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Midterm Elections Blue Wave Looking Doubtful, Says CBS News Head Pollster
The CBS News head pollster has some information for Democrats expecting a Blue Wave to take over the House and more in November’s midterm elections: …
GovernmentAlmost half of Irish adults hate the Rose of Tralee, according to a new poll
COULD THE COUNTRY’S love affair with Ireland’s answer to the Lovely Girls competition could well and truly be over.<p>The latest national survey …
Social MediaTrump has gained among black voters since the 2016 election
<b>(CNN) —</b> <b>First things first:</b> The theme song of the week is Gathering Crowds, by John Scott from the television show "This Week In Baseball."<p><b>Poll of the week:</b> A new Quinnipiac University poll finds that President Donald Trump's approval rating is 41%, with a disapproval rating of 54%. That's largely …
PoliticsEditorial: Troubling signs behind a new poll on press freedoms
<b>I</b>n one of the most frightening poll results yet regarding the swing in public mood influenced by President Donald Trump, a quarter of recent survey …
St. LouisVoter suppression: Officials in Georgia county try to shut down Black voting sites
The board of elections for a rural Georgia county that is mostly Black is proposing to close most of the county’s polling locations ahead of the …
Georgia (U.S. State)New study finds growing demand for concealed handgun permits
The number of permits to carry concealed weapons in the U.S. has jumped to more than 17.25 million this year, according to the Crime Prevention Research Center.<p>That’s an increase of 890,000 since last year, according to the gun advocacy research group, which has found that the growth in permits has …
News (U.S.)Poll: Do you do the lotto?
Image: Mark Stedman/Rollingnews.ie<p>Image: Mark Stedman/Rollingnews.ie<p>YESTERDAY, THE NATIONAL Lottery announced that the cost of playing additional …
Tipperary‘It’s never the right time.’ Official defends plan to shut most of Ga. county’s polling sites
<b>The architect of the proposal</b> to shut down most of the polling sites in a predominantly black rural Georgia county described the plan as a …
Civil RightsGeorgia county proposes closing seven of nine polling places in mostly black county
A Georgia county has proposed closing seven of its nine polling places on the basis that they are not sufficiently accessible to handicapped …
Georgia (U.S. State)Poll: Who will win today's All-Ireland senior hurling final - Galway or Limerick?
Will Limerick end their long wait to lift the Liam MacCarthy – or will the cup be heading back for another winter in Galway?
HurlingSelf-made entrepreneur behind Superdry fashion label hands £1m to Brexit referendum campaign
The businessman behind the Superdry fashion label is donating £1m to the People’s Vote campaign for a new referendum on Brexit.<p>Self-made entrepreneur …
Great BritainNew Poll Reveals What Young Women Really Think About The Midterm Elections
From the Poll:<p>The Mood<p>Power At The Polls?<p>On The Candidates<p>On The Issues<p>Jump to:<p>Featured Stories<p>R29 + CBS NEWS POLL<p>FEATURED STORIES<p>REGISTER TO …
Ivanka TrumpRemoaners' dream of a second EU referendum is total codswallop as half of Brits want Brexit with or without a deal
REMOANERS have long argued that a second referendum is necessary — and that their side would win it.<p>Today, a Sun on Sunday poll shows that idea to be …
Great BritainSentence Correction: Pronoun Questions - This | GMAT practice question
As exit polls are used to project the winners of an election, sometimes appearing before all the polling stations are closed, this results in their …
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Katie PavlichGermany's Social Democrats want pension guarantees to 2040
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, a Social Democrat, has threatened to make pensions a central theme in the next national elections in 2021 unless Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives agree to guarantee pension levels until 2040.<p>FILE PHOTO: German Finance Minister and …
Social DemocratsLabour’s biggest Jewish group pulls out of holding anti-racism training sessions
Jeremy Corbyn was under renewed pressure over his party’s anti-semitism row tonight after Labour’s biggest Jewish group pulled out of holding …
UK PoliticsProgressive Journalist Claims That Texas Voter ID Law Is Evidence That The ‘Gun Lobby Dominates U.S. Politics.’ Here’s Why He’s Wrong.
In March, Ari Berman of Mother Jones tweeted the following:<p>Want to know how gun lobby dominates US politics?<p>In Texas a gun permit is a valid voter ID …
U.S. PoliticsSNP Demands Devolved Migration Powers For Scotland
The party claims the Home Office is "failing" the country.<p>gsmudger via Getty Images<p>The Scottish National Party has once again demanded devolved …
Great BritainGOP Senate candidate doubles down on Robert E. Lee despite Twitter poll
A Republican Senate candidate doubled down on his claims that Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was an American hero, after he conducted a Twitter poll …
Robert E. Lee‘I'm Not a Racist, But’ And Other Stories: Balance of Power’s Weekend Reads
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Angela MerkelCongress revokes Mani Shankar Aiyar’s suspension
Aiyar was suspended on December 7, the day the polling for the first phase of Gujarat elections came to a close, after he called Prime Minister …
India NewsThe French connection: How Catalonia got its ballot papers
<b>This time last year the Catalan government was busily preparing for a vote on independence, even though the parliament had yet to give its final approval. One puzzle was how to obtain ballot papers and ballot boxes - and how to prevent them being seized in advance. The BBC's Niall O'Gallagher</b> …
World NewsPM set for policy change up in bid to save leadership
19/08/2018|3min<p>Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has promised power companies that don't pass on savings will face tough penalties, as his leadership …
AustraliaWeekly Trump Report Card: Sideshows overshadow Trump’s agenda
This week’s White House Report Card finds President Trump’s policies ignored as the media and public focus on his war with former aide Omarosa …
Donald TrumpReds prospects litter best tools list for 2018
The Baseball America best tools in baseball came out on Friday afternoon. The list is created based on polling of the managers in each league. There …
BaseballDonald Trump Misquoted ‘Apocalypse Now,’ Then Insisted He Was Right Despite Clearly Being Wrong
He did so in front of actual Vietnam veterans, because of course he did.<p>If you love the smell of napalm in the morning, there’s a good chance you …
Donald TrumpBrian Kemp’s Bid for Governor Depends on Erasing the Black Vote in Georgia. It’s Working.
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp at an election watch party on July 24 in Athens, Georgia. Photo edited by Slate. Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty …
LawNew Poll Results Freaking out Democrats
Opinion<p>Posted: Aug 18, 2018 12:01 AM<p><i>The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not represent the views of Townhall.com.</i><p>The liberal …
Donald Trump'Era of Trump': how Republicans are banking on the president to drive midterm gains
Ten years ago, Pawlenty was wildly popular among Minnesota Republicans. And now he’s out of sync with Trump’s party Alex Conant<p>I think that most of the distractions are specific to only one figure — to President Trump himself Michael Steel<p>On another night of critical primaries in advance of the …
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