Hollywood actress Natalie Portman is “honoured” for being nominated in the best actress category for “Black Swan” at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards and thanks director Darren Aronofsky for the success of the movie. The movie went on to pick up five Oscar nominations, including one for the actress, Tuesday. “I am so honoured and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘nomination’
Portman ‘honoured’ by Oscar nomination
January 27th, 2011 |
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Justin Timberlake campaigning hard for Oscar nomination
November 29th, 2010 |
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Justin Timberlake is working in high gear to get nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category in Oscars for his role in the ‘The Social Network’. A source close to Timberlake, 29, who’s currently filming sci-fi thriller ‘Now’ in Los Angeles with Amanda Seyfried, said that the singer is leaving no stones unturned to get [...]
Candidate accepts NBS nomination
July 7th, 2010 |
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National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Council Chairman Dejan Šoškić told Tanjug that he has accepted the candidacy for governor of the central bank. The nomination came from Serbian President Boris Tadić.
Ex-Tech CEOs Fiorina, Whitman Win California GOP Races
June 9th, 2010 |
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In state primary races, ex-HP CEO Carly Fiorina soundly defeated two opponents to win the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman garnered 64 percent of the vote in her bid for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. – Ex-high tech CEOs Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman, running primarily
on their records at Hewlett-Packard and eBay, respectively, are a step
closer to statewide office after winning GOP nominations in California
June 8.
Fiorina, who received endorsements from the likes of
former Intel CEO Craig Ba…
Bernanke Nomination on Hold
December 3rd, 2009 |
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I just received the following message from a Congressional source:Bunning, Sanders, and DeMint have holds on Bernanke, and Bernanke made some interesting comments on fiscal policy. DeMint tweeted that he will hold the nomination until there’s a vote…
Iranian clerics question nomination of women ministers
August 23rd, 2009 |
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A conservative Iranian lawmaker says some senior clerics want President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to reconsider his nomination of three women for his new cabinet. Lawmaker Mohammad Taqi Rahbar heads the clerical faction in Iran’s conservative-dominated parliament.
Senate panel backs Sotomayor
July 28th, 2009 |
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<img src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46123000/jpg/_46123319_007712390-1.jpg" align="left" width="226" height="170" alt="Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on 16 July 2009″ border=”0″ vspace=”4″ hspace=”4″>
A key Senate panel has voted in favour of Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the US Supreme Court.
The majority-Democrat Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-6 to back Ms Sotomayor.
Her nomination will now go to the full Senate, where she is expected to be confirmed as the court’s first Hispanic justice next week.
Her nomination has been vocally opposed by a chorus of Republicans who believe she is too liberal.
But correspondents say Ms Sotomayor is unlikely to alter the ideological balance on the court as she would replace retiring Justice David Souter, a liberal.
The Supreme Court is the final arbiter of the US Constitution, and its nine members are given lifetime appointments, though they can voluntarily resign or retire.
It is called upon to rule on issues that spark some of the greatest controversy in US society – such as abortion, gun rights and national security issues.
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One Republican, Lindsey Graham, joined all 12 Democrats on the Committee in approving Ms Sotomayor’s nomination, which came after she and witnesses spent days testifying in front of the panel.
Ms Sotomayor, 55, responded cautiously to questions on these "hot-button issues" when questioned by the Committee – prompting some members to complain that they were unable to gauge fully her stance on them.
The powerful National Rifle Association has come out against Ms Sotomayor over her record on gun rights, though some commentators suggest she has made few definitive statements on the issue.
But her supporters say she has a reliable record – and they cite her "inspiring" rise from a New York public housing project to respected judicial scholar and justice.</p
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Dan Hynes Planning Run For Governor
July 24th, 2009 |
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Three-term state Comptroller Dan Hynes has told top Democrats that he intends to seek the party’s nomination for governor, setting up a February primary challenge to Gov. Pat Quinn, sources familiar with Hynes’ conversations said Thursday.
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Retired Judge Don Lowery Challenging Kirk For GOP Senate Nomination
July 18th, 2009 |
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MARION, Ill. (AP) — A retired southern Illinois judge says he wants to be a U.S. senator.
Sixty-two-year-old Don Lowery of Dixon Springs in Pope County says he’ll be running as a Republican for the Senate seat now held by Roland Burris.
He …
Ed Martin: 2009 Emmy Nominations: Not So Bad (for a Change)
July 17th, 2009 |
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The annual announcement of the Primetime Emmy Award nominations is generally one of the most contentious events of the year for anyone who works in,…
Seth MacFarlane Gets Emmy Nomination For “Outstanding Voice-Over Performance” In Family Guy Episode “I Dream Of Jesus” (VIDEO)
July 17th, 2009 |
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The hit animated series “Family Guy” scored a major triumph when it became the the first animated series to be nominated for an Emmy (Best Comedy Series) in 48 years. The last animated series to be up for an Emmy was “The Flinstones” in 1961….
GOP Senate Candidates Won’t Disclose How They’d Vote On Sotomayor
July 15th, 2009 |
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Republicans running for the Senate next year, including those scrounging for votes to win difficult primaries, aren’t saying how they’d vote on Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
Interviews with a dozen Republicans running for…
Jeff Schweitzer: Republicans Have the Principled Backbone of an Invertebrate
July 14th, 2009 |
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Conservatives feign to stand on principle when in fact political expediency is the only driving force. This becomes evident by the inversion of their principled positions when a Democrat takes office.