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Oscars: What to watch out for – BBC News
BBC NewsThe voting is over. With only one day to go, here’s a look at what this year’s Oscar race could throw up. The Best Picture race is tougher to predict than most years, says…
Dallas County’s early voting cruises to a close – Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning NewsEarly voting for the primary ended Friday on a brisk pace, as elections officials and voters in Dallas County reported few problems resulting from Texas’ new voter identification law. Through Thursday — the…
Academy Awards: What do voters look for in a film? – BBC News
BBC NewsOn Sunday night winners of the 86th Academy Awards will be announced in 24 categories. Two Oscar voters – a film director and a sound man – talk about how they pick the Best….
Oscars: How voting in the Academy awards works – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukAwards screenings for Academy members tend to start in November, and from then until the Oscars: they’re almost every day. The distributors organise them all for us and the Academy collates them into convenient daily…
Still lonely, conservatives slowly gain traction at CU – Denver Post
Still lonely, conservatives slowly gain traction at CUDenver Post“When I told her I was really voting for him, she just couldn’t believe it,” said Smith, a sophomore from Denver. “She kept talking about my making…
Predicting the Oscars 2014: Insiders’ knowledge put to the test – CNN International
CNN International(CNN) — It’s that time again, time to pull out the ballots and read the tea leaves and see who’s going to take home the trophies at Sunday’s 86th Academy Awards. Will it be…
News: American Idol: The Top 13 Perform – Seattle Post Intelligencer
Seattle Post IntelligencerDid American Idol’s Top 13 rise to the occasion? Monday was the official debut of the Top 13 finalists and apparently, the debut of voting at the top of the hour. The night’s…
Report: NFL begins exploring relocation options for Super Bowl – CBSSports.com
CBSSports.comIf the bill is signed into law and the Super Bowl has to be moved, Tampa Bay is the most logical choice, according to SI.com. Tampa finished second in voting when the Super Bowl XLIX…
Oscars 2014: Take our Best Supporting Actor poll – CBS News
CBS NewsAcademy Award nominees for Best Supporting Actor (clockwise from top left): Barkhad Abdi, “Captain Phillips”; Bradley Cooper, “American Hustle”; Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”; Michael Fassbender, “12 Years a Slave”; and Jonah Hill, “The…
Voting for Academy Awards 2014 – Lima Ohio
Voting for Academy Awards 2014Lima OhioHow many of the nine films nominated for Best Picture have you seen? I’ve seen them all, thanks to our local Cineplex. Here they are, alphabetically ordered, with my votes…
New voting precincts on Miami-Dade commission agenda – MiamiHerald.com
MiamiHerald.comOn Wednesday, Miami-Dade County government is scheduled to revisit a time it would probably like to forget: the 2012 presidential election. Long lines at the polls — in some cases, up to seven hours long…
With the No. 5 pick, the Oakland Raiders select: – FanSided
FanSidedSo who might the Oakland Raiders have on their radar for the No. 5 pick? Some pundits are voting that it will be a quarterback, while others think the Raiders will head back into the…
Early voting on crowded ballots – Houston Chronicle
Early voting on crowded ballotsHouston Chronicle1 Voters must present photo identification to cast a ballot in person. Acceptable photo ID includes: a Texas driver’s license, a personal ID issued by the Department of Public Safety,…
Scotland could join EU 18 months after independence vote, says Sturgeon – The Guardian
The GuardianScotland can become independent from the UK legally and become a member of the European Union within 18 months of voting for independence in March 2016, the Scottish deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon has…
BAFTA Awards: ’12 Years’ and ‘Gravity’ Race to the Oscars (Analysis) – Variety
BAFTA Awards: ’12 Years’ and ‘Gravity’ Race to the Oscars (Analysis)VarietyThe game is afoot! Sunday’s BAFTA Awards were filled with plot twists, including “12 Years a Slave” as best film. Are these awards a preview…
An unsettled air in John Wall’s slam dunk contest victory – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesNEW ORLEANS — It was hard to tell what shocked fans more, the NBA’s new dunk contest rules or a performance by Vanilla Ice. Maybe contest organizers should think twice, twice baby. Washington’s…
Renzi set to become Italy’s youngest prime minister – Reuters
ReutersROME (Reuters) – Center-left leader Matteo Renzi was set to be nominated as Italy’s youngest prime minister in a matter of days after a party coup forced Enrico Letta to resign as premier of the…
Complete List of 2014 Oscar Presenters and Performers – RopeofSilicon.com
Complete List of 2014 Oscar Presenters and PerformersRopeofSilicon.comWhat better day than today, as final Oscar voting is now underway, to begin listing all the 2014 Oscar presenters and performers in this post as they are…
Oscars 2014: Jennifer Lawrence named as first presenter at Academy Awards – The Independent
The Independent… actress award at last year’s Oscars, has been named as the first presenter of the 2014 ceremony. Revealed by the show’s producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the announcement came around an hour…
Oscars 2014: Voting officially underway for 86th annual Academy Awards – The Times-Picayune
The Times-PicayuneVoting for the 86 annual Academy Awards is officially underway, as of 10 a.m. CST (8 a.m. PST) this morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced. Polls will close 7…
Jill Broadhurst v Nicolas Heidorn For Oakland City Council District Four
Jill Broadhurst v Nicolas Heidorn For Oakland City Council Jill Broadhurst has a challenger in the race for the Oakland City Council District Four Seat: Nicolas Heidorn. Nicolas is a former intern to Cal Governor…
Thai Opposition Challenges ‘Unconstitutional’ Election – Voice of America
Voice of AmericaThailand’s opposition is moving ahead with legal challenges to Sunday’s election, which, though peaceful, failed to resolve a months-long political standoff. The opposition Democrat Party, which boycotted the polls, says it will ask…
Thai Vote Fails to Ease Tensions as Protesters Disrupt Election – Bloomberg
BloombergThai voters cast ballots across almost 90 percent of the country yesterday, defying efforts of protesters who disrupted polling stations in a general election where the results may not be certified for several months. Voting…
Tense Thai Elections Go Ahead Despite Protests – ABC News
ABC NewsProtesters trying to derail Thailand’s national elections forced the closure of hundreds of polling stations in a highly contentious vote that has become the latest flashpoint in the country’s deepening political crisis. Around the…
Panthers’ Luke Kuechly is Defensive Player of the Year – NFL.com
NFL.comNEW YORK — Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly has spent just two years in the NFL, and he already has reached the pinnacle of individual achievement for a defensive player. Defensive Player of the Year…
Thailand election: Country goes to polls – BBC News
BBC NewsMillions of Thais are voting in a general election boycotted by the opposition and blighted by protests. Anti-government protesters say they will disrupt voting across Thailand and continue their campaign to force Prime Minister…
Thai Election Commission Says Blocking of Ballots to Hamper Vote – Businessweek
BusinessweekThailand’s Election Commission warned that voting in tomorrow’s general election may be called off in parts of the country’s southern provinces because protesters are blocking the distribution of ballots. The results of the polls may…
“Alone Yet Not Alone”: The Academy Removes Oscars Original Song Nomination
Alone Yet Not Alone was nominated for “Original Song,” for the 86th Academy Awards, to be held in March. But, per an email just issued by Teni Melidonian of The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts…
2,00000 police to be deployed for Feb 2 snap polls in Thailand – The Hindu
The HinduThailand’s embattled government will deploy 2,00,000 police nationwide for the disputed snap polls on Sunday to foil protesters’ bid to derail the voting as part of their campaign to oust premier Yingluck Shinawatra. “Even…
The Academy Awards Of Gifs Should Be A Good Time – Kotaku
The Academy Awards Of Gifs Should Be A Good TimeKotakuGIFYs are an award that’s being overseen by the editors of a bunch of websites that, well, post a ton of gifs, including Gawker, Tumblr and…
Thai protesters stop people voting in election – Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning HeraldA Thai anti-government protest leader was shot dead on Sunday as demonstrators besieged polling stations in Bangkok and forced most to close, hampering advance voting for next weekend’s disputed election. Nine other people…
Protesters Block Early Voting in Thai Capital – New York Times
New York TimesAn antigovernment protester waved a flag in front of the locked gates of a polling station after it was forced to close. Damir Sagolj/Reuters. BANGKOK — Hundreds of thousands of Thais were blocked…
Protesters Block Vote Centers in Thai Capital – New York Times
New York TimesAn antigovernment protester waved a flag in front of the locked gates of a polling station after it was forced to close. Damir Sagolj/Reuters. BANGKOK — Hundreds of thousands of Thais were blocked…
Thailand Protest Leader Killed During Campaign to Block Voting – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalA voter, center, reacts as antigovernment protesters stopped her from entering a polling station they blocked in central Bangkok on Sunday. Reuters. BANGKOK—One person was killed and several injured amid clashes between rival…
Thailand protesters block early election vote – BBC News
BBC NewsProtesters in Thailand have surrounded polling stations, blocking early voting ahead of next week’s general election, officials say. Crowds of flag-waving demonstrators chained the doors of polling stations shut, despite promises by protest leaders…
Thai Constitutional Court says election date may be put off – Xinhua
XinhuaBANGKOK, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) — The Thai Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that a general election, earlier scheduled for February 2, may be legally postponed to a later date, which is yet to be fixed…
Thailand protesters attempt to block polling stations ahead of general election – Fox News
Fox NewsBANGKOK – Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand swarmed polling stations in the capital Sunday and chained their doors shut to block voters from getting inside, reneging on a pledge not obstruct advance voting for a…
Thai protesters disrupt early voting for disputed election – Reuters
ReutersBANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai anti-government protesters surrounded almost half of the polling stations in Bangkok on Sunday, election officials said, chaining doors shut and forcing the cancellation of advance voting in many centers for a…
Free and fair election in doubt after protesters block voters in Bangkok – The Age
The AgeProtest leader Suthep Thaugsuban gestures as he leads anti-government protesters marching through Bangkok’s shopping district. Photo: Reuters. Bangkok: Anti-government protesters on Sunday blocked many people wanting to vote early in Thailand’s …PDRC shut down…
