Daughter of the soil to be Mayor of South Delhi MC:BJP
Region: India
Jammu, April 28 (Scoop News) – Jammu and Kashmir Prabhari Prof. Jagdish Mukhi, while declaring that Savita Gupta from Jammu will head South Delhi Municipal Corporation as its Mayor, said that we were charged ... more
Views: 1416Panama City Mayor Resigns
Region: Panama
Written by Ariel Moreno and Translated by Julián Ortega Martínez The resignation of the Mayor of Panama's capital city, amidst still unclear circumstances, marked the start... more
Views: 1040Who Will Lead New Orleans?
Region: Louisiana
Update: Mitch Landrieu has been elected Mayor of New Orleans. In 1960, Moon Landrieu, a young state representative from uptown New Orleans, had a difficult decision to make. The state legislature was about to vote on the ... more
Views: 2904Testimony of star witness satisfied Mangudadatu
Region: PhilippinesTalking to reporters outside the court room in Camp Crame, Buluan town vice mayor Ismael "Toto" Mangudadatu said that the statements given by Ampatuan town vice mayor Datu Rasul Sangki further strengthened the case against... more
Views: 1404Puerto Rico Reacts to Sotomayor's Nomination
Region: Puerto Rico
The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court of the United States has brought mixed reactions from diverse sectors. Being of Puerto Rican descent, blogger reactions from the island have been mostly full of joy ... more
Views: 1655Obama Says Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor Understands "Everyday" Americans
Region: United States
President Obama’s pick to replace Justice David Souter cites family, hard work, and real-world experience among her qualifications. Sotomayor Would Replace Retiring Justice David Souter President Obama an... more
Views: 1311St. Louis Mayor Accepts Money from Holcim, Angering Environmentalists
Region: Missouri
St. Louis, Mo - Showing his brazen disregard for the environmental welfare of St. Louis, Francis Slay reported accepting two $5,000.00 contributions on February 9[1] from Holcim, Inc., a Swiss-based company set to open the... more
Views: 2218Dog Runs for Mayor in Alabama
Region: Alabama
Posted by Isabel Cowles to findingDulcinea A seven-year-old yellow Labrador retriever is on the ballot to become mayor of Fairhope, Alabama. Its owner runs a coffee shop that had been politically neutral until now. Willi... more
Views: 2412Russia and Ukraine Spar Over Words
Region: Ukraine
Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov was declared persona non grata in Ukraine earlier this month on 12 May, following his calls for Russia to take ownership of Sevastopol, a Ukrainian Black Sea naval port. (For earlier coverage in o... more
Views: 1871Indian Origin "Manjula" now first Citizen of Leicester
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
Another feather in the cap of Glory of Indians. Britain will get its first Asian Woman Lord Mayor on Thursday, when Ludhiana born Manjula Sood will take over as the first citizen of the multicultural town of Leicester in t... more
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