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• Apex court gets plea for MNS’s derecognition

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) A day after newly elected four legislators of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) assaulted Samajwadi Party member Abu Azmi for taking his oath in Hindi, a Delhi resident Tuesday moved the apex court seeking registration of a criminal case against MNS chief Raj Thackeray.The lawsuit filed by ...
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• Conservatives boost grip on power (win 2 extra seats in special elections in Canada)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 163
  OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadas ruling Conservatives strengthened their grip on power on Monday when they unexpectedly won two extra seats in Parliament in special elections, making it even less likely they will be brought down any time soon. The two victories gave the party 145 of the 308 seats in the House of Commons ...
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• MNS resorts to Hindi while seeking votes: Azmi

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  New Delhi, Nov. 10 (ANI): Highlighting the hypocrisy of the Raj Thackray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Abu Asim Azmi on Tuesday accused the MNS of having resorted to the Hindi language while seeking votes during elections.On Monday, Azmi was manhandled by MNS legislators for taking ...
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• Mulayam seeks treason case against Raj Thackeray

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Lucknow, Nov 10 (IANS) Accusing Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray of practising divisive politics, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Tuesday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to register a treason case against him.“It was on the directions of (Raj) Thackeray only that the ...
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• Congress reaches half-way mark in Haryana assembly

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Chandigarh, Nov 10 (IANS) The ruling Congress reached the half-way mark in the 90-member Haryana assembly after one more legislator from former chief minister Bhajan Lal’s Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) joined it Tuesday.Dharam Singh Chokker, a legislator from Samalakha seat in Panipat district, is the fifth member ...
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• Congress leading in two Assam seats

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Guwahati, Nov 10 (IANS) The Congress was Tuesday leading in the two Assam assembly constituencies for which elections were held last week.According to latest trends, Wajed Ali Choudhury was leading by more than 4,000 votes in the South Salmara seat with the Asom United Democratic Front (AUDF) candidate Abdur Rahman ...
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• Anti-gay group issues threat to New York’s GOP legislators

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 453
  The National Organization for Marriage today issued a press release promising to fund primary challenges against any sitting Republican New York state senator who votes in favor of a pending marriage equality bill.“The GOP should learn from Dede Scozzafava’s experience: voting for gay marriage does not pay,” ...
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• Four HJC lawmakers join Congress in Haryana, one more to join (Intro Roundup)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Chandigarh, Nov 9 (IANS) Four of the six newly-elected legislators belonging to former chief minister Bhajan Lal’s Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) Monday joined the Congress party in Haryana, and another HJC lawmaker has also expressed his wish to join the ruling party.The four legislators, who were elected on the HJC ...
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• But It’s Still A Bloodsucking Parasite

  
  BrianKaneOnline — Authority: 133
  As I’m sure you know, the House of Representatives very narrowly passed the Democratic health care reform bill in a late-night session on Saturday. The House bill did manage to include the so-called public option and doing away with pre-existing condition exclusions, but otherwise is very little more than what ...
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• Four HJC lawmakers join Congress in Haryana (Roundup)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Chandigarh, Nov 9 (IANS) In a dramatic political development, four newly-elected legislators belonging to former chief minister Bhajan Lal’s Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) Monday joined the Congress party in Haryana. But the added numbers still do not give the ruling Congress clear majority in the assembly.The four ...
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• NY: As Senate Meets Tomorrow, Unclear if Gay Marriage Has Votes to Pass

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 453
  Gay rights advocates have launched a final push to win support of a same-sex marriage bill in New York, as state lawmakers are slated to gather tomorrow to vote on the measure. Gov. David Paterson has called legislators to Albany for the vote -- saying he believes the measure will win enough support to ...
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• Four HJC legislators join Congress in Haryana (Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Chandigarh, Nov 9 (IANS) In a dramatic political development, four newly-elected legislators belonging to former chief minister Bhajan Lal’s Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) Monday joined the Congress party in Haryana.The four legislators, who were elected on the HJC ticket in the Oct 13 assembly poll, were specially ...
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• Four MNS MLAs suspended for roughing-up Azmi

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Mumbai, Nov. 9 (ANI): The first day of the new Maharashtra assembly went pretty chaotic, with four Maharashtra Navnirman Sena legislators being suspended for assaulting Samajwadi Party legislator Abu Asim Azmi, who was taking his oath in Hindi.As Azmi started to take his oath in Hindi, several MNS members swooped on ...
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• Rothstein: Rumors of my demise exaggerated

  
  Naked Politics — Authority: 152
  Fort Lauderdale lawyer Scott Rothstein , who returned from a trip to Morocco last week to face a federal fraud investigation, said he was in good spirits Sunday. ``I am sitting here smoking cigars with Marc, Rothstein said in a brief interview Sunday afternoon with The Miami Herald , referring to his attorney Marc ...
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• The rise and fall of Scott Rothstein

  
  Naked Politics — Authority: 152
  If there was one thing Fort Lauderdale lawyer Scott Rothstein craved, it was attention. And how better to get it than to whip out his checkbook? Like at Gov. Charlie Crists 52nd birthday party/GOP fundraiser last year, when, instead of buying a $1,000 candle, Rothstein bought an entire chocolate cake covered with ...
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• (Watch):A Day of Shame for The Maharashtra Assembly (Parliament): MNS MLAs manhandle Abu Azmi for taking oath in National Language Hindi

  
  Ekawaaz - One Voice - Many Issues : News Views and Reviews — Authority: 121
  MNS Goons legislators attack Abu Azmi for taking oath in Hindi. Well, It happens only in India, the biggest democracy in the world. MNS Goons and Raj Thackeray has broken all the promises and pledges they had made to both the citizens of India and Maharashtra people that they will keep the honor and respect [...]
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• Abu Azmi hit by MNS MLAs for taking oath in Hindi

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) There was pandemonium on the first day of the new Maharashtra assembly Monday when Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) legislators roughed up Samajwadi Party member Abu Asim Azmi for taking the oath of office in Hindi.As Azmi started to take his oath in Hindi, several MNS members swooped on him and ...
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• Hooda accommodates all independents in Haryana government (Roundup)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Chandigarh, Nov 7 (IANS) All seven independent legislators supporting the Congress in Haryana were Saturday accommodated in the new government headed by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.Four were made ministers while three others were sworn-in as chief parliamentary secretaries. Haryana Governor Jagan Nath Pahadia ...
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• Around 70 percent polling in Kerala by-elections (Second Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 7 (IANS) Kerala saw heavy polling of around 70 percent in the three assembly constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha in largely peaceful by-polls Saturday.Though the final percentage is to be officially announced, Kannur recorded the maximum turnout. According to district collector ...
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• Moderate turnout in Uttar Pradesh by-polls (Second Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) An average of 49.37 percent voting was recorded in by-elections to 11 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh Saturday while the turnout in Firozabad parliamentary seat was over 50 percent, officials said.In Firozabad, where actor Raj Babbar of the Congress is pitted against Dimple Yadav, the ...
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