Though data is not available for all early voting states, Clinton enjoys an edge in swing states such as Ohio and Arizona and in Republican Party strongholds such as Georgia and Texas.An estimated 19 million Americans have voted so far in the election, according to the University of Florida’s United States Election Project, accounting for as much as 20 percent of the electorate.Overall, Clinton remained on track to win a majority of votes in the Electoral College, the Reuters/Ipsos survey showed.Having so many ballots locked down before the Nov. 8 election is good news for the Clinton campaign. On October 29, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced that it is examining newly discovered emails belonging to Clinton’s close aide, Huma Abedin. Those emails were found on a computer belonging to Anthony Weiner, Abedin’s estranged husband, during an unrelated investigation into illicit messages he is alleged to have sent to a teenage girl. The Reuters/Ipsos survey was … [Read more...] about Clinton enjoys solid lead in early voting: Reuters/Ipsos poll
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Obama calls on world to ‘act fast’ to stop Ebola epidemic
US President Barack Obama takes part in a briefing on the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa, during a visit to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sep 16, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (AFP/Mandel NGAN) ATLANTA: President Barack Obama issued a global call for action to fight West Africa's Ebola epidemic on Tuesday (Sep 16), warning the deadly outbreak was unprecedented and "spiralling out of control," threatening hundreds of thousands of people. Speaking as he unveiled a major new US initiative which will see 3,000 US military personnel deployed to West Africa to combat the growing health crisis, Obama said the outbreak was spreading "exponentially." "Here's the hard truth. In West Africa, Ebola is now an epidemic of the likes that we have not seen before," Obama said. "It's spiralling out of control. It is getting worse. It's spreading faster and exponentially. Today, thousands of people in West Africa are infected. That number could rapidly grow to tens of … [Read more...] about Obama calls on world to ‘act fast’ to stop Ebola epidemic
Rebels appeal to join Russia after east Ukraine referendum
Pro-Moscow rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine called on Monday for their region to become part of Russia, the day after staging a referendum on self-rule, although Moscow stopped short of endorsing their bid for annexation. Members of election committee empty a ballot box after voting closed at a polling station in Donetsk, Ukraine, Sunday, May 11, 2014. Announcing the result of the vote in one of the two provinces where it was held, a leader of the "People's Republic of Donetsk", Denis Pushilin, said it was now an independent state and would appeal to join the Russian Federation."The people of Donetsk have always been part of the Russian world. For us, the history of Russia is our history," he said."Based on the will of the people and on the restoration of historic justice, we ask the Russian Federation to consider the absorption of the Donetsk People's Republic into the Russian Federation," he told a … [Read more...] about Rebels appeal to join Russia after east Ukraine referendum
Georgia opposition leads early poll results: officials
Georgia's billionaire-led opposition on Tuesday led President Mikheil Saakashvili's long-dominant ruling party in early results from hard-fought parliamentary polls, the election commission said.Leader of the opposition Georgian Dream coalition Bidzina Ivanishvili (R) and his wife Eka Khvedelidze attend a religious service in Tbilisi, October 1, 2012.The early tallies showed billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili's Georgian Dream coalition leading the ruling United National Movement by 52.77 to 42.08 percent after 15.35 percent of electoral precincts declared results in the proportional ballot that will decide 77 of the 150 parliamentary seats.No complete results have so far been declared in the 73 first-past-the post seats that make up the remainder of the parliament.Ivanishvili declared victory immediately after several exit polls suggested that his coalition was either ahead or running neck-and-neck with the ruling party in the proportional-vote section of Monday's contest.But his … [Read more...] about Georgia opposition leads early poll results: officials
Merkel sets tough line at EU summit with eastern partners
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the EU's eastern partners not to expect too much of the bloc and warned Russia to mend its ways over Ukraine if it wanted to rejoin the G7 club of top nations.At the same time, Merkel, who has played a key role in Ukraine peace efforts, said Russia had no reason to fear closer ties between the 28-nation bloc and six of its Soviet-era satellites. "The Eastern Partnership is not aimed against anyone, especially not against Russia," Merkel told the German parliament before leaving for the two-day summit in the Latvian capital Riga. Latvian President Andris Berzins (R) welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel at an informal dinner at the start of the fourth European Union (EU) eastern Partnership Summit in Riga, on May 21, 2015 At the talks, EU leaders will reaffirm their commitment to developing political and economic ties with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, according to a draft communique seen by AFP.They aim to … [Read more...] about Merkel sets tough line at EU summit with eastern partners
Immigration bill passes hurdles in US Senate
WASHINGTON ― Bolstered by support from President Barack Obama, a landmark immigration bill passed a pair of crucial test votes on Tuesday in the US Senate, kicking off weeks of debate on the comprehensive reform.After months of initial wrangling and more than 100 new amendments offered to the underlying legislation, the Senate – in an act of broad bipartisanship – voted 84-15 to move to debate passage of what would be the most important immigration reform in nearly 30 years. "This overwhelming vote, a majority of both parties, starts this bill off on just the right foot," said Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer, one of the Gang of Eight senators – four Democrats and four Republicans – who crafted the measure, which now comes to 1,076 pages. Republican Jeff Flake, also an author of the bill, told AFP the votes marked "a good start (but) we have a long way to go," citing potential roadblocks over border security issues and acknowledging what may be an uphill … [Read more...] about Immigration bill passes hurdles in US Senate