Sentences with phrase «voting point for»

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The changes to Medicaid were the sticking point for many Republican senators who had concerns about the bill going into the vote.

TORONTO, May 2 - Canadian energy producer Crescent Point Energy Corp is poised to win support for its director nominees based on a preliminary counting of votes, shrugging off opposition from activist investor Cation Capital, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

As Northam cruised to his nine - point victory over Gillespie, I couldn't help but think that maybe it's time for newspapers to stop telling their dwindling number of subscribers how to vote.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Friday as traders await a vote for the Republican - led health - care bill.

The 7 - 2 vote for the rate move, the Fed's third this year, raises the benchmark lending rate by a quarter percentage point to a target range of 1.25 percent to 1.5 percent.

For instance, in Pennsylvania and Michigan, Clinton's total percentage of the final vote fell within 2 points of what had been predicted for her in the polling averaFor instance, in Pennsylvania and Michigan, Clinton's total percentage of the final vote fell within 2 points of what had been predicted for her in the polling averafor her in the polling average.

«For sure, the priorities are immigration, the control of borders, of Europe, (the issue of) cultural identities and the understanding of how the Italian society should move ahead in a globalized world,» Terzi di Sant «Agata said, following the Italian election result which pointed to a hung parliament where no one party or coalition gained a majority of the vote that would allow it to govern alone.

Already, sticking points in the plan have emerged, threatening the loss of votes for a party that holds only a narrow majority in the Senate.

«Our members have overwhelmingly voted for strike action because British Airways» pay rates are indefensible and the crew are at breaking point.»

While it's highly unlikely that any Kobo users will end up on a Canadian watchlist, the point remains: ship your data abroad, and it falls into other jurisdictions and other legal systems that you don't necessarily vote for or understand.

Dec 1 (Reuters)- U.S. stock futures pointed to a reversal of some of this week's gains for Wall Street on Friday as a delay in voting on a Republican tax overhaul kept investors on edge about its passage.

The starting point for civic engagement in the existing political process is to support voting across the world.

Dec 1 - U.S. stock futures pointed to a reversal of some of this week's gains for Wall Street on Friday as a delay in voting on a Republican tax overhaul kept investors on edge about its passage.

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Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. says in a report that investors should vote for Dallas Howe and Herbert Pinder, nominated by Cation Capital Inc., instead of Crescent Point nominees Rene Amirault and Mike Jackson at the company's annual meeting May 4.

But on Tuesday night, Speaker Boehner pointed to continued Republican control of the House of Representatives and said, «With this vote, the American people have also made clear that there is no mandate for raising tax rates.»

WASHINGTON (AP)-- A Senate committee voted along party lines Wednesday to advance President Donald Trump's picks for key posts at the Environmental Protection Agency over the objections of Democrats who pointed to the nominees» past work for corporate clients they would now regulate.

The Cruz algorithm was then applied to what the campaign calls an «enhanced voter file,» which can contain as many as 50,000 data points gathered from voting records, popular websites and consumer information such as magazine subscriptions, car ownership and preferences for food and clothing.

Upon learning this, the number of likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire that were unwilling to vote for him jumped approximately 30 points, from 26 percent to 53 percent.

With Greece at boiling point following the adoption of yet more internationally mandated austerity measures in the wake of parliament's vote to slash 25,000 jobs in the public sector, opposition leaders said it was wrong for Schäuble to be visiting at all.

We believe the Brexit vote will continue to be top of mind this week, as polls point to a marginal lead for those on the «leave» side.

While the IDR does not contain Glass Lewis» analysis or voting recommendations, the data points included are critical inputs for Glass Lewis» analysis.

Following the Brexit vote in June 2016, stocks dropped 5.3 % in three days, including an 871 - point drop for the Dow.

Even though the outcome of the first vote eliminated candidates from the traditional parties, the results pointed to an eventual victory for independent centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron.

The bill's price tag had been a sticking point for one senator, Mr. Corker, a longtime deficit hawk, who voted against the initial Senate bill over concerns it would add to the federal debt.

I usually vote for credit cards that allow you to reduce borrowing costs when you need to carry - over monthly balances or maximize cash back benefits when you pay off a bill entirely, over credit cards that offer points to buy stuff.

This means that any net tax cut over the ten - year period not explicitly called for by the budget resolution would be subject to a budget point of order that would require 60 votes to override.

With 53.8 percent of the vote, he easily bested his nearest opponent, the Member of Parliament for Timmins - James Bay, Charlie Angus, by nearly 34 percentage points.

No, although I've voted Democratic in every election since 1976 — except for primaries in Texas where there's no point in voting Democratic — I can say that every candidate I've ever seen has made some effort to look like a man of faith.

Douthat's point that you don't need a populist that can't get people to vote for him is well taken, but Pawlenty did get people to vote for him for governor in the purple state of Minnesota.

He takes as his point of departure some polling data that suggests a durable unwillingness to vote for a Mormon presidential candidate, a reluctance that has....

Liberal Boomers, who seldom if ever seriously criticize the legions of conservative - demonizers in your midst, for this post I will mostly join Mr. Druckenmiller in accusing you outright, that is, I will act as if this was your premeditated plan motivated by selfish interest, and not a pattern of political self - delusion that you fell into, given the drip - drip - drip of Democrat talking points over the years, given your gleeful listening to those who dismissed conservatives as hateful dunces, so that you ceased to even consider the NUMBERS conservatives kept pointing to, and just kept on doggedly voting D.

Just did, thank you for pointing that out... It does appear that the more precise and correct word, when applied to the voting example I gave above is plurality which is synonymous with «relative majority».

For one I could point out 20 mispelling errors, «Mormonism» not a word, weird huh.I am a Mormon I do support Mitt and I did in 2008, but religion aside Mitt can get it done, and he has in the past!!!! Obama has failed the USA no doubt about that.Mitt's morals, family values is what America is on.Shame on the people who can't move past that, You (not me) voted on a black man for President and not a Mormon, turns out the Mormon Canidiate coud have changed the whole USA around cool hFor one I could point out 20 mispelling errors, «Mormonism» not a word, weird huh.I am a Mormon I do support Mitt and I did in 2008, but religion aside Mitt can get it done, and he has in the past!!!! Obama has failed the USA no doubt about that.Mitt's morals, family values is what America is on.Shame on the people who can't move past that, You (not me) voted on a black man for President and not a Mormon, turns out the Mormon Canidiate coud have changed the whole USA around cool hfor President and not a Mormon, turns out the Mormon Canidiate coud have changed the whole USA around cool huh.

The point I am trying to make is voters shouldn't be called bigots for not voting for gay marriage.

To demonstrate my point... many catholics voted for Ronald Reagan to office because he was «pro-life».

IF you vote for someone based on their religion you are missing the point!

Some reporting points to the 81 percent of evangelicals who voted for president Donald Trump as a contributing factor to the drop off.

The Protestant vote declined by one point as a percentage of the electorate between 2012 and 2016, for a total of 52 percent of the overall vote.

Piper refers to Trump's «divisive rhetorical style... and his reckless Twitter form of leadership,» and says, as his third point, that a «huge percentage» of white evangelicals voted for Trump «even though the character issues were screaming to be taken more seriously» (Statistically, around 80 percent of white evangelicals voted for President Trump in the 2016 election.).

Sadly, this happened to me at the Catholic chapel at West Point, where there was a handout about not voting for politicians who were pro-choice.

So I generally try to avoid throwing Bible verses around to make a point, but when I got an e-mail entitled «Who Would Jesus Vote For?»

I am not calling for cuts to government programs as of now — they are necessary for so many people's basic survival — but Mr. Beck does have a pertinent point: voting to tax someone else (typically wealthier than us) to provide assistance does not necessarily demonstrate a society that «cares» — much more caring is a society that willingly donates those funds to charities they have taken the time to research, and more caring still if the members of that society take the time to volunteer to administer that aid.

Considering that achieving the greatest good for the greatest number is kind of the point of democracy and any other coercive form of government, I guess you can say that Rand is opposed to the Republic as well, although in public she essentially gutted her own philosophy and said that she was only opposed to people being allowed to vote on matters of private enterprise.

For example, among traditionalist evangelicals, men gave 85 percent of their vote to Dole, compared with 64 percent for women, a twenty - one point difference; comparable figures for traditionalist Catholics were 58 and 47 percent, respectiveFor example, among traditionalist evangelicals, men gave 85 percent of their vote to Dole, compared with 64 percent for women, a twenty - one point difference; comparable figures for traditionalist Catholics were 58 and 47 percent, respectivefor women, a twenty - one point difference; comparable figures for traditionalist Catholics were 58 and 47 percent, respectivefor traditionalist Catholics were 58 and 47 percent, respectively.

But my hope is that every Christian who has decided to vote for Trump has, at some point, spoken out against his comments regarding sexual assault, immigrants, women, and additional issues that defile all people who are made in the image of God.

The point to being an atheist and involved in these discussions is that for better or worse much of the country votes with some religion involved in their views.

According to Pew Research's exit polls, the Catholic vote went up four percentage points for Trump, while white evangelicals rose three points and «Other faiths» jumped six points.

thank you... we need more «geniouses» that know better than to vote for one of these delusional clowns... that's the point you seem to have not understood lol