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).
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Electoral Map
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, and how they have evolved over the years.
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Dow Jones & Company is an American publishing and financial information firm.
Presidential Election 2012
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.
Colorado marijuana
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 supports efforts ranging from reducing penalties for cannabis-related offenses to removing all penalties related to cannabis, including sale and cultivation. Proponents of cannabis decriminalization argue that a substantial amount of law-enforcement resources would be freed, which could be used to prevent more serious crimes, and would reduce income earned by street gangs and organized crime who sell or traffic cannabis. Opponents argue that cannabis on street level today has a much higher percent of THC with a stronger drug effect and that decriminalization will lead to increased crime, increased cannabis usage, and subsequent abuse of other illicit drugs. Gonzales v. Raich, 2005 ruled in a 6-3 decision that the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution allowed the federal government to ban the use of cannabis, including medical use.
Michigan Election Results
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 second term. Their major challengers were the Republican nominee and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.
The election campaign saw four major debates: three presidential and one vice-presidential. Issues debated included the economy and jobs, the national deficit, social policy, immigration and foreign policy. Prior to the election, the media typically saw the election as too close to predict in advance, although statistical models, bookmakers and betting markets had Obama as a clear favorite to win.
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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 Members of Parliament who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative Party and Liberal Party. BQ founder Lucien Bouchard was a cabinet minister in the federal Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney. The BQ seeks to create the conditions necessary for the political secession of Quebec from Canada and campaigns actively only within the province during federal elections.
Incumbent
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 United States presidential election, Barack Obama is the incumbent, because he is the president in the current term while the election seeks to determine the president for the following term. A race without an incumbent is referred to as an open seat.
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Politico
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 of the 2008 Republican Presidential candidates debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on May 3, 2007, the 2008 Democratic Presidential candidates debate at the Kodak Theater on January 31, 2008, and the 2012 Republican Presidential candidates debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on September 7, 2011.
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Earthquake
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, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time.
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