O'BOYLE: The non-governmental organization, Alianza Civica, is presenting the results of its most recent study on vote buying.
One of the mysteries of the Senate is how Mitch McConnell has been able to keep his members in line, on vote after vote.
Subsequently, shareholder proposals to introduce a say on pay vote received huge support, and the management say on pay vote, when it arrived, received very little.
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Santorum needed the Texas primary on May 29, with 154 delegates at stake, to be winner-take-all instead of the proportional allocation system based on vote results now in place.
Sharif expressed a desire to work with all parties to solve the country's problems in a victory speech given to his supporters in the eastern city of Lahore as his lead in the national election became apparent based on vote counts announced by Pakistan state TV.
Gehler says the fact that he is a practicing Catholic has no bearing on his vote on primary day.
MSPs then went on to vote on amendments and the motion from the Scottish government led debate on a low carbon economy.
Housing secretary-nominee Andrew Cuomo and Commerce secretary-nominee Bill Daley have had smooth rides toward confirmation, and Lott said this morning he expects a Wednesday or Thursday vote on Cuomo, and a Thursday vote on Daley.
Paul, who is the son of former Texas congressman and libertarian leader Ron Paul, offered at one point during the filibuster to allow a vote on Brennan if the Senate would vote on his resolution stating that the use of the unmanned, armed aircraft on U.S. soil against American citizens violates the Constitution.
Now if he loses the vote on Tuesday he will face a confidence vote on Thursday.
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Fellow Tory, Iain Stewart, warned that the Union was at risk because of growing English resentment towards MPs from devolved nations being able to vote on English matters, when English MPs cannot vote on the same issues in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Biomatrix shareholders will vote on the deal on Dec. 7, and Genzyme shareholders will vote on Dec. 15.
The language of Japan's coastal whaling proposal hints that it will table a vote on it if the Buenos Aires Group presses for a vote on the South Atlantic sanctuary.
Mr Halfon later called a vote on his amendment, which would give MPs a specific vote on the "increased commercialisation" of Parliament, but this was rejected by 179 votes to 13, a government majority of 166.
The bill passed a procedural vote late on Tuesday evening, and a vote on the bill itself is expected shortly.
The market place anxiously awaits a Greece parliament vote on fiscal programs Wednesday and then a vote Thursday on implementing austerity measures.
Senators are scheduled to vote Thursday on Reid's motion to limit debate and force a vote on the bill.
The European Parliament will debate the reforms on Tuesday and vote on Wednesday.
The Security Council on Friday may vote on a draft resolution that demands Syria to allow the deployment of up to 30 international observers and allow them unimpeded freedom of movement.
Last year's vote on a controversial Dodd-Frank rule requiring U.S.-listed oil and gas companies to report payments to foreign governments for oil rights passed by a 2-1 vote on party lines.
In addition, McConnell said Republicans would insist on getting a vote on an amendment to extend all the Bush-era tax cuts for one year, which he said would provide some certainty to taxpayers and give lawmakers time to agree on comprehensive tax reform.
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While Qatar Holdings, the sovereign wealth fund of Gulf state Qatar, has said it will vote in favour of the merger, it added that it would abstain on a controversial linked vote on whether Xstrata's board members should receive multi-million pound payments to stay with the future merged company.
Both companies are holding shareholder meetings on July 28 to vote on the proposed cash-and-stock deal.
If Americans were allowed to vote on Fed policy the vote would have been against QE2.
On Thursday they will vote on whether to approve the so-called Fiscal Pact, which enforces greater budgetary discipline in the eurozone.
Puerto Ricans will head to the polls again on 6 November to vote on whether they want the current status as a self-governing US territory to remain.
An opportunity to express the Nation's appreciation for this extraordinary public servant and to strengthen his hand in sensitive meetings with friends and foes alike will occur when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee meets on 7 September to vote on Amb.
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It was the first legislative action of the new Congress, which picked up the Sandy package after the previous session on Tuesday shelved a vote on a much larger assistance plan for storm victims, infuriating New York and New Jersey politicians.
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