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“Eliminating the cap does not free local broadcasters from economic pressure, it just changes who is doing the squeezing,” Gomez said in a statement issued ahead of the vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
If Uefa does not think it can get to 106, which looks a stretch, then there is little point in triggering the vote.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Infantino didn’t think it would even require a formal vote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Similarly, Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy said he hadn’t yet decided how he was going to vote, and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she was “still deliberating” on her decision.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
When the decisive vote came in April, Madison attributed his defeat to “the exertions and influence of Aristocracy, Anglicism, and mercantilism” led by “the Banks, the British Merchts., the insurance Comps.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota said that he was still working to secure the votes needed for Blanche’s confirmation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
El-Sayed was leading Stevens by 15,000 votes, about 1 percentage point, with 99% of votes counted Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Like Hope, he has never won enough votes to get back a £500 parliamentary deposit.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Kansas, Missouri and Virginia also held votes yesterday: Here are seven key takeaways from the contests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
When the clerk asked for Wisconsin's vote, the head of the state's delegation stood up and announced two votes for Grant, two votes for Blaine...and sixteen votes for Garfield.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
The five-member board of governors voted unanimously to keep the overnight interest-rate target at 6.5%, a level it considered adequate to face domestic and external macroeconomic challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Once they voted to unionize, the company and the union began negotiating a first contract from the ground up, a process in which existing benefits carry no guarantee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
But the Fed voted 9-3 to keep interest rates unchanged in a range of 3.5%-3.75% for the fifth straight meeting.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Trusty was one of two commissioners who voted last year to approve Paramount’s merger with another media company, Skydance.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
They were fearful that if she voted her conscience she would make women appear weak, which could compromise the suffrage campaign.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
An FDA advisory committee weighed in last week, voting 10 to 3 that Replimune’s trial results were clinically meaningful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Shortly after, two agents from ICE OPR arrived at the voting site where she was working.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The letter, signed by board President Scott Schmerelson, said, “If you choose to resign ... the Board of Education will not need to proceed with voting whether to dismiss you for cause.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
No voting method can always ensure that local victories produce local seats, national seat totals accurately reflect overall vote shares, and the size of parliament remains fixed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
He vowed to protect the voting rights of Blacks in the South.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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