In the end, Congress was unable to pass a new piece of farm legislation before disbanding for the 2012 election, tabling many of the disagreements over what forms agricultural subsidies will take in the near future.
The east coast is the party's biggest target.With four months to go before the local elections, tables in Mr Smith's office in Great Yarmouth are piled with leaflets and voter data.
But on the eve of Monday's Norwegian general election, the tables appear to have been turned.
After all, they face no fewer than seven Land (state) elections this year (see table), as well as the European Parliament election in June, when, at least indirectly, they will have the chance to rattle Mr Schröder's forces more.In fact, though, the Social Democrats and Greens have been holding up quite well in the opinion polls so far, despite the government's shaky start.
Consider 2010, the last midterm election: the following table compares Senate polling data between the two major-party candidates in 2010, from August through the middle of September, with the final election outcome.
Maryland voters must first approve an initiative in next month's election to allow table games here in Prince George's County and at five other locations in the state that already have slot machine parlors.
It is now clear that deep reforms are not going to happen in the near future, reflecting both the profound ambivalence of India's ageing rulers and a tricky political climate, with a weak coalition and an election looming (see table).A new tax to replace a mess of local levies on goods and services has been shelved until after the poll.
For the results of U.S. presidential elections, see the table.
Instead, the official said, the O.A.S. "has taken new elections off the table".
There were some Italians talking about the election a few tables over; we heard them say something about getting out of the country.
