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2010-03-14: Headlines

BBC News: Colombians to vote in legislative elections 2010-03-14
Primaries are also being held to choose the presidential candidates of the Conservative Party and Green Party. Colombia is regarded as having one of ...
Irish Independent: Officer fights to clear his name, 40 years on 2010-03-14
... election campaign in 1997 when his sister, the Chernobyl campaigner Adi Roche, was the nominee of the Labour Party, Democratic Left and the Green Party.
Ha'aretz: A biological treasure, and not just for the scientists 2010-03-14
The SPNI and people from the Green Party in Herzliya succeeded in persuading the municipality to increase the area of the pool slated for conservation ...
Taunton Daily Gazette: Murray sets his sights on campaign trail 2010-03-14
Patrick faces challenges from Republican Charles Baker, independent candidate Tim Cahill, Republican Christy Mihos, Democrat Grace Ross and Green Party ...
The State Journal-Register: Statehouse Insider: Quinn left people want more ... of something 2010-03-14
Green Party candidate for governor RICH WHITNEY held a news conference to discuss Quinn's budget speech and to present his economic and budget platform ...

2010-03-13: Headlines

Pictou Country Nova Scotia News: Greens slam Ottawa for spending public funds on defending the annual seal hunt 2010-03-13
JOHN'S, NL — The federal Green party is slamming Ottawa for using public funds to promote the East Coast seal hunt. The party issued a statement today th ...
Contra Costa Times: Election rosters set as filing closes for June 8 primary 2010-03-13
Assembly: Incumbent Steven Bradford is unopposed for the Democratic nomination and will face Green Party challenger Cynthia Santiago, a law student ...
Deutsche Welle: Westerwelle calls South American trip success amidst criticism 2010-03-13
Green party chairwoman Claudia Roth accused Westerwelle of favoritism. "He mixed private business interests of his family and his partner with Germ ...
Deutsche Welle: Defense minister under fire for sacking general 2010-03-13
"It looks like the heads of disagreeable oddballs are rolling just because they have a different opinion than the minister," Green party speaker Omid ...
Scoop.co.nz: Free The Whale-Defender; Put Whaling On Trial 2010-03-13
New Zealand authorities must do everything they can to bring whale-defender Peter Bethune back home, the Green Party said today. “The New Zealand Government ...
Kankakee Daily Journal: Quinn's budget plan falling on deaf ears 2010-03-13
Take Green Party candidate Rich Whitney, who has proposed changing the state's current flat and equitable income tax system to a progressive tax system th ...
Los Angeles Times: Tax Panel Official Parrish in Uphill Fight Against Atty. Gen. Lockyer ... 2010-03-13
Other candidates include Oakland electrician and longshoreman Gerald Sanders of the Peace and Freedom party; the Green Party's Mehul M. Thakker ...
New Zealand Herald: Head of Australia's Green Party backing campaign to free NZ activist 2010-03-13
The leader of Australia's Green Party, Bob Brown, has announced he is backing an international campaign to free Peter Bethune. The New Zealand anti-whaling ...
Gaelick: Anti-gay letters to Oireachtas Justice Committee 2010-03-13
According to Green Party member CiarÃ¡n Cuffe on Twitter, the Civil Partnership Bill is due to reach committee stage on 24th March 2010.
Irish Independent: Greens jump on the FF gravy train 2010-03-13
I NOTE with interest the Green Party's ministerial rotation policy. I assume this bizarre scheme will result in the Irish taxpayer paying an additional ...
Irish Times: Miriam Lord's Week 2010-03-13
... Sinn FÃ©in Ardfheis and continues next week with Fine Gael's conference in Killarney, followed by the Green Party in Waterford and then Labour in Galway.
WGIL Radio News: Green Party Gov Candidate Has Budget Ideas 2010-03-13
Rich Whitney, the Green Party candidate for governor, has a new idea for raising money for state government: tax financial transactions, like those th ...
Reno Gazette-Journal: Updated Nevada, Washoe candidates list 2010-03-13
... David Scott Curtis (Green Party); Floyd Fitzgibbons (IAP); Jim Gibbons (R) (i); Arthur F. Lampitt Jr. (Libertarian); Stanleigh Harold Lusak (R);
3News: Pete Bethune's wife shocked at arrest 2010-03-13
The arrest came as a shock to his wife and the Green Party are now calling for him to be freed. Japan took extreme lengths to protect Mr Bethune ...
Roanoke Times: Del. Charles Poindexter: 'It's about impact' 2010-03-13
Poindexter, 67, started his second term in January after handily beating Independent Green party candidate Sherman Witcher. "Onzlee Ware said it best," ...
Newstalk ZB: Government urged to act 2010-03-13
Green Party MP Metiria Turei says the government should make a public statement to New Zealanders saying it will do everything it can to bring home Mr ...
ChicagoPride.com: INFERNO: The Green Party 2010-03-13
Come celebrate St. Patricks Day with Hydrate Nightclub as they feature DJ Alyson Calagna. It's the hottest party on the strip! DJ/Producer Alyson Calagn ...
AOL News: Pete Bethune 2010-03-13
New Zealand authorities must do everything they can to bring whale-defender Peter Bethune back home, the Green Party said today.
IcelandReview: Independence Party Chief supports Joint Icesave-Effort 2010-03-13
There is talk that the radical wing of the Left Green party should be appeased by former Minister of Health, Ã–gmundur JÃ³nasson, rejoining the government.
Bloomington Pantagraph: Talk with Canadians can be enlightening 2010-03-13
... the Conservative party which aligns with the right centrist part of our Democratic Party, the Green party which leans heavily socialistic ...
Green Party Watch: North Carolina students start College Greens chapter at Elon UniversityMarch ... 2010-03-13
Cynthia McKinney An Elon University junior is proposing an on-campus chapter of the Green Party and has begun the process to have it officially approved ...
3News: Greens urge government to get Bethune home 2010-03-13
The Green Party is urging the government and New Zealand authorities to do everything possible to bring anti-whaling activist Pete Bethune home.
Monterey County Herald: Contests in four June primary races 2010-03-13
Eric Petersen of Salinas is running in the Green Party congressional primary. Two candidates, Adella Lujan and Alondra Salcedo, filed to run in trustee ...
Ballot Access: Arizona Greens Submit 29015 Signatures for Party Status 2010-03-13
The Green Party is the only party that turned in a petition. That petition contained 29015 signatures. UPDATE: the 29015 figure is an updated and accurate ...
Radio Sweden: Sahlin Accepts Job Security Exceptions - SR International 2010-03-13
The u-turn will be welcomed by her coalition partners in the Green Party, while the initial reaction on Saturday from the other coalition partner ...
MiamiHerald.com: Former hostages find a purpose in politics 2010-03-13
The Conservative Party and Green Party candidates will be defined Sunday in open primaries. The former hostages are living proof of the dangers of doing ...
TheDay.com: Repealing NL rule will help curb costs 2010-03-13
Thursday night's special City Council meeting was not just good theater, but proof that working in concert with the Green Party gives the Republicans ...
New Socialist Group: (Located at the Corner of Angus Street and College Avenue) 2010-03-13
He has run for the US Senate on the Green Party line and sought the party's presidential nomination. Currently he edits the ecosocialist journal ...
Tasmania Examiner: Mixed response to talk on result 2010-03-13
... rather than a government that will be beholden to a minority Green party that is intent on pursuing its sectional and often radical interests above all ...
San Mateo Daily Journal: Incumbents, challengers file to run for June election 2010-03-13
Green Party Central Committee candidates countywide are Sanda Everette, Gloria A. Purcell, Barry J. Marchessault, Michael Batchelder and Cynthia Ann Asrir.

2010-03-12: Headlines

Irish Independent: Michael Brennan: Hospital row shows we are bereft of leadership 2010-03-12
The previous night, it was the Green Party on the run -- John Gormley, Eamon Ryan and Ciaran Cuffe couldn't get away fast enough from the media in the face ...
WJBD Online: Governor Candidate For Green Part Sees Revenue in Legalization of Marijuana 2010-03-12
(Springfield, IL) -- The Green Party's candidate for governor laid out his platform yesterday but not before criticizing Governor Quinn on his bud ...
Bloomington Pantagraph: Green Party gubernatorial candidate wants to legalize, tax pot 2010-03-12
SPRINGFIELD -- Rich Whitney, Green Party candidate for governor, on Thursday laid out his state budget plans, which included raising income taxe ...
Green Party US: Greens to participate in the 'US Out of Afghanistan and Iraq Now' march ... 2010-03-12
The Green Party of the United States opposed the US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan from the very beginning, and more recently criticized President Obam ...
NewsOXY: Christians urged to boycott Glenn Beck over social justice 2010-03-12
It is one of the Four Pillars of the Green Party upheld by the worldwide green parties. Some tenets of the party have been adopted by those on the left ...
Scoop.co.nz: Maori representation in the Super City please 2010-03-12
A lack of Maori representation at all levels of the Super City is going to be detrimental to the future of Auckland, the Green Party said today.
Galway Bay FM: Plan to harness power for city through dam on Corrib 2010-03-12
According to the Green Party's Sen. Niall O Brolchain, the river had the potential to create one or two megawatts of power and this would provide the power ...
Deutsche Welle: Foreign affairs or personal affairs? Westerwelle's diplomatic trips 2010-03-12
"Westerwelle is damaging the federal republic, he is damaging the image of the foreign ministry," said Renate Kuenast, a senior figure in the Green party.
New York Times: Sampler: Attorney General to Investigate San Francisco Crime Lab, and More ... 2010-03-12
[The San Jose Mercury News] No Longer Green | Ross Mirkarimi, the San Francisco supervisor who helped start the Green Party in California in the 1980 ...
NW Evening Mail: Poll puts Labour in front 2010-03-12
... seat is set to be contested by Labour's John Woodcock, Conservative John Gough, Liberal Democrat Barry Rabone and Dr Chris Loynes, of the Green Party.
The Star: Buses are late since tram gates changes 2010-03-12
Coun Bernard Little, of Sheffield Green Party, said: "Opening bus and tram gates to traffic during the day was a bad idea and now we have the evidence ...
Ipswich Evening Star: Battle lines drawn up in Suffolk Coastal 2010-03-12
... emeritus professor of engineering at the University of Manchester, as its candidate while the Green Party has put its faith in Rachel Fulcher ...
St Albans & Harpenden Review: Students at St Albans-based college put politicians to the test 2010-03-12
The college's A-level politics students then grilled Green Party candidate Jack Easton in February; local Labour leader and candidate Roma Mills on March 1 ...
Bury Free Press: Council proposal will 'curtail democracy' 2010-03-12
But a group of Independent and Green Party councillors are unhappy about the proposed changes, which they say are 'the latest step in curtailing democracy'.
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press: Fakenham pupils grill political candidates 2010-03-12
... the North Norfolk constituency where Fakenham currently stands, and Bob Gledhill, a Norwich City Councillor representing the Green party in the debate.
San Francisco Chronicle: It's not easy being Green 2010-03-12
San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, who helped kick start the Green Party in California in the 1980s, has decided to turn blue, as in Democrat.
San Francisco Chronicle: Daly might back Newsom for state office 2010-03-12
It's not easy being Green: San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, who helped kick-start the Green Party in California in the 1980s, has decided to turn ...
The Awl: I Got 99 Problems, But Eminent Domain Ain't One: White Brooklynites Against Jay-Z 2010-03-12
Billy Talen, the erstwhile Green Party mayoral candidate who, despite his earnest virtue, barely topped the write-in ballots for Monty Burns.
Spiegel Online: Sarkozy's Crisis A Weary French President Battons Down Hatchets for Tough ... 2010-03-12
This is why the French Green party is also counting on a repeat of their success at the European Parliament elections, where they almost beat the Socialist ...
St. John's Telegram: Government shouldn't defend seal hunt: Green Party 2010-03-12
The Green Party is slamming the government for using public funds to promote the seal hunt. In a news release, the party said that the hunt invite ...
Charleston City Paper: St. Patty's Day is on its way 2010-03-12
by Christina Janke by Christina Janke by Christina Janke by Susan Cohen On St. Patrick's Day, everyone is a little Irish.
Argenta News: Vote For State Rep on New Poll 2010-03-12
Carroll ran as Green Party candidate two years ago when he was first elected and has since switched to the Democratic Party. Steele is term limited ...
Chicago Press Release Services: Democrats to pick Quinn's running mate March 27 2010-03-12
Also on the November ballot is Green Party governor candidate Rich Whitney from Carbondale and lieutenant governor nominee Don Crawford from St. Elmo.
Prague Daily Monitor: Interior Minister to lead Prague CSSD in elections 2010-03-12
Olga Zubova, head of the extra-parliamentary Democratic Green Party (DSZ), who was to run for the CSSD as the number five in Prague, will be deleted ...
Auburn Citizen: Wells College students learn about activism at symposium 2010-03-12
Today's keynote speaker, Rosa Clemente, was the 2008 Green Party vice presidential candidate. She will speak from 1 to 2:30 pm about her experiences as ...
Independent Political Report: Coffee Party Holding Events Across Country Tomorrow 2010-03-12
The Green Party is reaching out to these “Coffee Party” folks. Many of us have attended their meetings, called them, urged them to run as Green Party ...
Environmental Expert: Emphasis on a `blue-green` party with the launch of the conservative ... 2010-03-12
Shadow Environment Secretary Nick Herbert stressed the importance of the Conservative Party being a 'blue-green' party at the launch of a new green public ...
An Phoblacht: Nuacht na nOibrithe 2010-03-12
THE Fianna FÃ¡il/Green Party Government has been given a four-week window of opportunity to resume talks with unions about pay cuts with the notice this week ...
Panorama.am: Turkey slams Sweden's MP of Turkish decent 2010-03-12
... the member of Sweden's Parliament Mehmet Kaplan of Turkish decent, the Swedish Green Party, is also a subject to hot discussions in the Turkish media.
Charleston City Paper: Weekend Round-Up: Stilettos, St. Patty, and a film festival 2010-03-12
by Christina Janke by Christina Janke by Christina Janke by Susan Cohen You can almost hear the heels clicking on King Street already ...
WSIL TV: Governor Candidates Differ On Budget 2010-03-12
Green Party candidate Rich Whitney says instead the state needs to reform its tax structure. "When you look at all taxes together we're taxing the bottom 20 ...
Downtown Journal: Dolan gets three more years as police chief 2010-03-12
The other end of the spectrum included members of the city's Green Party — which earlier released a statement opposing the reappointment — and a group th ...
Linex Legal: Anderson Lloyd > Crown Minerals Act Review 2010-03-12
In response to a question during Parliamentary question time from Green Party Co-Leader, Metiria Turei, the Minister of Energy and Resources, the Hon Gerry ...
TheDay.com: NL Council votes to rescind 2008 contractor ordinance 2010-03-12
Mayor Rob Pero, Deputy Mayor Adam Sprecace, Councilor Martin T. Olsen, all Republicans, and Green Party member John Russell voted to rescind the ordinance ...
news.caterer.com: Catering jobs need high-calibre candidates 2010-03-12
Alan Francis, transport spokesperson for the Green Party of England and Wales, recently said that at the moment the logistical links in the UK are not good ...
Ballot Access: Local California Chamber of Commerce Retracts its Endorsement of Propositi ... 2010-03-12
The speaker against Proposition 14, Craig Thorsen, identified himself as representing the Green Party. During his presentation, he first outlined the way ...
Reno Gazette-Journal: Updated Washoe, Nevada candidate list 2010-03-12
... David Scott Curtis (Green Party); Floyd Fitzgibbons (IAP); Jim Gibbons (R) (i); Arthur F. Lampitt Jr. (Libertarian); Stanleigh Harold Lusak (R);
The Olympian: Green Party group explores economic crisis at events 2010-03-12
OLYMPIA - The Green Party of South Puget Sound continues its series of film and forum events exploring the national economic crisis on Wednesday at Lincoln ...
Bloomington Pantagraph: Green Party's Whitney calls for income tax hike, legalized pot 2010-03-12
Rich Whitney, Green Party candidate for governor, on Thursday laid out his state budget plans, which included raising income taxes, taxing financial ...
TVNZ: Bethune has long wait to see lawyer 2010-03-12
Meanwhile, the leader of Australia's Green Party has announced on Saturday morning he is backing an international campaign to free Pete Bethune.
The Local: FDP says Westerwelle criticism threatens democracy 2010-03-12
... the federal republic, he is damaging the image of the Foreign Ministry," said Renate KÃ¼nast, a senior figure in the environmentalist Green party.
Reno Gazette Journal: Candidate filing slows heading toward deadline 2010-03-12
... Reno; Aaron Yehuda Honig, Las Vegas; (Libertarian) Arthur Forest Lampitt Jr., Henderson and Green Party (David Scott Curtis, Las Vegas.
Politics.hu: NGO compares energy agendas in campaign 2010-03-12
The small green party Politics Can Be Different (LMP), which currently hovers around the 5 percent support necessary for entry to parliament, has outlined ...
Green Party Watch: Ross Mirkarimi Switches Party Affiliation From Green to DemocratMarch 12, 2010 2010-03-12
The Green Party should be the party of the “Citizen Political Servant”, instead of yet another party of political professionals. I don't mean this as a slam ...
The Associated Press: UBS says IRS has 20 Swiss banks in its sights 2010-03-12
Marlies Baenziger, a lawmaker for the center-left Green Party and member of the parliamentary finance committee, said the letter showed UBS was trying ...
Aysor: Sweden's Parliament Approves Armenian Genocide Resolution 2010-03-12
The Resolution's supporters are the Social Democratic Workers' Party, Christian Democratic Party of Sweden, the Green Party, the Left Party, and several MP ...
Hereford Times: Herefordshire's parliamentary candidates given a grilling 2010-03-12
Leominster Green Party candidate Felicity Norman spoke about economic investment and was later applauded by the audience for diffusing a heated conversati ...
TVNZ: SuperGold card review concerns Grey Power 2010-03-12
Green Party aged care spokeswoman Sue Kedgley said the government needed to get its priorities right and encourage the elderly to get out and about ...
Ballot Access: Arizona Greens Submit Approximately 26000 Signatures for Party Status 2010-03-12
The Green Party is the only party that turned in a petition. That petition contained approximately 26000 signatures. The Libertarian Party has not needed ...
Mother Nature Network: Ecollywood: Celebs use Oscar weekend to promote eco-charities 2010-03-12
First up was Global Green's party, where items on display included water-saving Caroma toilets (Ed Begley Jr. has 'em), Pureology hair products and ...
Philadelphia Metro: After bitter fight, shovels hit dirt 2010-03-12
A Green Party member with a drum was arrested protesting the official festivities. A block away from the groundbreaking, opponents staged a mock “ground ...
Chicago Daily Herald: Green nominee proposes pot tax to help balance budget 2010-03-12
SPRINGFIELD - Green Party candidate for governor Rich Whitney said Thursday he'd legalize and tax marijuana and tax ...
nwitimes.com: Midwest Poker Invitational deals kids winning hand 2010-03-12
Invited guests can share in over $50000 in cash and prizes at Saturday's "Go Green" party from 9 am to 9 pm at Harrah's Joliet. Celebrate St. Patrick's Day ...
ITAR-TASS: Turkey has called off its ambassador to Sweden and Prime Minister h ... 2010-03-12
The draft was submitted by opposition forces – the Left Party, the Green Party, the Social Democratic Workers' Party and several MPs from the Liberal ...
Irish Times: Government and unions in new talks 2010-03-12
The Government said Mr Cowen, Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan and the leader of the Green Party, John Gormley, had met Ictu officers at the invitation ...
Independent Political Report: Green Party San Francisco City Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi switches affiliati ... 2010-03-12
One of the most successful Green Party politicians in California and the nation, Ross Mirkarimi, has switched his party affiliation from Green to Democratic ...

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