Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press Updated 6:03 am CDT, Thursday, June 13, 2019 Supporters of the former government camp outside the interior ministry in Chisinau, Moldova, Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Moldova's police chief on Wednesday dismissed six officers who publicly backed a rival government, reflecting a continuing power struggle that has heightened political tensions in the impoverished ex-Soviet nation. less Supporters of the former government camp outside the interior ministry in Chisinau, Moldova, Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Moldova's police chief on Wednesday dismissed six officers who publicly backed a rival ... more Photo: Roveliu Buga, AP Photo: Roveliu Buga, AP Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 Supporters of the former government camp outside the interior … [Read more...] about Putin backs Moldova’s new government amid political turmoil
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Mackinac Policy Conference 2019: Business and politics converge
Kathleen Gray Detroit Free Press Published 8:32 AM EDT May 28, 2019 Dan Gilbert, the billionaire developer who has helped transform downtown Detroit, was supposed to be one of the first speakers Wednesday at the 39th annual Mackinac Policy Conference. But the three-day conference on Mackinac Island, which is put on by the Detroit Regional Chamber, had an unexpected schedule change Sunday when Gilbert, the founder of Quicken Loans and owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team, was hospitalized with stroke-like symptoms. “First, the most important thing is Dan’s health. Dan and his family are in our thoughts and we are wishing him a speedy recovery," said Sandy Baruah, the chamber's president and CEO. "The Chamber is grateful that Dan’s colleague, Bill Emerson, (vice chairman of Quicken Loans) will be taking his place on stage at the Conference.” Gilbert's center stage time at noon Wednesday would have been his second speaking appearance on the … [Read more...] about Mackinac Policy Conference 2019: Business and politics converge
Algerians march against president and political system
Updated 2:58 am PDT, Friday, March 29, 2019 In this picture taken on June 27, 2012, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, left, and his Army chief of staff, Gen. Ahmed Gaid Salah, review an honor guard before attending a military parade, in Cherchell near Algiers, Algeria. Algeria's powerful army chief, Ahmed Gaid Salah, insisted Wednesday that the military won't get mixed up in politics, a day after he said a constitutional process should be set in motion to declare ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika unfit for office. less In this picture taken on June 27, 2012, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, left, and his Army chief of staff, Gen. Ahmed Gaid Salah, review an honor guard before attending a military parade, in Cherchell ... more Photo: Anis Belghoul, AP Photo: Anis Belghoul, AP … [Read more...] about Algerians march against president and political system
Oregon and political action committee settle voting case
Andrew Selsky, Associated Press Updated 6:49 pm CST, Friday, March 8, 2019 FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018 file photo, a voter in Lake Oswego, Ore., places her ballot in a designated drop box outside City Hall. Days before last November's elections, members of a political action committee in Oregon went door-to-door in Portland and its suburbs and collected filled-in ballots from voters, saying they'd mail them in. But about 100 of those ballots were mailed late and not counted. The group was fined by the secretary of state less FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018 file photo, a voter in Lake Oswego, Ore., places her ballot in a designated drop box outside City Hall. Days before last November's elections, members of a political action committee ... more Photo: Gillian Flaccus, AP Photo: Gillian Flaccus, AP … [Read more...] about Oregon and political action committee settle voting case
Democrats vote to fund government and Trump vows veto, but Susan Collins wavers
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Erik Wasson and Anna Edgerton Bloomberg News January 04, 2019 WASHINGTON — The new House Democratic majority took the first of two votes Thursday to end the partial government shutdown but brought Congress no closer to resolving the impasse over President Trump’s demand to pay for a border wall.At the same time, two Senate Republicans who are up for reelection in 2020 broke with Trump and party leaders on their shutdown strategy, saying it was time to end the impasse even if Democrats won’t give Trump the more than $5 billion in border funding he is demanding.Comments by Senators Cory Gardner of Colorado and Susan Collins of Maine — the only Senate Republicans running for reelection in states Trump lost — pointed to cracks within the GOP that could grow as the shutdown nears the two-week mark. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell … [Read more...] about Democrats vote to fund government and Trump vows veto, but Susan Collins wavers