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Shock move on Zimbabwe pension contributions

2013-05-24 - Mail & Guardian Online - South Africa

The Zim government has increased compulsory pension contributions to bail out the National Social Security Authority, which funded the referendum.

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Parliament Tightens Referendum Rules with Constitutional Amendment (flash)

2013-05-24 - STA - Slovenian Press Agency - Slovenia

MPs endorse changes to the Constitution to impose tighter conditions on the calling of referendums. Ljubljana, 24 May (STA) - The parliament has amended the Constitution to impose tighter conditions on the calling of referendums in a 86-1 vote on Friday.

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Parliament Tightens Referendum Rules with Constitutional Amendment (I)

2013-05-24 - STA - Slovenian Press Agency - Slovenia

MPs endorse changes to the Constitution to impose tighter conditions on the calling of referendums. Ljubljana, 24 May (STA) - The parliament has amended the Constitution to impose tighter conditions on the calling of referendums in a 86-1 vote on Friday.

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Paigham reiterates prosperity claims

2013-05-24 - Nation - Pakistan

MULTAN WAPDA Paigham Union President Siraj Uddin Saqib and central leader Kh Zahoor Ahmad Butt have said that the union will get charter of demand accepted from the WAPDA administration after winning the referendum on May 29.

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FUTURE TENSE

2013-05-24 - The Telegraph - India

When the Treaty of Maastricht was signed in 1992, and even endorsed by a number of European countries in referendums, there was a general belief that the world was witnessing a new chapter in international relations.

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MPs Expected to Cap Borrowing, Ban Referenda on Fiscal Policy

2013-05-24 - STA - Slovenian Press Agency - Slovenia

Ljubljana, 24 May (STA) - The National Assembly is expected to make two major changes to the Constitution on Friday, as decisions are scheduled on the golden fiscal rule capping state borrowing as well as well as on tighter referendum rules, notably with respect to fiscal policy.

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Celebration: National Day of Eritrea today

2013-05-23 - Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation - Philippines

Today is the National Day of Eritrea which commemorates the country’s 1993 declaration of independence from Ethiopia. The 30-year struggle ended with a referendum on independence in which approximately 1.

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Falkland Islands wish for normal neighborly relations with all South American neighbors

2013-05-23 - MercoPress - Uruguay

By MLA Jan Cheek - I was in The Hague in April on the last stop of my four capital trip planned to spread information about our decisive referendum. After London, a colleague and I visited Brussels before heading off to separate destinations. I visited Dublin and then returned to London to attend th

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Bolton: Columbia voters might have to force referendum on strong mayor

2013-05-23 - TheState.com - United States

Columbia, SC — IF COLUMBIA voters want an opportunity to decide whether the city should be run by a full-time mayor, they’re likely going to have to make it happen themselves.

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New Zimbabwe Constitution signed into law

2013-05-23 - The Hindu - India

President Robert Mugabe signed Zimbabwe’s new Constitution into law on Wednesday, clearing the path to crucial elections later this year. Mr. Mugabe (89), who has ruled Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980, signed the document two months after it was overwhelmingly approved by Zimbabwea

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Mugabe signs Zimbabwe’s new constitution into law

2013-05-23 - Arab News - Saudi Arabia

HARARE: President Robert Mugabe signed Zimbabwe’s new constitution into law yesterday, clearing the path to crucial elections later this year. The 89-year-old, who has ruled Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980, signed the document two months after it was overwhelmingly approved by Zimba

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Unions Call for Referendum on Fiscal Rule

2013-05-23 - STA - Slovenian Press Agency - Slovenia

Ljubljana, 23 May (STA) - The ZSSS trade union confederation accused Thursday the government of cowering to Brussels as it backtracked on plans for the fiscal rule to take effect in 2017.

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Mugabe signs new constitution

2013-05-23 - IOL - Independent Online - South Africa

Harare - President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday signed Zimbabwe’s new constitution into law, clearing the path to elections later this year. Mugabe inked the document two months after it was overwhelmingly approved in a referendum.

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Icelandic Gov't Freezes EU Talks until Referendum

2013-05-23 - Fars News Agency (English) - Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iceland's center-right Progressive and Independence parties agreed on a coalition government on Wednesday, and said they would freeze talks on entering the EU until a referendum.

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British PM defied again over EU referendum

2013-05-23 - Press TV - Iran

Conservative MPs have defied British Prime Minister David Cameron again by urging that a referendum on Europe should be held on the same day as the next general election.

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Iceland's new leaders to halt EU accession talks pending referendum

2013-05-23 - Eur Activ.com - Belgium

The new eurosceptic government in Iceland has announced a halt to the country’s EU accession talks, until Icelanders vote in a referendum within the next four years on whether they want membership negotiations to continue.

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Miami loses votes for 2 Super Bowl bids

2013-05-22 - State-Journal.com (AP) - United States

BOSTON (AP) -- The NFL conducted its own referendum on the Miami Dolphins stadium on Tuesday, shutting South Florida out when it handed out the 2016 and '17 Super Bowls.

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JPMorgan's Dimon survives shareholder referendum

2013-05-22 - The Korea Herald - 

Shareholders at JPMorgan Chase voted to let Jamie Dimon, the chairman and CEO, keep both his jobs. At the bank's annual meeting, just 32 percent of shareholders voted for a non-binding measure that would have advised the bank to split the roles.

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JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon survives shareholder referendum

2013-05-22 - The Denver Post (AP) - United States

TAMPA, Fla. — Jamie Dimon, the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, easily survived a vote Tuesday that would have called on him to give up his role as chairman of the nation's largest bank.

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Business Highlights

2013-05-22 - UTSanDiego - United States

--- JPMorgan's Dimon survives shareholder referendum TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Jamie Dimon, the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, easily survived a vote Tuesday that would have called on him to give up his role as chairman of the nation's largest bank.

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