Sentences with phrase «of election returns»

For those people who enjoy the minutiae of election returns, especially for minor parties, the county elections web pages sometimes have interesting details that are not included in the Secretary of State's web page.

Doug Hoffman - the Conservative Party candidate in the 23rd congressional district's special election - «un-conceded» on the Glenn Beck radio show Monday night, as a standard review of election returns showed Democrat Bill Owen's lead over Hoffman had narrowed from 5,800 votes to just over 3,000 votes.

As for regulating the «manner» of elections, the Supreme Court has interpreted this to mean «matters like notices, registration, supervision of voting, protection of voters, prevention of fraud and corrupt practices, counting of votes, duties of inspectors and canvassers, and making and publication of election returns.»

I went to Sue's Restaurant as polls were closing, where some candidates, supporters and politicians were expected to watch the Board of Elections returns on the web.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the paucity of success stories, rather than concentrating upon their record in power, the chief emphasis of Labour's misguided strategy has been to scare voters with the prospect of the elections returning a Conservative led coalition government.

Not exact matches

If McConnell can fend off his conservative challenger on May 20, guide four of his fellow incumbents through a thicket of Tea Party primary challenges, and survive the November election — a difficult hat trick — he is likely to emerge as the one Washington Republican who can return the Grand Old Party to the grand old political center and put an end to Tea Party extremism.

Although no recent First Amendment cases could be seen to apply directly to the publication of tax returns from a candidate for president, lawyer Floyd Abrams said that «all the cases make it extremely unlikely that the Times could constitutionally be held liable for publishing such a newsworthy story, a month before a presidential election, about a candidate for President.»

Of course, the banks also had a lot to do with the rise of the S&P 500, which is weighted by market - cap, during the same period: Nearly 36 % of the S&P 500's returns since the election came from financial stocks, according to S&P GlobaOf course, the banks also had a lot to do with the rise of the S&P 500, which is weighted by market - cap, during the same period: Nearly 36 % of the S&P 500's returns since the election came from financial stocks, according to S&P Globaof the S&P 500, which is weighted by market - cap, during the same period: Nearly 36 % of the S&P 500's returns since the election came from financial stocks, according to S&P Globaof the S&P 500's returns since the election came from financial stocks, according to S&P Global.

Still, even if you take out the Obama Trauma, in which the stock market fell nearly 13 % following the current president's election in 2008 — and, to be fair, the country was in the middle of a financial panic — the average return in a month following the election is 0.4 %.

Bollore fell 6 percent after French police questioned billionaire Vincent Bollore over allegations his group worked on the election campaigns of presidential candidates in two African countries in return for lucrative port contracts.

As such, the document marked both the belated return of Parliament and the unofficial start to a federal election campaign that is still two years away.

PARIS, April 24 (Reuters)- French police questioned billionaire Vincent Bollore on Tuesday over allegations his Groupe Bollore worked on the election campaigns of presidential candidates in Africa in return for lucrative port contracts.

Last night, like so many of you, I watched the election returns with family and friends.

One of the most talked - about «dark money» groups of the election released its tax returns yesterday, showing it raised almost $ 77 million from fewer than 100 donors over 19 months.

Maduro's approval ratings have tumbled amid the crisis to 28 percent, near the lowest in 16 years of socialist rule, and while there's no sign the sometimes violent street protests that overwhelmed the country a year ago will return anytime soon, polls indicate that the opposition will coast to victory in legislative elections expected to take place by year end.

The Eurozone is coming to terms with the return of crisis conditions to Greece, as new elections on Jan. 25 approach.

Besides Mr. Drexler, major (5 % or greater) shareholders in the firm, as of the annual proxy in April, include FMR LLC (which includes the Fidelity Contrafund), Baron Capital Group, BlackRock, and T Rowe Price, all of whom voted in favor of the directors up for election as well as the other management proposals — and Columbia Wanger Asset Management (whose parent Ameriprise, did not return requests for information).

Among other pronouncements, he says he plans to return the country to its founding principles of liberty and limited government, should he win the election.

Watching the election returns, we were reminded of the quote attributed to the American writer Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens): «It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble.

Mr. Kushner, 35, the husband of Mr. Trump's eldest daughter, Ivanka, and an influential adviser to his father - in - law during the presidential campaign, had been planning to return to his private businesses after Election Day.

In conclusion, we do not believe that geopolitical events, such as yesterday's U.S. elections, are long - term determinants of economic growth and financial market returns.

Friday's opposition vote to defeat the Conservative government for «contempt of Parliament» was an exercise in self - delusion, testosterone and faulty logic that will surely result in Stephen Harper returning after the May 2 election as prime minister — and likely with a majority.

«There is tremendous uncertainty about the election, but investors expect the winner to affect stock market returns in some way,» said Sameer Aurora, head of client strategy at UBS Wealth Management Americas.

At that time I wrote: «Friday's opposition vote to defeat the Conservative government for «contempt of Parliament» was an exercise in self - delusion, testosterone and faulty logic that will surely result in Stephen Harper returning after the May 2 election as prime minister — and likely with a majority.

Proxy cards that are signed and returned but do not contain instructions will be voted (1) «For» the election of the Class I director nominees, (2) «For» approval of an amendment to the J.Crew Group, Inc..

He also said he hoped the company would deliver on its promises of improved returns so «we don't need to run for election next year.»

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A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment Friday against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities accused of violating US laws to interfere with US elections and political processes.

With the French election ending in the defeat of Le Pen, one more risk factor has been removed from the table and low volatility has returned.

Nearly half of the returning officers appointed in the 2008 provincial election had ties to the PC Party.

A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment Friday against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities accused of violating US laws to interfere with US elections and political...

The most convincing evidence about presidential election years for Evans is that in 18 of the last 22, the S&P 500 indexhas had a positive return for the year and has posted an average return of 11 percent in those years.

That said, a new leaf seems to have been turned this year with hedge funds returning to positive flows in the first quarter of 2017.1 Renewed interest has been spurred by the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States, which some industry experts are predicting should bring meaningful tax reform, deregulation and infrastructure spending that we think could prove a boon to hedge strategies.

As we approach the presidential election and the planned expiration of the Bush tax cuts at the end of the year, we may see people steer away from dividend strategies and focus more on total return strategies.

After retreating into political exile for a few months, the veteran political operator returned with a vengeance to lead the Wildrose election campaign that brought the party from the depths of the abyss to 21 MLAs, more than they won in 2012.

In the prior 27 midterm periods, the S&P 500 has rallied 12 % on average during the 10 months following the election; the return jumps to 22 % when the Fed is in the middle of a tightening cycle.

In the context of the industry reaction to the election outcome, it is interesting to compare expense returns with the submit - war election cycle.

Mr. Anglin also filed a complaint with the Calgary Police reporting he'd received an anonymous death threat after refusing to step aside for Mr. Nixon, and accused what the Red Deer Advocate called «a senior Wildrose Party player» of offering him «in essence a bribe» in return for stepping down — a job with the Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Energy Regulator or the Alberta Surface Rights Board, presumably on the assumption the party wins the next election.

An investor selecting a portfolio according to the percentage of contributions given to the winner in a presidential election would have earned significant abnormal returns of up to 6.6 % per year during the first year after an election.

In the paper, Corporate campaign contributions and abnormal stock returns after presidential elections, forthcoming in Public Choice, we explore the stock market performance of top corporate contributors after the elections that brought Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, respectively, to power.

He said he hoped the matter could be resolved quickly «so the committee can return to its charge — fully investigating the Russian interference in our election and the role of the Trump campaign, and what steps need to be taken to protect against foreign interference in the next election.»

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«I take issue with the word to a certain degree, so I make a distinction between a capital E and a small e. I was in the Caribbean in 2004, watching the election returns with a group of friends, and when Fox News, in a state of delirious joy, announced that evangelicals had helped sway the election, I realized this word has really been hijacked.

In the aftermath of the riots, Mr Cameron's own party was urging him to return to the family policies on which he campaigned in the 2010general election.