http://www.mail.com/subjects/24316-boycotts.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/24316-boycotts.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2148528-irans-polls-open-presidential-vote.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — In the end, Iran's presidential election may be defined by who doesn't vote. As polls opened early Friday, arguments over whether to boycott the ballot still boiled over at coffee shops, kitchen tables and on social media among many liberal-leaning Iranians. The choice — once easy for many who turned their back in anger after years of ... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:37:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2148528-irans-polls-open-presidential-vote.html 2013-06-14T04:37:46Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2074394-gop-boycotts-health-care-advisory-board.html WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act. House Speaker John Boehner, who joined Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell in boycotting the Independ... Thu, 09 May 2013 19:30:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2074394-gop-boycotts-health-care-advisory-board.html 2013-05-09T19:30:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074052-republicans-boycott-committee-vote-epa-nominee.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans boycotted Thursday a scheduled committee vote on President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. All eight GOP members of the Senate Environment and Public Works committee failed to show up at the meeting to consider the nomination of Gina McCarthy, who currently heads the EPA's air pollution... Thu, 09 May 2013 18:21:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074052-republicans-boycott-committee-vote-epa-nominee.html 2013-05-09T18:21:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070924-stephen-hawking-backs-boycott-israeli-academics.html LONDON (AP) — British physicist Stephen Hawking has dropped plans to attend a major international conference in Israel in June, citing his belief that he should respect a Palestinian call to boycott contacts with Israeli academics. The University of Cambridge released a statement Wednesday indicating that Hawking had told the Israelis last week that he wo... Wed, 08 May 2013 22:19:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070924-stephen-hawking-backs-boycott-israeli-academics.html 2013-05-08T22:19:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2044744-venezuela-opposition-to-boycott-vote-audit.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles announced Thursday that his movement will boycott an audit of election results and push the government to hold a new presidential ballot. He said the opposition would not participate in the audit because the National Electoral Council did not meet its demand for an examination of reg... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:27:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2044744-venezuela-opposition-to-boycott-vote-audit.html 2013-04-26T03:27:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2028658-egypts-opposition-split-election-boycott.html CAIRO (AP) — A split erupted Thursday in Egypt's main liberal opposition bloc, the National Salvation Front, over whether to go ahead with a boycott of parliamentary elections or reverse course and participate. A joint statement indicating cancellation of the boycott brought a quick retort from other leaders, insisting that their participating in the elec... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:08:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2028658-egypts-opposition-split-election-boycott.html 2013-04-18T20:08:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1991166-iranians-rebel-price-beloved-pistachio.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — This should be the time of year that nut shop owner Mohammad Ahmadi counts his profits, after the recent Persian new year holiday when Iranians scarf up huge amounts of their iconic snack, pistachios. Instead, he and others in the trade are staring at piles of unsold nuts. Iranians have rebelled against a nut that is as linked to their... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:06:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1991166-iranians-rebel-price-beloved-pistachio.html 2013-04-01T18:06:25Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1982022-hunters-seek-to-boycott-colorado-gun-laws.html COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Hunters across the country say they are boycotting Colorado because of recent legislation meant to curtail gun violence. Colorado last week became the first Western state to ratchet back gun rights in response to mass shootings at a suburban Denver movie theater and an elementary school in Connecticut. Opponents warned that ... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:10:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1982022-hunters-seek-to-boycott-colorado-gun-laws.html 2013-03-27T20:10:29Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1982144-us-hunters-boycott-colorado-gun-laws.html COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Hunters across the United States are boycotting Colorado because of recent legislation meant to curtail gun violence. Michael Bane, a producer for The Outdoor Channel, announced he will no longer film his four shows in Colorado, and hunters are joining the protests. Hunting outfitters say people began cancelling trips after ... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:14:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1982144-us-hunters-boycott-colorado-gun-laws.html 2013-03-27T14:14:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1948936-zimbabwe-groups-plan-to-boycott-vote-monitoring.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Scores of in independent civic, pro-democracy and rights groups said Tuesday they will boycott monitoring upcoming voting for a referendum on a new constitution unless the state election commission withdraws bans on activists that affect several key local organizations. The commission has so far refused to accredit as poll monitors... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:43:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1948936-zimbabwe-groups-plan-to-boycott-vote-monitoring.html 2013-03-12T17:43:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1916006-egypts-main-opposition-coalition-to-boycott-vote.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's main opposition coalition said Tuesday it will boycott upcoming parliamentary elections, a decision likely to push the country into a new round of political turmoil and worsen an already troubled economy. The announcement by the liberal, secular National Salvation Front was made in a televised news conference just hours ahead of the s... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:48:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1916006-egypts-main-opposition-coalition-to-boycott-vote.html 2013-02-26T21:48:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1909998-egypt-opposition-leader-calls-election-boycott.html CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei called Saturday for a boycott of parliamentary elections, drawing immediate criticism from some within his movement who said it was a hasty decision. The dispute showed the fragility of a fairly new opposition front forged after the deeply fragmented movement found little success at the polls since... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:08:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1909998-egypt-opposition-leader-calls-election-boycott.html 2013-02-23T19:08:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1908544-voting-egypt-2011-uprising.html CAIRO (AP) — A list of when Egyptians have gone to the polls to vote since the 2011 uprising that ousted former autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak. —March 19, 2011: Egyptians cast their first free vote on constitutional amendments sponsored by the ruling military, which set a timeline for the country's transition to democracy. The military and Muslim Brother... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:59:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1908544-voting-egypt-2011-uprising.html 2013-02-22T17:59:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1899436-pakistani-clerics-to-boycott-peace-conference.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani clerics upset with anti-Taliban comments coming out of Afghanistan said Monday they will boycott a conference of religious leaders being held to denounce violence and press for a peaceful end to the 11-year-old Afghan war. The head of the Pakistani clerics, Mufti Abu Huraira Mohiuddin sent a letter to his Afghan counterpart on S... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:59:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1899436-pakistani-clerics-to-boycott-peace-conference.html 2013-02-18T17:59:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1835640-hungary-groups-call-ad-boycott-newspaper.html BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian civic groups are calling on companies to pull their ads from a newspaper that published a column in which a member of the governing Fidesz party made gravely disparaging remarks about the country's Roma minority. The appeal from Amnesty International Hungary, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, and 21 other groups, incl... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1835640-hungary-groups-call-ad-boycott-newspaper.html 2013-01-21T16:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1829682-jordans-islamists-opposition-rally-vote.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Hundreds of Jordanian Islamists, youth activists and other opposition groups rallied Friday in Amman, calling for a boycott of next week's parliament elections. The demonstration came just five days before the vote, which will for the first time see a prime minister emerge from among the winning candidates rather than by appointment b... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1829682-jordans-islamists-opposition-rally-vote.html 2013-01-18T15:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1808514-zimbabwe-germany-boycott-tourism-convention.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Germany says it is considering whether to take part in the world's largest United Nations tourism convention in Zimbabwe or stay away to protest seizures of tourism investments owned by Germans. German ambassador Hans Gnodtke said Wednesday Zimbabwe has violated bilateral treaties on foreign investments by allowing seizures of Germ... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1808514-zimbabwe-germany-boycott-tourism-convention.html 2013-01-09T11:54:00Z