Election Worries Delay U.S. Refinery Report-Source
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A government advisory panel will  delay a report on ways to boost U.S. oil refining capacity  because the Bush administration wants to avoid a fight over  environmental regulations before the national elections,  according to a source knowledgeable about the report.
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Elections in Bangladesh due in January may be temporarily delayed, according to election commission officials.
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The looming US presidential election, pricier oil and mixed economic data left investors wary on Friday, with blue-chip stocks ending slightly higher, techs near
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Sunni Arab and Kurdish politicians and a powerful Shiite party said Wednesday they had not agreed to a draft bill to regulate the country's oil industry, raising the possibility of new delays in a major piece of benchmark legislation sought for months by the United States.
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A procedural misstep by the Bush  administration may require a delay in its plan to resume  imports of some beef and cattle from Canada on March 7, a U.S.  senator opposing the regulation said on Friday.
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Congressional action on legislation  to pressure China into raising the value of its currency could  be delayed until October because of other pending issues,  congressional aides said on Tuesday.
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Indicators like high oil prices and the slumping stock market have voters concerned.
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Legislation to tighten rules on approving foreign takeovers of American companies has stalled in the U.S. Congress until after the November elections, House and Senate lawmakers said on Friday.
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Oil prices slid on Thursday after a  bigger-than-expected rise in U.S. fuel inventories soothed some  worries of a winter squeeze, but the fall was limited by an  upcoming OPEC meeting and Iraqi elections.
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Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's  most powerful religious leader, has expressed concern that  nationwide elections could be delayed and may withhold his  support in protest over the planned vote, the New York Times  reported on Thursday.
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Senator John Kerry's presidential team accused the Bush administration of delaying major US offensives in Iraq until after November's election.
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SINGAPORE : Crude oil prices slipped below US$50 a barrel in Asian trading on Tuesday as the market waited for the outcome of the US presidential elections, dealers said.
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U.S. officials in Baghdad fear that a  fuel crisis, which has left Iraqi homes cold and dark and  drivers waiting days for petrol, may inflame unrest before the  election.
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FBI, Justice Department and Homeland Security Department officials aren't talking much about the threat of a terrorist attack to disrupt the election in two weeks.
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The Interior Department said Monday it will begin delaying some new oil and gas drilling projects until the effects on wildlife are studied more thoroughly.
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A summit between President Bush and the heads of the Big Three automakers has been pushed back until after the November election, despite an expected visit to the state by Bush this week and increasing pressure from critics who say the White House is ignoring the needs of the struggling industry.
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Hurricane Ivan spared the critical Gulf Coast refining belt, but oil prices rose anyway Thursday on fears a new storm brewing in the Caribbean will delay tankers carrying imported crude to US ports.