Posts Tagged ‘gain’

Pro-Gun Laws Gain Ground

President Obama “made another push Wednesday to build support for gun-control laws in the wake of December’s mass school shooting in Connecticut. But since then, states have passed more measures expanding rather than restricting the right to carry firearms,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Tweet This Post

GOP Deals to Gain Power Come Home to Roost

Elizabeth Drew: “As the Republicans search for a new and more electable identity they have a fundamental problem. Ever since they took their major right turn in 1964, they have made a series of bargains in order to strengthen their ranks: the Southern strategy, which validated racism; the Christian right; the Sagebrush Rebellion, which represented [...]

Netanyahu set to win Israel election but rightists gain: polls

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is set to win a parliamentary election on January 22 although the popularity of a far-right party opposed to Palestinian statehood is growing, polls showed on Friday. Two out of three surveys showed the right-wing Likud losing voters to political newcomer Naftali Bennett's religious party [...]

Norquist’s loss is not the Democrats’ gain

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Ukraine ruling party set for election win, nationalists gain

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich's party was on course on Monday to secure a parliamentary majority after an election, but will face an opposition boosted by resurgent nationalists and a liberal party led by boxing champion Vitaly Klitschko. Victory for the ruling Party of the Regions in Sunday's vote will cement the leadership [...]

Finnish eurosceptics gain local seats but lose momentum

HELSINKI (Reuters) – The anti-euro Finns Party won 12.8 percent of the vote in Finnish municipal polls on Sunday, according to early estimates, showing its popularity down from last year's national election but still strong enough to pressure the pro-Europe government. Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen's conservative National Coalition party led with 21.4 percent of votes, [...]