate one of its Monopoly tokens and introduce a new one Continue reading
Venezuelans head to New Orleans to vote
Venezuelans in the U.S. Continue reading
