Lila Diane Sawyer (born December 22, 1945) is the current anchor of ABC News’ flagship program, ABC World News. Previously, Sawyer had been co-anchor of ABC News’s morning news program, Good Morning America (GMA).
Lila Diane Sawyer (born December 22, 1945) is the current anchor of ABC News’ flagship program, ABC World News. Previously, Sawyer had been co-anchor of ABC News’s morning news program, Good Morning America (GMA).
The province of Quebec, in Canada, elects members of Parliament at the federal level and members of the National Assembly at the provincial level. This article is about electoral districts (known as “electoral divisions” or circonscriptions) at the provincial level,…
Dow Jones & Company is an American publishing and financial information firm.
This national electoral calendar for the year 2012 lists the national/federal direct elections to be held in 2012 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
Attempts to decriminalize cannabis in the United States began in the 1970s. Several jurisdictions have subsequently decriminalized cannabis (also referred to as marijuana or marihuana) for non-medical purposes, as views on cannabis have liberalized, peaking in 1978. The decriminalization movement…
The United States presidential election of 2012 was the 57th quadrennial presidential election and took place on November 6, 2012. It saw the Democratic nominee, President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden successfully elected to a…
The Bloc Québécois (French pronunciation: [blÉk kebekwa], Quebec Bloc) is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec’s interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was formed by…
The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent(s). For example, in the 2012…
Politico is an American political journalism organization based in Arlington, Virginia, that distributes its content via television, the Internet, newspaper, and radio. Its coverage of Washington, D.C., includes the U.S. Congress, lobbying, media and the Presidency. It was a sponsor…
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency,…