Maryland Politics: Republican delegate to direct state GOP Maryland Republican Party Chairman Alex Mooney announced today that he has tapped freshman Del. Justin Ready to serve as the organization’s interim executive director. Read more on Baltimore Sun
Obama’s oil move: Policy or politics? Some critics think tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve betrays his lofty rhetoric about energy. Read more on Politico
Europe Shares Seen Lower; Greek Politics in Focus Financial bookmakers expected to see the leading European benchmark indexes falling on Friday and recording a seventh straight weekly loss, on mounting concerns that Greece might not be able to avoid a default. Read more on CNBC
Retiring MHA Keeping Foot in Politics for Now He’s retiring as MHA for Burgeo-Lapoile, but Kelvin Parsons will play a role in the upcoming provincial election campaign. Read more on Voice of the Common Man
From Opera to Politics Opera singer Dustin Hiles will represent the Liberals in Fort Richmond in the upcoming Manitoba election. Read more on CJOB News First
Recent financial crisis rooted in politics of creditworthiness, new study contends A common reading of the recent subprime mortgage crisis pins the blame on bankers and loan brokers who extended mortgages to those who could not afford them, thereby inflating a housing bubble that was destined to burst. Read more on PhysOrg
Political drama erupts in India as charismatic yoga guru tries his hand at politics NEW DELHI – For years, the wildly energetic man with the cascade of black hair has contorted his body through a series of complex yoga poses, drawing millions of people across India to gather in front of their televisions to follow [...]
New Jersey criminal background bill that played role in Phillipsburg politics is signed into law Should school board members be required to pass criminal background checks? Take today’s NEWS POLL. Read more on The Star-Ledger
People, places and politics of S.C.’s Reconstruction era A look at some of the prominent figures, places and political movements of the Reconstruction era People Read more on The State
Politics & Govt. LAKE TAHOE — A bill demanding significant changes to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and threatening Nevada’s secession if those reforms fail heads to the Senate floor Wednesday. Read more on Sierra Sun
