Agencies Postpone Issuing New Rules Until After Election
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Federal agencies have delayed a range of proposed regulations from food safety to corporate governance until after Election Day.
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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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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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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A group of leading political parties on Friday called for a six-month delay to the Jan. 30 parliamentary elections, expressing concerns that widening violence would make voting impossible in large swaths of Iraq.
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Afghanistan's election vote count is delayed until the shape of an inquiry into alleged flaws is announced.
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Seventeen political parties on Friday demanded postponement of the Jan. 30 elections for at least six months until the government is capable of securing polling places.
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More than a million people who want to vote in November's general election probably won't get the chance because of a delay in processing applications to become U.S. citizens, according to the U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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The House voted overwhelmingly Friday to delay for 17 months new rules requiring passports for U.S. land and sea travelers entering the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda.
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The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has issued temporary guidance about tax return preparer penalties until the agency completes an overhaul of the regulations later this year.
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LEADING Iraqi political parties called last night for elections due on January 30 to be postponed, citing security concerns and inadequate preparation.
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More than a dozen Iraqi political parties want elections in Iraq postponed until security at the polls can be guaranteed, but President Bush said Thursday the Jan. 30 date for elections is firm and should not be changed.
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Will violence delay the elections?
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Delay in annual earnings report blamed on the extra paperwork needed to comply with tougher U.S. accounting rules.
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Some of Iraq's most powerful political groups called for a six-month delay in elections, citing concerns over security.
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Afghan officials delayed counting ballots  on Monday to deal with complaints of fraud in a historic  presidential election, but several candidates appeared to be  pulling back from an initial decision to reject the vote.
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The move immediately created a new quandary for the government about whether to delay the Jan. 8 parliamentary election.
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A controversial new government program requiring residents to obtain digital identification cards will be delayed to help cash-strapped states implement the plan, federal officials said on Friday.