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1. Oxford University to reform voting rules for poetry professor post

   
   The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 987
   Oxford University tonight announced changes to the centuries-old tradition of voting for its professor of poetry post […] nine days in the job. For some, the arcane voting rules are the problem. Any member of Oxfords convocation, which includes […] Christopher Ricks finished his five-year term last year, by autumn 2010. But some believe the voting changes could make the
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2. Ban on prisoner votes at next election could breach human rights

   
   The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 987
   . "Had the government accepted the European court ruling over five years ago, that the blanket ban on prisoners voting is […] of Hirst v the United Kingdom, the human rights court ruled that it was illegal to ban convicted prisoners from voting […] 63,600 convicted prisoners from voting in next years general election. In 2006 the government drew up an action plan to
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3. mockery deployed

   
   dispatches from TJICistan — Authority 149
   Representative Bobby L. Rush , you are a statist douche for voting for the Federal government to force college […] football to switch to a playoff system. Representative Jan Schakowsky , you are a statist douche for voting for the Federal […] douche for voting for the Federal government to force college football to switch to a playoff system. Representative
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4. Early Voting Location Vandalized

   
   NBCSports.com: Other sports — Authority 915
   The Hester House, an early voting location in northeast Houston, is vandalized and several items are stolen, including
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5. Three Leading Proxy Advisory Firms Recommend Voting FOR On2 Merger With …

   
   PR News Wire — Authority 882
   CLIFTON PARK, N.Y., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On2 Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Amex: ONT) today announced that three leading independent proxy advisory firms have recommended to their subscribers that On2s stockholders vote "FOR" the companys previously announced merger proposal with Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) and ...
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6. Machinists Support NMB Voting Rule Change

   
   PR News Wire — Authority 882
   WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. testified today at the National Mediation Boards (NMB) public hearing on the agencys proposed change to rules governing union representation elections.
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7. Sen. Cardinale: No to voting on teeth, yes to voting on ring fingers

   
   Good As You — Authority 607
   At yesterdays Senate Judiciary Committee hearing , Republican Senator Gerald Cardinale was the voice of overheated homo-hostility. He was also the strongest advocate for putting the marriage question before "the people" in a referendum, proposing a failed amendment that wouldve done the same. So in a nutshell: Sen. ...
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8. Arizona Grocery Workers Voting On New Contract

   
   Latest U.S. Headlines - CBS News — Authority 908
   About 25,000 Frys, Safeway Workers In Arizona Being Asked To Approve New 3-year Contract
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9. Editorial: Voting for Discrimination

   
   NYT > Theater — Authority 905
   Gov. David Paterson was right to insist on a vote to legalize same-sex marriage during the current special session, but he was too weak to get the job done.
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10. Ministers urged to promise early ballot on voting reform

    
    The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 987
    Cabinet supporters of an early referendum on reform of the voting system for the Westminster parliament will tomorrow […] parties at Westminster than the two-party model allows, also calculate that the more Labour commits itself to PR voting the […] represented. Peter Hain, Alan Johnson, Ben Bradshaw and John Denham are the ministers most conspicuously linked to voting reform
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