Unison said 95% of members, which include administrative and nursing staff, had already voted in favour of taking strike action and 98% voted in favour of industrial action short of strike action, in a ballot last month.

BBC: Pontefract Hospital

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, both appearing on the ballot for the first time, fell well short.

WSJ: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens Kept Out of Baseball Hall of Fame: Voters Pitch a Shutout

In California, where his petition drive fell well short, his campaign is considering new ways to try to get on the ballot -- keeping the information close to the vest lest Democrats try to thwart him.

CNN: Court OKs Nader on Florida ballot