2010 New York Yankees season, Regular season, Season highlights, June
On June 11, Andy Pettitte won his 200th game as a Yankee, becoming the third player to achieve the feat. The other two players are Yankee pitching legends Red Ruffing (231) and Whitey Ford (236). During the last 2 games against the Astros, Jorge Posada hit grand slams in back-to-back games becoming the third Yankee player to do so. The other two players are Baseball Hall of Fame members and Yankee legends Babe Ruth and Bill Dickey.


2010 New York Yankees season, Regular season, Season highlights, July
Brett Gardner became the first player in MLB history to hit a grand slam and an inside-the-park home run during back-to-back games on July 3–4.


2010 New York Yankees season, Regular season, Season highlights, July
The Yankees suffered three great losses during the month of July, two of which happened during the All-Star weekend. First, on July 11, longtime Yankee Stadium public address announcer Bob Sheppard died at age 99. Then just two days later on July 13, longtime owner George Steinbrenner died at age 80. Steinbrenner was the longest tenured owner in Yankees history and among active ownership. On July 21, former Yankee manager and executive Ralph Houk died.


2010 New York Yankees season, Regular season, Season highlights, July
On July 18, the Yankees were 58–33, their best 91-game record since the 1998 season, when they were 68–23, en route to a then American League record 114 wins, and a World Series victory over the Padres in 4 games.


2010 New York Yankees season, Regular season, Season highlights, July
Against the Royals on July 22, Derek Jeter hit only the second inside-the-park home run of his career, in a 10–4 Yankee win – his first came in his rookie year. The next day, Jorge Posada drove in his 1,000th career RBI against the Royals, becoming only the 12th Yankee to join the 1,000 RBI club and became one of three Yankees catchers to reach that mark, along with Yogi Berra (1,430) and Bill Dickey (1,209). Posada also became just the 5th catcher in MLB history with 1,000 RBI, 350 doubles and 250 home runs. The other four are Carlton Fisk, Iván Rodríguez, Johnny Bench and Gary Carter.


2010 New York Yankees season, Regular season, Season highlights, July
On July 25, Robinson Canó recorded his 1,000th career hit, becoming the third-quickest homegrown Yankees player – behind Derek Jeter and Don Mattingly – to reach that plateau.


2010 New York Yankees season, Regular season, Season highlights, August
On August 4, Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th career home run against the Toronto Blue Jays, becoming the youngest player in history to do so.


2010 New York Yankees season, Regular season, Season highlights, August
On August 8, Derek Jeter passed Babe Ruth on the all-time hits list when he knocked in a second-inning single collecting his 2,874th hit. He is the first Yankee to hold the Major League lead in hits among active players since Johnny Mize in 1952, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. During the same game against the Red Sox, Alex Rodriguez recorded his 300th career stolen base,  making Rodriguez the 10th player in baseball history with at least 1,500 runs scored, 2,500 hits, 200 home runs and 300 stolen bases. Rodriguez joined a select group in that category -- Jeter, Damon, Bonds, Biggio, Alomar, Rickey Henderson, Molitor, Joe Morgan and Mays—but only A-Rod, Mays and Bonds have hit as many as 600 homers to go along with the 300 steals.


2010 New York Yankees season, Regular season, Season highlights, August
Against the Kansas City Royals on August 14, Rodriguez hit 3 home runs in a game for the 4th time in his career.


2010 New York Yankees season, Regular season, Season highlights, August
On August 22, Sabathia recorded his 16th consecutive start of at least six innings allowing three earned runs or less, breaking a tie with Ron Guidry (from his Cy Young Award-winning 1978 season for the longest streak in franchise history).


2010 New York Yankees season, Regular season, Season highlights, September and October
On September 18, CC Sabathia notched his 20th win for the first time in his career. He also became the first pitcher in 2010 to reach 20 wins.


2010 New York Yankees season, Regular season, Season highlights, September and October
On September 24, A-Rod notched career home runs #609 and #610, putting him in sole possession of 6th place on the all-time home run list. The blasts put him one home run ahead of MLB great Sammy Sosa. Also on this date, Mark Teixeira and A-Rod, who have been teammates for 3 years (2003 with Rangers, and 2009–10 with Yankees), hit two home runs in a game each for the first time.


2010 New York Yankees season, Regular season, Season highlights, September and October
On September 28, the Yankees clinched a playoff berth for the 15th time in the last 16 seasons. However, they lost the division crown to the Tampa Bay Rays on the last day of the season after an 8–4 loss to the Red Sox, thus they were the Wild Card. Losing 17 of their last 26 games, the Yankees failed to clinch the AL East after holding the lead on Labor Day for the first time since 1944.


2010 New York Yankees season, Postseason, Division Series
The Yankees faced the Twins in the ALDS, and swept them in 3 games. This was the fourth time both teams have met in the postseason, with the Yankees winning all four matchups: a 3–1 Yankees win in 2003, a 3–1 Yankees win in 2004, and a Yankees sweep in 2009. However, this was the first time the Twins held home-field advantage, as the Yankees qualified for the Wild Card, while the Twins won the American League Central.


2010 New York Yankees season, Postseason, Division Series, Game 3, October 9
8:30 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York


2010 New York Yankees season, Postseason, American League Championship Series
The Yankees faced the Texas Rangers in the 2010 ALCS, which began Friday, October 15. The Rangers won the series in six games, eliminating the Yankees and preventing them from defending their title.


2010 New York Yankees season, Postseason, American League Championship Series, Game 1
Friday, October 15, 2010 – 8:00 p.m. (EDT) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas


2010 New York Yankees season, Postseason, American League Championship Series, Game 2
Saturday, October 16, 2010 – 4:00 p.m. (EDT) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas


2010 New York Yankees season, Postseason, American League Championship Series, Game 3
Monday, October 18, 2010 – 8:00 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York


2010 New York Yankees season, Postseason, American League Championship Series, Game 4
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 – 8:00 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York


2010 New York Yankees season, Postseason, American League Championship Series, Game 5
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 – 4:07 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York


2010 New York Yankees season, Postseason, American League Championship Series, Game 6
Friday, October 22, 2010 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas


2010 New York gubernatorial election
The 2010 New York gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor David Paterson, elected as Lieutenant Governor in 2006 as the running mate of Eliot Spitzer, chose not to run for a full term. Democratic New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo defeated Republican Carl Paladino to become the next Governor of New York.


2010 New York gubernatorial election
This is the last time as of 2018 Cuomo has carried any of the following counties in a gubernatorial race: Orange, Delaware, Greene, Columbia, Duchess, Putnam, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Montgomery, Warren, Saratoga, Washington, Herkimer, St Lawrence, Jefferson, Cayuga, Cortland, Lewis, Oswego, Wayne, Seneca, Chemung, Schuyler, Yates, Ontario, Livingston and the last time the Republican has carried Erie County.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Governor, Candidates
Incumbent Democratic Governor David Paterson had announced that he was running for election in 2009. Paterson had been elected lieutenant governor of New York in 2006, and was sworn in as Governor on March 17th, 2008. On September 18, 2009, advisors to President Barack Obama informed Paterson that the President believed Paterson should withdraw his gubernatorial candidacy and clear a path for "popular Attorney General Andrew Cuomo" to run. Paterson insisted he was still running, and reiterated his position on February 9, 2010. On February 26, 2010, however, Paterson withdrew his bid for a full term as governor of New York "amid crumbling support from his party and an uproar over his administration’s intervention in a domestic violence case involving a close aide".


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Governor, Candidates
Democratic New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo was widely rumored to be considering a 2010 gubernatorial bid. Though he had originally denied any interest, this did not stop rampant speculation that Cuomo would change his mind and enter the race. By December, Cuomo had a massive lead over Paterson in the polls, had higher approval and favorability ratings, and decisively beat any Republican challenger in every poll. After over a year of dodging speculation, Cuomo finally announced his candidacy on May 22, 2010 outside the Tweed Courthouse at New York's City Hall.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Governor, Candidates
In anticipation of this announcement, Cuomo had released a video laying out his platform and his plan for revitalizing the state of New York. Cuomo made this announcement only a few days before the state party convention, which was the deadline for major party candidates to announce their intentions. On May 26, 2010, he announced his choice for Lieutenant Governor, Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy, a former RPD police chief.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Governor, Candidates
Dutchess County legislator Joel Tyner ran an unsuccessful petition drive that fell short of the 15,000 signatures necessary to get onto the primary ballot.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Governor, Candidates
Rent Is Too Damn High Party founder Jimmy McMillan filed petitions to appear on the Democratic primary ballot and the Rent Is Too Damn High line. However, he put very little effort into the Democratic petitions, and the vast majority of the 13,350 signatures bearing his name were collected by Randy Credico, who had partnered with McMillan for a joint Democratic petition.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Governor, Candidates
Credico had counted on McMillan to collect 10,000 signatures to put his total at over 20,000, above the 15,000 required to get onto the ballot, but McMillan never followed through, leaving both candidates short of the necessary signatures to force a Democratic primary against Cuomo, who was thus unopposed. Credico, in response, called McMillan a "jack-off" and a "sorry ass", accusing him of "working against me", "turn[ing] in a wagonload of blank pages and then [leaving] Albany in brand new automobiles." McMillan did file the necessary signatures to get onto the "Rent Is 2 Damn High" line; the petitions were technically invalid because they did not include a lieutenant governor candidate, but McMillan was allowed onto the ballot anyway because nobody challenged the petitions.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Lieutenant Governor
Unelected Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch did not seek election in 2010.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Lieutenant Governor
Cuomo selected Rochester mayor Bob Duffy as his running mate on May 26, 2010. Other Democrats mentioned as potential candidates include Ramapo town supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence, State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers), Buffalo mayor Byron Brown, State Senator Darrel Aubertine, and Canandaigua businessman Bill Samuels.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Governor, Candidates
On September 21, 2009, former Long Island Congressman and 2000 Republican U.S. Senate nominee Rick Lazio declared his 2010 candidacy for governor of New York; Lazio made a formal announcement in Albany, New York the following day. Lazio was the frontrunner for the Republican nomination.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Governor, Candidates
Other potential 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidates included former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Erie County Executive Chris Collins. In April 2009, a Quinnipiac poll showed Giuliani slightly ahead of incumbent David Paterson. Giuliani stated in June 2009 that he was considering running. In December 2009, Giuliani announced that he would not run and would instead back Lazio. On January 26, 2010, Collins announced that he would not run; he did not endorse Lazio, and instead encouraged the Party to choose someone else.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Governor, Candidates
On March 19, 2010, Steve Levy, the county executive of Suffolk County, announced that he would run for Governor as a Republican. Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox threw his support to Levy.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Governor, Candidates
After Collins passed on the race, activist Rus Thompson persuaded developer Carl Paladino to consider running for Governor. In March 2010, Paladino was strongly considering a run and was said to be willing to spend $10,000,000 of his own money on a campaign. He advised state Republican Party chairman Edward F. Cox of his intentions. Paladino announced his candidacy on April 5, 2010.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Governor, Candidates
At the June 2010 Republican Convention, Lazio won the support of 59% of the delegates and was designated the Party's candidate for Governor. Levy "received 28 percent [of the vote] on the first ballot, squeaking above the 25 percent threshold needed to force a second vote on his authorization. While he [had] signed a Republican registration form, Levy [remained] an enrolled Democrat. As such, a separate vote authorizing his appearance in a primary was held: Levy garnered the support of 42.66 percent of the delegates, short of the 50 percent required". Paladino received eight percent of the vote, and real estate consultant Myers Mermel received four percent. On July 15, 2010, Paladino mounted a primary challenge against Lazio by filing petitions. He filed enough petitions to be placed on the ballot for the Republican primary.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Governor, Candidates
By September 2010, Lazio and Paladino were nearly tied in the most polls, with Paladino having a significant edge in Upstate New York and Lazio leading heavily in Downstate New York. Paladino was supported heavily by the Tea Party movement. On September 14, 2010, Paladino upset Lazio by a nearly two-to-one margin in the primary.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Lieutenant Governor
On the Republican side, Lazio endorsed Chautauqua County executive Greg Edwards as his choice for lieutenant governor on May 17, 2010. Tom Ognibene, former minority leader of the New York City Council, was Paladino's running mate. Other Republicans mentioned as potential candidates included Orange County executive Edward A. Diana, Monroe County executive Maggie Brooks, former New York Secretary of State Christopher Jacobs (Steve Levy's preferred running mate, Onondaga County executive Joanie Mahoney, 2006 lieutenant governor candidate C. Scott Vanderhoef (who instead ran for State Senate), and Myers Mermel (who later opted to run for overnor instead. Edwards narrowly defeated Tom Ognibene, creating a split ticket in which Lazio's preferred running mate became Paladino's running mate in the general election.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Independents and third parties, Conservative Party
Lazio received the endorsement of the Conservative Party's executive committee in March 2010, with 14 party chairs in favor, four backing Steve Levy, and one (Erie County's Ralph Lorigo) backing Carl Paladino. At the Conservative Party convention in May 2010, Ralph Lorigo united with Steve Levy supporters to act as a placeholder on the ballot and earned 42% of the weighted ballot; by being a registered party member, he only needed 25% to force a primary election (something that Levy and Paladino, as a Democrat and Republican respectively, could not do).


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Independents and third parties, Conservative Party
After Lorigo entered the gubernatorial race, Long demanded Lorigo's resignation; Lorigo responded by offering to wager the party chairmanship on the results of the race: If Lorigo won the primary, Long would resign and allow Lorigo (party second-in-command) to succeed him as Conservative Party chairman, but if Lazio won, Lorigo would resign his position within the Party.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Independents and third parties, Conservative Party
On September 14, 2010, Lazio defeated Lorigo in the Conservative primary. Following Lazio's loss to Paladino in the GOP gubernatorial primary, Chairman Long indicated that he planned to move forward with Lazio; however, on September 27, 2010, Lazio confirmed that he would drop his bid for Governor by accepting a nomination for a judicial position in the Bronx. The Conservative Party then nominated Paladino as its candidate for Governor.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Independents and third parties, Independence Party
The Independence Party of New York publicly endorsed presumptive Democratic nominee Andrew Cuomo prior to the party convention.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Independents and third parties, Working Families Party
The Working Families Party was said to heavily favor Cuomo, but was reportedly concerned that the  party's damaged reputation may cause Cuomo to decline any nomination from them. In somewhat of a surprise move, the party nominated its own members for all but one statewide elected office, and did not cross-endorse Democrats as usual. The party nominated United Auto Workers lawyer Kenneth Schaffer as its nominee for governor in June 2010. After the federal investigation against the party was closed with no charges, speculation has run rampant that the party will vacate the line in favor of Cuomo by nominating Schaeffer for a judicial position and offering Cuomo a Wilson Pakula, which the party did unanimously in September 2010.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Independents and third parties, Libertarian Party
The  Libertarian Party of New York chose Warren Redlich as its nominee at the state party convention on April 24, 2010.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Independents and third parties, Green Party
The Green Party of New York nominated national party co-founder Howie Hawkins, who had been a perennial candidate in state and federal elections since 2006, as its candidate at the party convention on May 15, 2010.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Independents and third parties, Rent Is Too Damn High Party
The Rent Is Too Damn High Party, whose perennial New York City mayoral candidate is Jimmy McMillan, fielded him in the New York gubernatorial election in 2010.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Independents and third parties, Campaign signatures
The Paladino campaign submitted 30,000 signatures for its Taxpayers Party. Charles Barron submitted 43,500 signatures for the Freedom Party, though a fellow New York City councilman, Lewis Fidler, has already announced his intention to challenge Barron's signatures. The Davis campaign submitted 22,000 signatures, the Hawkins campaign filed 27,000, and the Libertarian Party claimed to have submitted over 34,000.


2010 New York gubernatorial election, Results
The results of New York's gubernatorial elections are used to decide which parties receive automatic ballot access and what order the parties are listed on the ballot. Parties whose candidates for governor receive over 50,000 votes on that party's line receive automatic ballot access for the next four years until the next gubernatorial election. This rule applies regardless of whether the party fielded its own candidate or cross-endorsed the candidate of another party. Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins received over 57,000 votes, allowing the New York Green Party to be listed on the ballot for the following four years.


2010 New York state elections
The 2010 New York state elections took place on November 2, 2010. These included elections for both Senate seats and a gubernatorial election.


2010 New York state elections
Due to the special election for US Senate, all of New York's six statewide offices were up for popular election on the same date. At the same time, all 29 members from New York of the U.S. House of Representatives, all 212 members of the New York State legislature, and many other local officers were elected.


2010 New York state elections
The Democratic Party swept all of the statewide races, but Republicans made net gains of six seats in the House of Representatives, nine seats in the state Assembly (breaking the veto-proof Democratic supermajority in that chamber) and two seats in the New York State Senate, the last of which delivered the Senate chamber back to the Republican Party.


2010 New York state elections, United States Senate
Democratic Senator Charles Schumer won reelection against Jay Townsend, his Republican opponent.


2010 New York state elections, United States Senate
Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton resigned to become United States Secretary of State in the Obama Administration. Kirsten Gillibrand had been appointed to the seat by Governor David Paterson in 2009, and won the general election on November 2, 2010, to hold the seat for the remainder of its term, against Republican Joseph J. DioGuardi.


2010 New York state elections, United States House
29th district seat was vacated by Eric Massa, who resigned March 8. Under the authority of  Article I in the U.S. constitution and provisions in New York state law,  Governor David Paterson was supposed to call a special election in spring 2010 to fill the seat, but waited until September to call the election concurrent with the general election. The seat remained vacant from March 8, 2010 until new Congressman Tom Reed was sworn in, in November 2010. Two concurrent elections were held, one to fill the remainder of Massa's term (November to January) and one to fill the seat in the subsequent Congress. Both elections had the same candidates on the ballot, Democrat Matthew Zeller and Republican Tom Reed. Reed prevailed in both elections.


2010 New York state elections, United States House
All of the New York congressional districts that were expected to be competitive were in Democratic hands; Republicans were expected to mount serious challenges to Democratic incumbents in districts 1, 13, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25 and 29. Republican candidates won their races in Congressional Districts 13, 19, 20, 24, 25, and 29. Republican candidates prevailed in a total of eight congressional races in New York, while Democratic candidates prevailed in the other 21; thus, the GOP gained a total of six House seats in New York.


2010 New York state elections, State, Governor
Eliot Spitzer, a Democrat, resigned due to a prostitution scandal. David Paterson, the Lieutenant Governor of New York, succeeded Spitzer. Neither Paterson nor his appointed Lieutenant Governor, Richard Ravitch, sought election to a full term in 2010.


2010 New York state elections, State, Governor
The following tickets were filed with the New York State Board of Elections:


2010 New York state elections, State, Governor
Andrew Cuomo and Bob Duffy prevailed in the election, receiving 61.4% of the vote.


2010 New York state elections, State, Attorney General
In the wake of incumbent Andrew Cuomo's decision to pursue the governor's post and not seek re-election, five Democrats ran in a primary election; the winner was State Senator Eric Schneiderman, who had heavy backing from labor. Dan Donovan was the nominee of the Republican and Conservative parties. Schneiderman prevailed over Donovan in the November 2, 2010 general election by a margin of 54.9% to 43.7%.


2010 New York state elections, State, Comptroller
Thomas DiNapoli was appointed to fill out the term of Alan Hevesi after Hevesi's resignation. He faced Republican Harry Wilson in the election. DiNapoli prevailed over Wilson in the November 2, 2010 general election by a margin of 49.7% to 47.2%.


2010 New York state elections, State, State Senate
All 62 seats of the New York State Senate were up for election in 2010 in accordance with state law.


2010 New York state elections, State, State Senate
Republicans retook the Senate majority in the 2010 elections, winning 32 seats to the Democrats' 30 on Election Day. One Republican Senate incumbent, Senator Frank Padavan of Queens, was defeated, while four Democratic incumbents (Sens. Brian Foley, Antoine Thompson, Darrel Aubertine, and Craig Johnson) were defeated in the general election. Democratic candidate David Carlucci was elected to an open seat in Senate District 38 that had become vacant due to the July 2010 death of Republican Senator Thomas Morahan. After defeating incumbent William Stachowski in a Democratic primary, Timothy M. Kennedy prevailed in the general election in Senate District 58. The Republicans' takeover of control of the State Senate was not confirmed until Johnson, who had sought a full hand recount of his race, exhausted his final appeal on December 20, 2010.


2010 New York state elections, State, State Senate
Control of the State Senate was considered of greater importance than other elections due to the prospects of redistricting in the 2010 United States Census. State Senate district boundaries had been gerrymandered to protect the interests of upstate New York, which had experienced a decline in population.


2010 New York state elections, State, State Assembly
All 150 seats in the Assembly were up for election.


2010 New York state elections, State, State Assembly
Prior to the November 2 elections, the Democratic Party held an enrollment advantage of 107 seats (including two Independence Party of New York members who caucused with the Democrats) to 42 seats over the Republican Party, with one vacancy.


2010 New York state elections, State, State Assembly
As of December 11, 2010, the Republicans had made a net gain of eight seats, with two races still undecided; if the Republican candidate prevails in the lone remaining undecided race, the Republicans will hold 51 seats in the chamber, depriving the Democratic Party of the veto-proof supermajority it has held in the New York State Assembly for the past several years.


2010 New York state elections, Local
Village elections for a handful of mayors and board trustees were held on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Four villages, three in Cattaraugus County and the fourth being the village of Seneca Falls, placed referenda for dissolution on their village ballots; all four approved dissolution. Two villages in Erie County (Sloan and Williamsville) rejected dissolution referenda held concurrently on August 17, despite (or possibly because of) the campaigning of Kevin Gaughan. Another referendum proposing the dissolution of Lakewood, New York was also defeated eight days later, on August 25, though Gaughan was not involved in that vote. The villages of Farnham and Cuba rejected dissolution referenda on September 28; Gaughan backed the Farnham dissolution. Odessa rejected dissolution on December 7. School board elections and budget referenda were held May 18, with approximately 92 percent of school budgets passing.


2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections
Two elections in New York's 29th district were held on November 2, 2010. The candidates vied to replace Eric Massa, who resigned the seat on March 8, 2010 as a result of health issues and allegations of sexual harassment.


2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections
The Governor called for a special election to be held simultaneously with the general election on the same day, with the special election determining who would fill out the remainder of Massa's term in the 111th United States Congress (from November 2010 to January 2011) and the general election determining who serves in the 112th United States Congress.


2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections
Republican Thomas W. Reed, Jr., the former mayor of Corning, New York, defeated Democrat Matthew Zeller, a CIA analyst and war veteran who was living in Washington, DC at the time of Massa's resignation, and Janice Volk, a write-in candidate.


2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections
The old 29th District will be replaced by the new 23rd District and includes Ithaca.


2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections, Background
Democrat Eric J. Massa won this district by 1.8 percentage points in 2008 over then-two-term incumbent John "Randy" Kuhl. The district leans Republican (CPVI R+5), voted for John McCain over Barack Obama by a 51-48 margin, and, accounting for redistricting, had been held by a Republicans for almost a century, except for Democrat Stan Lundine's time representing the area in the 1970s and 1980s. Massa, as of early 2009, had an active campaign war chest of over $38,000, most of it from labor union interests, and intended on using the fund for a 2010 campaign. At the time of his resignation, he had raised over $600,000. The NRCC targeted Massa for voting in favor of the Recovery and Reinvestment Act.


2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections, Background
However, on March 3, 2010, Massa announced that he would retire after his first term, following reports that he had suffered a recurrence of cancer and allegations of sexual harassment; Massa later announced his resignation effective March 8. Governor David Paterson had the option to call a special election (much as resignations in the 20th and 23rd districts prompted), but because it is an election year, Paterson was not compelled to do so immediately. Much speculation was aired over when the special election would occur, but it ultimately was set to coincide with the general election.


2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections, Background
On April 23, 2010, Steuben County Republican chairman Bill Hatch announced that he would be filing a lawsuit that, if successful, would force the governor to acknowledge the vacancy and call the special election in the immediate future. Clause I.2.4 of the U.S. Constitution requires the governor of a state issue a "writ of election" for any congressional vacancies, which would technically place Governor Paterson in contempt if he did not recognize the vacancy. The judge hearing the case denied a motion from the Paterson administration to dismiss the lawsuit on May 13.


2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections, Background
On May 12, 2010, Paterson announced that he would set the special election for November 2, 2010, and would not issue the required writ of election until October. This would result in the seat remaining vacant for eight months, far longer than the 30 to 40 days dictated by New York law.


2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections, Background
It would also result in a general election and special election occurring on the same day, with the winner of the special election serving from the moment the election is certified (or the loser concedes, whichever is first) until January 2011, and the winner of the general election serving from that point until 2013. Furthermore, the redundant election complicates the primary election process: it would be theoretically possible for either Reed or Zeller to be defeated in the primary election in mid-September, but then remain on the ballot for the special election.


2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections, Background
On top of this, state law dictates that special elections cannot be held for vacancies acknowledged after July 1, except in special circumstances. Following the announcement, Angelo Campini, who is challenging Reed in the primary election, stated that he would consider joining the lawsuit or filing one of his own over the date of the election if it resulted in him being pushed off the ballot.


2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections, Background
Judge David Larimer issued a ruling in the case on June 4, 2010, officially acknowledging the vacancy, but ignoring the state law regarding the requirement for calling a special election within 30 to 40 days of the acknowledged vacancy. As such, Larimer would not compel Paterson to call the election before November 2. The plaintiffs considered an appeal but never followed through.


2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections, Candidates, Democratic party
The Democrats took longer to choose a candidate for office. After most of the names that were mentioned pulled themselves out of consideration, the party chose Matthew Zeller, a 28-year-old CIA analyst who had not lived in New York since he had left for war. Zeller was an ROTC-trained Army officer who served in Afghanistan and holds master's degrees in international relations and public administration.


2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections, Horse Race Metrics
At the time of Massa's resignation, the lone announced candidate, Tom Reed, had approximately $120,000 cash on hand. According to Reed, "in our last report, we raised $233,000."


2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections, Horse Race Metrics
As of the first quarter of 2010, Reed has raised $481,879 and had $287,222 cash on hand.


2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections, Horse Race Metrics
As of July 2010, Volk had not yet raised enough funds to need to file with the Federal Election Commission, which would indicate less than $5,000 in fundraising and/or spending. Reed raised $686,449 by that point, approximately $100,000 from his own account, while Zeller had raised $137,885.


2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections, Horse Race Metrics
As of September 2010, Reed had raised $809,464 and had $361,315 in cash on hand. Zeller raised $232,425 and had $50,418 in cash on hand.


2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections, Horse Race Metrics
With Reed heavily favored, he donated $75,000 of his campaign money to the National Republican Congressional Committee and the New York Senate Republican Committee less than one week before the election.


2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections, Results
Reed won by a 56%-44% vote in both the special and the general elections. Reed, for the first time since Amo Houghton in 2002, won every county in the district. However, he lost his home city of Corning, as well as the city of Hornell. All write-ins, including (but not exclusively) Volk's, totaled 527 votes for the general and 510 for the special, less than 0.3% of the vote.


2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections, Results
Hornell mayor Shawn Hogan predicted that unless Zeller were to move back to Washington, DC, that Zeller would run for the seat again in 2012.


2010 New Zealand Derby
The 2010 New Zealand Derby was a horse race which took place at Ellerslie Racecourse on Saturday 6 March 2010. It was the 135th running of the New Zealand Derby, and it was won by Military Move.


2010 New Zealand Derby
The race was one of the most highly anticipated runnings of the New Zealand Derby in years, with a dual Group 1-winning colt seeking to win the VRC Derby-New Zealand Derby double and two high-class fillies entered to take on the males in an attempt to secure a rare win for a filly in New Zealand's most prestigious three-year-old race.


2010 New Zealand Derby
The favourite was Zarzuela, a daughter of Zabeel who in an impressive Derby campaign won the Great Northern Guineas, Waikato Guineas and Championship Stakes.


2010 New Zealand Derby
The other top filly in the race was Katie Lee, a winner of six stakes races who in November made history by becoming the first horse to win both the New Zealand 2000 Guineas and New Zealand 1000 Guineas. Many doubted her ability to stay the 2400m of the race and perhaps that factor, combined with a gruelling 10-race campaign exclusively at stakes level and the slightly shifty track conditions of the Derby, was her undoing.


2010 New Zealand Derby
Of the male horses, the most talked about was VRC Derby winner, Monaco Consul. The son of High Chapparral was seeking to become the first horse ever to win the VRC-New Zealand Derby double. He extinguished his own chances by running out badly at the last turn.


2010 New Zealand Derby
The other highly fancied runner was Corporal Jones, who in five career starts had never finished further back than second. After a memorable two-horse battle down the straight in the Championship Stakes between Corporal Jones and Zarzuela, many predicted a repeat in the Derby and that the same two horses would have the race to themselves.


2010 New Zealand Derby
But in the excitement of the head-bobbing finish between those two horses in the Championship Stakes, many overlooked the strong run from well back in the field by 2000 Guineas runner-up Military Move, who went out on Derby day at 15–1.


2010 New Zealand Derby
It was Military Move who took the honours, though, handling the 2400m of the Derby brilliantly and aided by a perfect ride from Michael Walker. Walker, who in May 2008 was nearly killed when he fell 10m down a bank while on a pig hunting trip, celebrated the win in a memorable and emotional manner. It was his first Group 1 win since his accident, and a race he later said he had always dreamt of winning.


2010 New Zealand Derby, Winner's details, The road to the Derby
Early-season appearances in 2009-10 prior to running in the Derby.


2010 New Zealand Derby, Winner's details, Subsequent Group 1 wins
Subsequent wins at Group 1 level by runners in the 2010 New Zealand Derby.


2010 New Zealand Grand Prix
The 2010 New Zealand Grand Prix was an open wheel racing car race held at Manfeild Autocourse, near Feilding on 14 February 2010.


2010 New Zealand Grand Prix
It was the fifty-fifth New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Toyota Racing Series cars. The event was also the third race of the fourth round of the 2010 Toyota Racing Series.


2010 New Zealand Music Awards
The 2010 New Zealand Music Awards was the 45th holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for musical artists based in or originating from New Zealand. Finalists for the three technical awards were announced on 16 August 2010 with winners announced on 1 September, the date on which finalists for 16 'non-technical' categories were revealed. Five 'non-technical' awards were presented without a group of finalists being selected. The awards ceremony took place on 7 October 2010 at Vector Arena, Auckland. Hosted by television presenter Shannon Ryan and comedian Ben Hurley, the ceremony was broadcast on television channel C4. Various musicians, most of whom had been nominated for awards, performed songs on the awards night.


2010 New Zealand Music Awards
Gin Wigmore and Dane Rumble each received six nominations, while The Phoenix Foundation received eight nominations, including three in technical categories. Wigmore's album Holy Smoke won three of the categories in which it was nominated, including Album of the Year, as well as the award for the highest selling New Zealand album. New Zealand-born Australian Idol winner Stan Walker won the People's Choice Award, as well as three awards featuring no finalists. "Just a Little Bit" by Kids of 88 was awarded the title of Single of the Year. Shihad won the Legacy Award, and were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.


2010 New Zealand NBL season
The 2010 NBL season was the 29th season of the National Basketball League. Foundation member and nine-time NBL champions the Auckland Stars withdrew from the league in 2010, while the Otago Nuggets returned after a one-year absence and the Southland Sharks joined for the first time.


2010 New Zealand NBL season
The regular season began on Thursday 4 March and concluded on Friday 19 June. The playoffs began on Tuesday 22 June and concluded on Thursday 1 July, with the Wellington Saints taking home their sixth NBL title after defeating the Waikato Pistons 2–1 in the best-of-three finals series. Saints' guard Lindsay Tait was recognised as the most valuable player of the regular season and of the finals series.


2010 New Zealand Warriors season
The New Zealand Warriors 2010 season was the New Zealand Warriors 16th first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League and finished fifth in regular season before being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The coach of the team was Ivan Cleary while Simon Mannering was the club's captain. The Warriors won the club championship award for having the best combined results between the first grade team and the under-20s. The Junior Warriors then went on to win the Toyota Cup grand final, the club's first grand final win in sixteen years.


2010 New Zealand Warriors season
In 2010 Warriors games were broadcast on New Zealand's Sky network averaged 181,200 viewers.


2010 New Zealand Warriors season, Jersey and sponsors
In 2010 the Warriors jerseys were again made by Canterbury of New Zealand. They retained their black and white home and away jerseys from 2009, however they added a 15-year anniversary blue jersey and a grey Heritage design, similar to the jersey worn for the Awen Guttenbeil testimonial match. The club also had a new white and black training jersey.


2010 New Zealand Warriors season, Jersey and sponsors
The Warriors wore their blue strip in the first round of the season after the Gold Coast Titans opted to wear their white away jerseys for the match in the Gold Coast. This decision was repeated in round three after Brisbane opted to wear white in another Sunday afternoon game in Queensland.


2010 New Zealand Warriors season, Jersey and sponsors
Vodafone New Zealand was again the naming rights sponsor of the Warriors in 2009. Lion Red was the sleeve sponsor. Suzuki and HiFX were featured on the shorts while Loadlift was on the back of the jersey.


2010 New Zealand Warriors season, Fixtures
The Warriors again use Mt Smart Stadium as their home ground in 2010, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.


2010 New Zealand Warriors season, Fixtures, Pre-season training
The main squad returned to training on 2 November 2009 to start preparing for the 2010 season. Players involved in the 2009 Four Nations and 2009 Pacific Cup returned to training later.


2010 New Zealand Warriors season, Ladder
1 Melbourne were deducted eight premiership points and barred from receiving premiership points for the rest of the season due to gross long-term salary cap breaches.


2010 New Zealand Warriors season, Squad
Twenty nine players played for the Warriors during the season. Seven players made their debut for the club, including four making their NRL debuts.


2010 New Zealand Warriors season, Other teams
In 2010 the Junior Warriors again competed in the Toyota Cup while senior players who were not required for the first team play with the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup. The Vulcans finished ninth out of twelve teams and missed the finals by just one point. Brent Gemmell was the coach of the Vulcans. Pita Godinet was the Vulcans player of the year while Johnny Aranga won the Rookie of the year award.


2010 New Zealand Warriors season, Other teams, 2010 Junior Warriors, Grand Final
The match was the club's sixth grand final appearance in sixteen seasons after the 2002 NRL, 1996 and 1997 Reserve Grade, 1997 Under 19's and 1995 Lion Red Cup grand finals. The club led 12–10 at halftime before going on to win 42–28.


2010 New Zealand Warriors season, Other teams, 2010 Junior Warriors, Grand Final
Under-20s: Glen Fisiiahi, Omar Slaimankhel, Sosaia Feki, Siuatonga Likiliki, Elijah Niko, Carlos Tuimavave, Shaun Johnson, Neccrom Areaiiti, Henry Chan-Ting, Mark Ioane, Matt Robinson, Elijah Taylor (C), Sebastine Ikahihifo. Bench: Nafe Seluini, Charlie Gubb, Sam Lousi, Daniel Palavi. Coach: John Ackland.


2010 New Zealand Warriors season, Other teams, 2010 Junior Warriors, Grand Final
Captain Ben Henry withdrew before the match started due to injury while John Palavi was omitted from the bench. Carlos Tuimavave won the man of the match award.


2010 New Zealand Warriors season, Awards
Manu Vatuvei was named the Lion Red Player of the Year and the Vodafone One Tribe Player of the Year at the club's annual awards function. James Maloney was the Vodafone Young Player of the Year while Aaron Heremaia was named the Canterbury of New Zealand Clubperson of the Year.


2010 New Zealand Warriors season, Awards
Micheal Luck, Vatuvei and Sam Rapira were all presented with rings to celebrate them playing there 100th match for the club during the season.


2010 New Zealand budget
The New Zealand budget for fiscal year 2010-2011 was presented to the New Zealand House of Representatives by Finance Minister Bill English on 20 May 2010.


2010 New Zealand budget
This was the second budget Bill English has presented as Minister of Finance.


2010 New Zealand budget, Outline, Tax changes
The main feature of the 2010 Budget was a tax package that lowered income taxes, reduced the company tax rate to 28%, and raised GST to 15%. There were increases to Superannuation, Working for Families and Benefits to compensate for the GST increase.


2010 New Zealand budget, Outline, Tax changes
Depreciation on buildings with a life exceeding 50 years was removed, resulting in an increase of tax paid on property, and Loss Attributing Qualifying Companies were abolished and replaced with Look-through company, subject to much tighter rules.


2010 New Zealand budget, Outline, Tax changes
The 2010 Budget included new spending of $1.8 billion in health, education, research and broadband rollout.


2010 New Zealand budget, Outline, Tax changes
The Budget forecast a return to fiscal surplus in 2016.


2010 New Zealand local elections
The 2010 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections to select local government officials and district health board members. All elections are conducted by postal ballot, with election day being Saturday 9 October 2010.


2010 New Zealand local elections
Except for all DHBs and six territorial authorities, officials were elected by the First Past the Post system. Members of DHBs and mayors and councillors in six territorial authorities, including Wellington City and Dunedin City, were elected using the Single Transferable Vote system.


2010 New Zealand local elections, Dates
Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, a "general election of members of every local authority or community board must be held on the second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001, meaning 9 October 2010.


2010 New Zealand local elections, Dates
Key dates for the election as set out by the Local Government Commission and Elections New Zealand are:


2010 New Zealand local elections, Changes in 2010, Auckland Council
This was the first time elections were held for the new Auckland Council, and the 2010 Auckland mayoral election took place concurrently.


2010 New Zealand local elections, Changes in 2010, Canterbury Regional Council
The 2010 elections did not include Canterbury Regional Council. In March 2010, the National Government passed special legislation deferring Canterbury Regional Council's election until 2013 and replacing the existing councillors with appointed commissioners.


2010 New Zealand local elections, Changes in 2010, Southern District Health Board
The 2010 elections were the first for the Southern District Health Board, which was formed from the merger of the Otago and Southland DHBs on 1 May 2010. The Southern DHB had 14 members from the two former boards, but was reduced to the standard seven elected members after the election.


2010 New Zealand local elections, Leftward shift
There was a notable leftward shift in the local elections throughout the country and many notable long term centre-right mayors were replaced by left-wing mayors throughout the country. In the new position of Auckland supermayor, Manukau City mayor Len Brown a Labour party politician replaced centre-right Auckland City mayor John Banks. In Wellington, Green Party candidate Celia Wade-Brown replaced right leaning, Kerry Prendergast. As well as at the provincial levels new left-wing mayors replaced retiring incumbents in Wanganui and New Plymouth and incumbent mayors like that of Janie Annear in Timaru defeated conservative challengers.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season
The New Zealand rugby league season 2010 was the 103rd season of rugby league that was played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the new National Zonal competition run by the New Zealand Rugby League. The premier teams competed for the Albert Baskerville Trophy, which was won by Auckland when they defeated Counties Manukau 14 - 6 in the Grand Final.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Five test matches took place in New Zealand in 2010. First New Zealand hosted Samoa in a warm up match to the 2010 Four Nations, defeating them 50-6. It was the first time the two nations had played each other in a test match. As part of the Four Nations competition New Zealand played England, Australia and Papua New Guinea in Wellington, Auckland and Rotorua respectively. England and PNG also play each other as a curtain raiser to the New Zealand vs Australia match. The match against England celebrated a centenary of international rugby league in New Zealand and the English and Kiwis both wore 1910 style jerseys to mark the occasion. New Zealand went on to win the tournament, defeating Australia 16 - 12 in the final at Suncorp Stadium.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Coached by Stephen Kearney, the team consisted of: Antonio Winterstein, Bronson Harrison, Greg Eastwood, Adam Blair, Sika Manu, Junior Sa'u, Fuifui Moimoi, Frank Pritchard, Nathan Fien, Jason Nightingale, Jeremy Smith, Issac Luke, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Sam Perrett, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Lewis Brown, Lance Hohaia, Simon Mannering, Ben Matulino, Manu Vatuvei, Benji Marshall (C) and Thomas Leuluai.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The Samoan side featured seven former New Zealand internationals, Tony Puletua, Francis Meli, Ali Lauitiiti, David Faiumu, David Solomona, Harrison Hansen and Ben Roberts.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Earlier in the year New Zealand lost 8-12 to Australia. Aaron Heremaia, Zeb Taia and Steve Matai played in this match but did not make the Four Nations squad.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The Junior Kiwis, originally scheduled to play two matches against the England youth side, instead hosted the Junior Kangaroos in two curtain raisers to Four Nations matches. The team was coached by David Kidwell and included: Pakisonasi Afu, Martin Taupau (C), Glen Fisiiahi, Sebastine Ikahihifo, Mark Ioane, Shaun Johnson, Siuatonga Likiliki, Sam Lousi, Nafe Seluini, Carlos Tuimavave, Bill Tupou, Drury Low, Matthew McIlwrick, Sam Mataora, Isaac Maliota, Kane Morgan, Lama Tasi, Dean Whare and Jason Taumalolo. They lost to Australia 16-24 but won the second match 32-20 after trailing 0-20 at halftime.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The New Zealand Māori rugby league team played England in a curtain raiser to the New Zealand v Samoa test match. After trailing 18-0 the Māori came back to draw the match 18-all. The team was coached by Richie Blackmore and Mark Horo and consisted of: Kevin Locke, Sandor Earl, Timana Tahu, Clinton Toopi, Arana Taumata, Rangi Chase, Jeremy Smith, Willie Heta, Aaron Heremaia, Weller Hauraki, Justin Horo, Bodene Thompson, Kevin Proctor, James Tamou, Sam McKendry and Russell Packer.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The Kiwi Ferns played two matches against their English counterparts, winning the series 2-0.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
A New Zealand Residents team was expected to compete in an end-of-season international fixture, but the team pulled out at the last minute. The Residents still assembled and took part in an opposed training session with the New Zealand Kiwis. The team was co-coached by Ken McIntosh and Brent Stuart and included James Blackwell (Counties Manukau), Junior Salevao (South Island), Shaun Metcalf (Auckland), Matt Wanoa (Wellington), Bureta Faraimo (Wellington), Matt Everitt (Wellington), Trent Wallace (Auckland), Karl Edmondson (Auckland), Darin Kingi (Counties Manukau), Jaye Pukepuke (South Island), Alfred Penese (Wellington), Tane Hart (Auckland), Saulala Houma (Auckland). Bench: Suaia Matagi (Auckland), George Mafi (Wellington), Hemi Kemp (Wellington) and Pauly Tuuta (Heartland).


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
At the New Zealand Rugby League awards Shaun Kenny-Dowall was named the International Player of the Year while Lewis Brown won the International Rookie award. Shane Rehm was the Referee of the year, Saulala Houma won the Domestic award and Matt Duffie won the Junior player of the year. Nathan Cayless was given a special recognition award. Benji Marshall later won the World Golden Boot Award as best international player while Shaun Kenny-Dowall finished second in the voting and was named at centre in the international team of the year. At the Maori Sports Awards Stephen Kearney won Coach of the Year while Henry Perenara won the umpire/referee award. Richie Blackmore won the Coach of the Year award at the Counties Manukau Sporting Excellence Awards while the Counties Manukau under 17 side, coached by Blackmore, won the Junior sportsteam award.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup
Canterbury currently holds the Rugby League Cup, having won it from Auckland in 2009. The Cup was not defended in 2010.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Zonal competition
Following the Sparc funded review and restructure of the New Zealand Rugby League, seven new zonal teams competed in the 2010 National Zonal competition. Under 15's and Under 17's competitions were also to be held as curtain raisers to the senior matches. The Premiers competed for the Albert Baskerville Trophy which was won by Auckland, who defeated Counties Manukau 14 - 6 in the Grand Final.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Zonal competition, Teams
*Gisborne and Hawkes Bay are included in Wellington Zone for administration purposes but their players play in the Upper Central and Mid-Central representative teams respectively.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Zonal competition, Mark Graham Cup
The Under 17 competition was named after Mark Graham. Counties Manukau beat Auckland 22 - 12 in the final to become the inaugural holders of the Mark Graham Cup.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Zonal competition, Nathan Cayless Cup
The Under 15 competition was named after Nathan Cayless. Counties Manukau beat Wellington Orcas 30 - 16 in the final to become the inaugural holders of the Nathan Cayless Cup.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, Australian competitions, New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors competed in the National Rugby League competition, finishing fifth in regular season before being eliminated after losing their Qualifying Final. The Warriors also fielded an under-20 side in the Toyota Cup who finished second in the regular season before going on to win the Toyota Cup Grand Final. This was the club's first grand final win at any level. The club also won the Club Championship for being the best performing club during the regular season (combined NRL and Toyota Cup results).


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, Australian competitions, Auckland Vulcans
The Auckland Vulcans competed in the NSW Cup competition finishing ninth out of twelve teams and missing the finals by just one point.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Eight teams competed in the Lion Red Fox Memorial first division which was won by the minor premiers Otahuhu Leopards after they defeated the defending champions, the Mount Albert Lions, 22-18.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
East Coast Bays won the Sharman Cup while the Point Chevalier Pirates, coached by Awen Guttenbeil and Stacey Jones, won the Phelan Shield.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington
Eight teams competed in the Wellington Rugby League's Premier Appleton Shield in 2010. The Porirua Vikings defeated the Wainuiomata Lions 18-10 at Fraser Park on 14 August. The Lions had earlier finished the regular season as minor premiers.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington
Upper Hutt College won the secondary schools Stephen Kearney Cup competition by defeating Rongotai College 30-16. They are unbeaten in secondary schools rugby league since 2007.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
Eight teams competed in the Canterbury Rugby League's Harringtons Premiership in 2010. The Papanui Tigers won the minor premiership. The Tigers lost 6-22 in the grand final which was won by the Hornby Panthers at Rugby League Park on 15 August.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
In March, prop Vince Whare was banned for ten years following a positive test for cannabis after a 2009 Bartercard Premiership match. Whare had previously been warned and fined in 2005 and banned in 2006 for two years for the same offence.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
The Hamilton City Tigers won the Waikato Rugby League competition, defeating Taniwharau Rugby League 19-12 to claim the Lion Breweries Trophy.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
Clubs from the Bay of Plenty, Coastline and Gisborne districts played in a full round championship. The Otumoetai Eels won the competition, defeating the Ngongotaha Chiefs 24-18. The Waikato and Tri-district champions were then scheduled to meet in a play-off however the match was called off after the Otumoetai Eels and Waikato Rugby League could not agree on sharing the revenue. Matthew Spence was the Turangi Dambusters' player-coach while David Peachey played for the Taupo Phoenix.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
The Paikea Whalers and Tapuae met in the Gisborne Tairawhiti Rugby League grand final.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
The Waitara Bears defeated the Marist Dragons 32-22 in the Taranaki Lile Shield premier grand final at Yarrow Stadium. The Coastal Cobras and Hawera Hawks were the semi-finalists.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
The Feilding Falcons defeated the Marist Dragons 20-18 to win the combined Taranaki-Manawatu Western Division. Later in the season the Falcons defeated the Linton Cobras 32-6 to also win the Manawatu Rugby League competition.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
The Stoke Cobras won the Tasman rugby league competition, defeating the Tahuna Tigers 34—26 in a grand final that was attended by Simon Mannering and Micheal Luck.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
Blair Sims was named the West Coast Rugby League's player of the season.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
The Lone Star Hawks won the Otago Rugby League grand final, defeating the Todd Engineering Pirates 28-12.


2010 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
The Winton Warlords upset favourites He Tauaa 30-22 to win the Southland Rugby League grand final.


2010 Newark mayoral election
The 2010 election for Mayor of Newark took place in Newark, the most populous city in the state of New Jersey, on May 11, 2010. Elections for all seats on the nine member Municipal Council of Newark were held the same day. A runoff election, if necessary, would have taken place. Elections in the city are non-partisan and candidates are not listed by political party. Incumbent Mayor  Cory Booker avoided a runoff and was re-elected to his second term in office.


2010 Newark mayoral election
Booker would not serve out the entirety of his second term. In 2013, after having won the October 16 special election for U.S. Senator, Booker resigned as mayor and was sworn in on October 31 as the junior U.S. Senator from New Jersey. Luis A. Quintana, long-term member of the Municipal Council, replaced him as interim mayor. In 2019, he mounted a campaign to participate in 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.


2010 Newark mayoral election, Results
If no candidate had received 50% of the vote, the race would have continued to a run-off between the top two candidates from the first round.


2010 Newcastle Knights season
The 2010 Newcastle Knights season was the 23rd in the club's history. Coached by Rick Stone and captained by Kurt Gidley, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2010 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 11th (out of 16), failing to reach the finals.


2010 Newcastle Knights season
Newcastle's captain, Kurt Gidley was also selected to captain New South Wales throughout the mid-season 2010 State of Origin series.


2010 Newcastle Knights season
1 Melbourne were deducted eight premiership points and barred from receiving premiership points for the rest of the season due to gross long-term salary cap breaches.


2010 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2010 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held January 6-10 at the ReMax Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The winning team, led by Shelley Nichols, represented Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.


2010 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard
The 2010 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard was the 2010 edition of the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Men's Curling Championship. It was held February 2–7 at the Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.


2010 Newham London Borough Council election
Elections to Newham London Borough Council in London, England was held on 6 May 2010. This was on the same day as other local elections and the general election to the UK Parliament.


2010 Newham London Borough Council election
The whole council, including the directly elected mayor, was up for election for the first time since the 2006 election. The Labour Party won all 60 seats on the borough council, with support for the Respect Party, who had come second in 2006, collapsing from 23% to 3%. Both Respect and the Christian Peoples Alliance lost all of their seats.


2010 Newham London Borough Council election, Background
A total of 221 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 20 wards. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour party (as had been the case at every election since the borough council had been formed in 1964), whilst the Conservative party ran 59 candidates and the Liberal Democrats ran 11 candidates. Other candidates running were 59 Christian Peoples Alliance, 12 Respect, 10 Communities United Party, 1 Green, 1 UKIP, 1 British Public Party and 7 Independents.


2010 Newry car bombing
The 2010 Newry car bombing occurred on the night of 22 February 2010. A car bomb exploded outside a courthouse in Newry, Northern Ireland. The car bomb damaged the courthouse and other buildings in the area. There were no fatalities or injuries.


2010 Newry car bombing, The bombing
The incident happened late at night. Seventeen minutes before the bomb exploded a telephone warning was received saying that a car bomb was somewhere in the centre of Newry and that it would go off in half an hour. The police removed people from their homes and the centre of the town. The car was a Mazda 6 loaded with 115 kg of explosives. The car exploded next to the gates of a courthouse. The bomb was felt and heard from two miles away. The bomb blast damaged the courthouse and other buildings in the area.


2010 Newry car bombing, The bombing
A 170-year-old church had its windows blown out; three people were inside the church when the bomb exploded, but they were uninjured. The bombers phoned in a warning that police should clear the area because a bomb would go off in 30 minutes, in fact it went off in 17 minutes. Because of the size of the bomb, the police termed it a "sheer miracle" that no one was injured.


2010 Newry car bombing, The bombing
According to the BBC, it is thought that this was the first "large car bomb" to have exploded in Northern Ireland since the 2000 bombing of the Stewartstown police station. Other car bombs have failed to explode, or have only partially exploded.


2010 Newry car bombing, The bombing
The bombing is thought to have been an attempt to undo the 2010 Hillsborough Castle Agreement, although the fact that it came two weeks after the Agreement was signed is thought to reflect the militant's limited operational capacity.


2010 Newry car bombing, The bombing
According to Fachtna Murphy, Commissioner of the Garda Síochána, this was "the first bomb that exploded in the North in 10 or 11 years."


2010 Newry car bombing, Aftermath
The next day the area was sealed off as police investigated. Shops were closed and traffic backed up on the motorway between Newry and Belfast. The large explosion caused "traffic chaos" across the city.


2010 Newry car bombing, Aftermath
The church was reopened in February 2011, after £350,000 of repairs and restoration.


2010 Newry car bombing, Arrests
The Real Irish Republican Army was blamed for the bombing in Newry but on 27 May a 32-year-old man was arrested for the bombing. A day before that a 51-year-old man appeared in the same court charged with the car bombing.


2010 Newry car bombing, Arrests
A 45-year-old man was jailed in 2017 for being a member of IRA, because of DNA evidence he left on the car bomb.


2010 Newry car bombing, Responses and impact
Hillary Clinton, the American Secretary of State, condemned the bombing but insisted that it would "not destabilise the peace process".


2010 Newry car bombing, Responses and impact
The Newry car bombing is taken as evidence that "hardline Republicans" continue to have the ability to carry out terror attacks in Northern Ireland, although they no longer have the operational strength to do so in Britain itself. The Newry car bombing was one of several cross-border attacks into Northern Ireland in 2009–10. Others included a car bombing of the Northern Ireland Policing Board. There are fears that the terrorists will be able to use these "successful" bombings to recruit.


2010 Newry car bombing, Responses and impact
The operational strength of dissident republican groups as demonstrated by this bombing continues to concern Irish security forces as of September 2010. According to Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy, "A bomb exploded in Newry some months ago and that's the first bomb that exploded in the North since Omagh. That is significant in itself in that it tells us they are endeavouring to improve their capability all the time."


2010 Newry car bombing, Responses and impact
Politically, the attack was alleged by the Belfast Telegraph to have led some loyalists "to believe the older leadership called it wrong—that they decommissioned far too soon."


2010 Newry car bombing, Responses and impact
Writing in the Boston Globe, Kevin Cullen cited the Newry court bombing as evidence not only of the continued existence of an "irredentist rump", but of the continuation of a social situation in which the two groups are still "bitterly divided" and "deeply segregated."


2010 Niagara Region municipal elections
Elections were held in the Niagara Region of Ontario on October 25, 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.


2010 Nicholls State Colonels football team
The 2010 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels were led by first-year head coach Charlie Stubbs and played their home games at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 3–4 in Southland play to finish in sixth place.


2010 Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards
The 2010 Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards were held on 9 May 2010, at the Tennis Indoor Senayan in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, and hosted by Luna Maya, Olga Syahputra, Amel Carla and Choky Sitohang. The ceremony awards held the theme for "Toyland".


2010 Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards
Agnes Monica, Afgan, Cinta Laura, and Raffi Ahmad led the nominations with two categories.


2010 Nicky Rackard Cup
The 2010 Nicky Rackard Cup is the 6th annual third-tier hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The teams competing are Armagh, Fingal, London, Louth, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo and Tyrone. The 2009 champions, Meath were promoted to the Christy Ring Cup for 2010, and did not have the opportunity to defend their title. 2009 Lory Meagher Cup champions, Tyrone, were promoted to play in the Nicky Rackard Cup this year. Due to a disagreement over promotion and relegation from the All-Ireland series, no team was relegated from the 2009 Christy Ring Cup or 2009 Nicky Rackard Cup for the 2010 season.


2010 Nicky Rackard Cup, Structure
The tournament has a double eliminator format - each team will play at least two games before being knocked out.


2010 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship
The 2010 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Winnetka, United States between 28 June and 4 July 2010.


2010 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2010 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship, Champions, Doubles
Ryler DeHeart /  Pierre-Ludovic Duclos def. Rik de Voest /  Somdev Devvarman, 7–6(4), 4–6, [10–8]


2010 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship – Doubles
Carsten Ball and Travis Rettenmaier were the defending champions; however, they competed in Wimbledon instead. Ryler DeHeart and Pierre-Ludovic Duclos won in the final 7–6(4), 4–6, [10–8], against Rik de Voest and Somdev Devvarman.


2010 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship – Singles
Alex Kuznetsov was the defender of championship title, but he lost to Michael Russell in the first round. Brian Dabul defeated Tim Smyczek 6–1, 1–6, 6–1 in the final.


2010 Nigeria Entertainment Awards
The 2010 Nigeria Entertainment Awards was the 5th edition of the ceremony and was held on 18 September 2010. The event took place at BMCC Tribeca Performing Art Center, New York City. Omawunmi and Dagrin led the nomination list with 5 and 4 awards respectively.


2010 Nigerien constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Niger on 31 October 2010, after the military coup earlier in the year had ousted elected President Mamadou Tandja. General elections followed on 31 January and 12 March 2011. Approved by 90% of voters, the constitution granted immunity to the coup leaders and stipulated that they had to hand over power by 6 April 2011. They did so as promised following the January–March 2011 general elections. The approval of the referendum also restored the semi-presidential system of government which had been abolished in the disputed referendum in 2009.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état
A coup d'état occurred in Niger on 18 February 2010. Soldiers attacked the presidential palace in Niamey under weapons fire at midday and captured President Mamadou Tandja, who was chairing a government meeting at the time. Later in the day, the rebels announced on television the formation of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy (CSRD), headed by chef d'escadron Salou Djibo.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Background
The coup followed a year-long political crisis in Niger related to President Tandja's efforts to extend his mandate beyond December 2009, when his second term was originally scheduled to end. Arguing that the people wanted him to remain in office, Tandja dissolved the National Assembly in May 2009 and subsequently appointed a new Constitutional Court, enabling him to push forward with a constitutional referendum in August 2009 that extended his mandate for an additional three years. The new constitution also enhanced Tandja's power by scrapping the semi-presidential system of government in favor of a presidential system.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Background
The opposition reacted furiously to Tandja's efforts to remain in office and denounced him as a dictator. Tandja also faced strong international and regional criticism as a result of the events of 2009; Niger was suspended from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and some aid from western countries was halted. While Tandja said that he needed to remain in office to oversee various projects of tremendous economic value, others felt that Niger, as one of the poorest nations in the world, was in a poor position to cope with any degree of isolation. The former minister Mariama Gamatié pointed to a serious and ongoing hunger problem and argued that "we cannot afford [Tandja's] ego."


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Background
Although Tandja negotiated with the opposition in talks that were mediated by ECOWAS, the talks were thought to have reached a stalemate by February 2010. The opposition blamed Tandja for the lack of progress and continued to protest his rule; a large protest, over 10,000-strong, was held in Niamey on 14 February 2010.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Background
Tandja is one of Niger's most enduring politicians, first entering politics through his participation in the 1974 coup d'état that brought Seyni Kountché to power. He held various high-level posts under the Kountché regime and then headed the National Movement for the Society of Development (MNSD) as an opposition leader during the 1990s. A 1999 coup d'état paved the way for a free and fair election in which Tandja was elected president.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Initial violence
A group of soldiers from a barracks at Tondibia, near Niamey, reportedly entered the city with armored vehicles at noon on 18 February 2010 and opened fire on the presidential palace. They did so while a meeting of the government, chaired by Tandja, was beginning. Gunfire and explosions near the presidential palace were heard "non-stop" for about 30 minutes, followed by "sporadic shooting". A "senior French official" told the news agency Agence France-Presse that a coup attempt was underway and that "it would appear that Tandja is not in a good position". As a result of the attack, Tandja was captured by the rebel soldiers.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Initial violence
At least 10 people, including four soldiers, were killed. The French government asked French nationals in Niamey to remain indoors for safety.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Initial violence
After the violence began, streets in the city center were quickly deserted as civilians sought shelter from the events. The national radio station Voix du Sahel continued to broadcast, although it was interrupted for 15 minutes. Subsequently it failed to mention the violence during a normal news report for the afternoon and played traditional music.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
A few hours after the initial violence, reports emerged indicating that the coup attempt, said to be led by Major Adamou Harouna, had succeeded. Tandja and government ministers were said to be held in detention at a point near the palace. Military music was broadcast on the national radio.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
Later in the day, the formation of a ruling junta, the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy (CSRD), was announced on television. Speaking for the CSRD, Colonel Abdul Karim Goukoye, who was surrounded by other soldiers, announced that the constitution was suspended and state institutions, such as the National Assembly, were dissolved. He called for calm and unity among the people and urged "national and international opinions to support us in our patriotic action to save Niger and its population from poverty, deception and corruption".


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
According to Goukoye, the military had acted because it felt the need to resolve Niger's "tense political situation". The announcement did not mention Tandja, and it also failed to clarify how long the CSRD planned to remain in power. It did, however, say that the national borders were closed and an overnight curfew was being imposed. The border closure and curfew were lifted the next day.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
Although the coup action was reportedly led by Adamou Harouna, the CSRD was headed by Colonel Salou Djibo. At the time of the coup he was considered an obscure figure, little known by the general public. The presence in the junta of some officers who had previously participated in the 1999 coup, which led to free and fair elections within a relatively short timeframe, raised hopes in some quarters that the CSRD would pursue a similar course.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
According to Reuters, life in Niamey had largely returned to normal by 19 February and there was "a sense of relief and hope for change" after an extended political crisis and semi-isolation. The work of government continued, with ministries being managed by their secretaries-general. Speaking on 19 February, Djibo was reticent about the CSRD's intentions, saying only that "we are at a starting point, and we will create a consultative body". Speaking to the BBC, Goukoye gave assurances about Tandja's health and safety: "We are taking care of him—remember he is one of our elder soldiers". He also said that most of Tandja's ministers had been released; although three remained in detention, Goukoye said that they too would be released within days.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
In the immediate aftermath of the coup, the opposition Coordination of Democratic Forces for the Republic (CFDR) coalition notified the junta of its willingness "to make its contribution for the creation of a new constitution and the organization of free, honest and transparent elections." The CFDR also held a rally in Niamey on 20 February, in which over 10,000 people participated. On that occasion, the CFDR thanked the junta for ousting Tandja and expressed solidarity with the army, viewing the coup as an opportunity to restore democracy.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
At a summit of West African leaders in Bamako on 20 February, Colonel Djibrilla Hima, a member of the junta, said that elections would be held at some point, when the situation was stabilized and the appropriate conditions existed. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, met with the junta on 21 February and said afterward that it wanted "a short transition"; the transitional process would include a political dialogue, and the timetable of the transition would be determined through that dialogue.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
Hima, meanwhile, pointed to the successful transition initiated by the 1999 coup and gave an assurance that "we are going to do the same thing". He also argued that the army had seized power only as a last resort after the politicians had failed to resolve the situation. As for Tandja, Hima said that he was being held under house arrest at a Niamey villa.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
According to Hima, the three ministers "still under surveillance"—Prime Minister Ali Badjo Gamatié, Interior Minister Albadé Abouba, and Finance Minister Ali Lamine Zeine—had held "very sensitive portfolios" under Tandja and therefore it was necessary "to ensure their security". Tandja's party, the MNSD, called for the three ministers, as well as Tandja, to be released.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
Djibo was officially designated as head of state and head of government by a decree on 22 February. He then appointed Mahamadou Danda, who had been Minister of Communication during the transition that followed the 1999 coup, as Prime Minister on 23 February.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
Mohamed Bazoum, one of the leading members of the CFDR, said on 23 February that his coalition wanted Tandja to be put on trial for high treason because he had abrogated the 1999 constitution in his efforts to remain in power. According to Bazoum, such a trial was necessary to deter future leaders from pursuing a similar course. He said that the junta should hold Tandja until "democratic institutions" were in place, and then Tandja should be tried, although he also said that he felt the death penalty would be unnecessary.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
General Moumouni Boureima, who was Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces under Tandja, opposed the coup, and it was reported in the aftermath of the coup that his home was surrounded by tanks.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
Speaking for the CSRD, Goukoye stated on 24 February that members of the CSRD and "any other transitional body" would not run in the planned election. He remained unwilling to specify a timetable for the election, saying that the dates would be determined through a consultative process. Goukoye also disclosed that six of Tandja's ministers, rather than three, were in detention, and that Morocco had offered asylum to Tandja.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
On 1 March 2010, an interim government of 20 ministers was appointed. Five portfolios were assigned to officers, three of whom (including the Minister of Defense) were generals associated with Tandja. Former Prime Minister Gamatié was released along with five other former ministers on 4 March, but Tandja and Albadé Abouba remained in detention.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
While Tandja's government consistently sought to downplay the problem of famine and hunger—to the point that it was considered "an almost taboo subject"—the CSRD quickly demonstrated a different approach. On 10 March, Prime Minister Danda issued "an emergency appeal" to the international community for aid. According to Danda, 58% of the population could be affected by lack of food; under Tandja, the number had been placed much lower, at about 20%. Danda discussed the government's plans for emergency relief, and the UN and EU both promised assistance.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
Moctar Kassoum, who had served as Minister of Communications and Government Spokesman before the coup, was arrested on 15 March after "he urged people to fast and to organise prayers to call on God" in order to seek the release of Tandja and Abouba. He had also accused the CSRD of hypocrisy in continuing to hold Tandja and Abouba in detention while talking about reconciliation. Kassoum was reportedly arrested for "breaching public order" through his comments, but the junta released him on 18 March.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
During its last months in power, Tandja's government had initiated legal charges against the main opposition leaders, forcing them to live in exile. Under the CSRD, the charges were abandoned and the opposition leaders were encouraged to return home. The key opposition leader Mahamane Ousmane—who was President of Niger from 1993 to 1996 and President of the National Assembly from 1999 to 2009—returned to Niger "discreetly" on a flight from Abuja on 24 March 2010.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
On 29 March 2010, the CSRD arrested numerous high-ranking associates and loyalists of Tandja. According to Ousmane Cissé, the Minister of the Interior, they were arrested because they were involved in "subversive activities and undermining of the government and the transition process". Those arrested included Seyni Oumarou, the President of the MNSD; under Tandja, he had been Prime Minister from 2007 to 2009 and then briefly served as President of the National Assembly prior to the coup. Others who were arrested included Garba Lompo (Justice Minister), Lamido Moumouni (Equipment Minister), and the previously released Ali Lamine Zeine (Finance Minister). Kassoum, who had been released 11 days beforehand, was arrested again. Several heads of state-run companies were also arrested. Cissé stressed that any activity aimed at undermining the government or stirring unrest would be punished: "The state now cannot tolerate these practices to undermine the CSRD's efforts to reconcile Nigeriens."


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
On 1 April, 20 Tandja-appointed state company officials—including the heads of the state mining company, SOPAMIN, and the state petroleum import company, SONIDEP—were replaced in their posts. The CSRD released the 14 arrested Tandja loyalists the next day. Cissé, the Interior Minister, said that their "destabilisation operation" had been "neutralised" and that the suspects were being released "to calm things down".


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
Djibo appointed a committee to draw up a draft constitution on 21 April 2010. It was to complete its work within 45 days. The Consultative Council, another body established by the CSRD, then announced a proposed timetable for the transitional process on 23 April 2010. According to the timetable, a series of votes would begin on 24 October 2010, when the referendum on a new constitution would be held; the constitution, if approved by the referendum, would be promulgated on 11 November.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
The first round of the presidential and parliamentary elections would be held on 26 December 2010, and the results would be proclaimed on 12 January 2011. The second round of the presidential election, along with local elections, would follow on 26 January 2011; results for the presidential second round would be announced on 12 February 2011, the National Assembly would begin sitting for its parliamentary term on 14 February 2011, and results for the local elections would be announced on 27 February 2011. The process would then conclude with the swearing in of the newly elected President on 1 March 2011.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Subsequent events
The CSRD announced on 5 May 2010 that it accepted the Consultative Council's proposal to set the length of the transition as one year, although it said that the electoral processes would be held in a different sequence (referendum, local elections, parliamentary election, presidential election). January 3 and 14 were set for presidential elections, while January 3 would be a legislative election.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Referendum and elections in 2010–2011
In late 2010 the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy organized a constitutional referendum. In early 2011 general election was held. Former opposition leader Mahamadou Issoufou was elected as president.


2010 Nigerien coup d'état, Referendum and elections in 2010–2011, 2011 coup attempt
In July 2011, ten military officers were arrested for plotting a coup and assassination of President Issoufou. The assassination attempt was alleged to be planned for 16 July at an event marking the first 100 days of Issofou in office. It is often believed that the coup attempt was rooted in dissatisfaction with efforts by Issoufou to root out corruption in the military.


2010 Nipissing District municipal elections
Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Nipissing District of Ontario on October 25, 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.


2010 Nipissing District municipal elections, Bonfield
The election in Bonfield was won by Randall McLaren, a longtime member of the municipal council.


2010 Nipissing District municipal elections, Calvin
Incumbent mayor Wayne Brown was re-elected in Calvin over challenger Rocky Edmonds.


2010 Nipissing District municipal elections, Chisholm
Chisholm was one of a number of municipalities in the region whose mayors were acclaimed to office.


2010 Nipissing District municipal elections, East Ferris
Incumbent mayor Bill Vrebosch was handily re-elected in East Ferris. All four incumbent councillors — Rick Champagne, Dan Corbeil, Terry Kelly and Robert Point — won by acclamation.


2010 Nipissing District municipal elections, Mattawan
No elections took place in the township of Mattawan, as the entire council was acclaimed into office.


2010 Nipissing District municipal elections, North Bay, Mayor
Al McDonald, a former city councillor and MPP for the city of North Bay, was elected with nearly 87 per cent of the vote to succeed retiring mayor Vic Fedeli.


2010 Nipissing District municipal elections, North Bay, City Council
All 10 members of North Bay City Council are elected at-large. As the top finisher in the city council election, Peter Chirico will serve as deputy mayor.


2010 Nipissing District municipal elections, Papineau-Cameron
Papineau-Cameron was one of a number of municipalities in the region whose mayors were acclaimed to office.


2010 Nipissing District municipal elections, South Algonquin
South Algonquin was one of a number of municipalities in the region whose mayors were acclaimed to office.


2010 Nipissing District municipal elections, Temagami
Town clerk John Hodgson won the mayoralty of Temagami, defeating incumbent mayor Ike Laba and two other challengers. Sam Barnes, Lorie Hunter, Paul Middleton, Debby Burrows, Deborah Charyna and John Kenrick will serve on council.


2010 Nipissing District municipal elections, West Nipissing
West Nipissing was one of a number of municipalities in the region whose mayors were acclaimed to office. Denise Brisson, Guilles Tessier, Guy Fortier, Leo Malette, Don Fortin, Jamie Restoule, Paul Finley and Normand Roberge were elected to council.


2010 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 61st season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.


2010 Nippon Professional Baseball season, Climax Series
Note: All of the games that are played in the first two rounds of the Climax Series are held at the higher seed's home stadium. The team with the higher regular-season standing also advances if the round ends in a tie.


2010 Nobel Peace Prize
The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to imprisoned Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China". The laureate, once an eminent scholar, was reportedly little-known inside the People's Republic of China (PRC) at the time of the award due to official censorship; he partook in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and was a co-author of the Charter 08 manifesto, for which he was sentenced to 11 years in prison on 25 December 2009. Liu, who was backed by former Czech president Václav Havel and anti-apartheid activist and cleric Desmond Tutu, also a Nobel Peace Prize winner, received the award among a record field of more than 200 nominees.


2010 Nobel Peace Prize
The decision, while widely praised by foreign intellectuals and politicians, was quickly condemned by the Chinese government and the state media. A number of countries, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, also denounced the award and what they regarded as interference in China's domestic affairs. Following the announcement, official censorship was applied within China—on the Internet, television and in print media. The government strongly denounced the award and summoned the Norwegian ambassador in Beijing to make a formal protest. The Chinese authorities arrested citizens who attempted to celebrate. Liu's wife was put under house arrest before the decision of the Nobel Committee was announced.


2010 Nobel Peace Prize
Chinese diplomats moved to pressure other countries not to attend the award ceremony, which was scheduled for 10 December. The diplomatic missions of democratic countries in Oslo received warning letters from their Chinese counterparts; the deputy foreign minister also warned countries of "the consequences". In December, the Chinese Foreign Ministry continued the rhetorical assault, stating "more than 100 countries and international organisations [had] expressed explicit support of China's position". In the end, 46 countries attended of the 65 invited (the People's Republic of China and 19 other nations declined invitations).


2010 Nobel Peace Prize
China's official news agency, Xinhua, attacked the West for its "Cold-War or even colonial mentality" and for daring to "regard themselves as the judge, the teacher [who] assume that they can forever distort the fact and block the truth by using political maneuvers." Strong rhetoric and denunciations of the West continued from official sources until after the ceremony.


2010 Nobel Peace Prize
Liu was the first person of Chinese nationality to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and the first to be awarded a Nobel Prize of any kind while residing in China. Liu was the third person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while in prison or detention after Germany's Carl von Ossietzky (1935) and Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi (1991). As the laureate was absent, Liu's place on the podium was unoccupied; Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann read I Have No Enemies, an essay that Liu had written for his trial in December 2009, in place of the acceptance speech.


2010 Nobel Peace Prize, Nomination and announcement
The Nobel Committee disclosed there were a record number of nominations in 2010 – a total of 237, of which 38 were organisations. Although the committee has a policy of keeping nominations confidential for 50 years, some nominators made announcements. Among the nominees were Russian human rights activist Svetlana Gannushkina, the International Space Station, the Internet and its three founders Larry Roberts, Vint Cerf and Tim Berners-Lee. Also on the list were Chinese dissidents Liu Xiaobo, Hu Jia, Gao Zhisheng, Chen Guangcheng, Bao Tong, and Rebiya Kadeer.


2010 Nobel Peace Prize, Nomination and announcement
Liu was nominated by International PEN, the worldwide association of writers. Interested in Western philosophy, Liu made his reputation as a literary critic with a treatise on the state of modern Chinese literature: an article he published in 1986 that criticised Chinese writers for their dependence on the state, and their deficit in free-thinking, caused a stir in the Chinese literary world. His challenging ideas caught the attention of the intellectuals; he lectured all over China and abroad.


2010 Nobel Peace Prize, Nomination and announcement
He was in New York when the 1989 pro-democracy movement erupted in China; he returned immediately to China and spent most of his time amongst the protesters in Tiananmen Square. This, and his subsequent leadership role in the Charter 08 pro-democracy manifesto for China, led the Chinese authorities to censor his views as subversive. Liu was jailed for 11 years on 25 December 2009, for "inciting subversion of state power." A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said "It would be completely wrong for the Nobel Prize committee to award the prize to [Liu]".


2010 Nobel Peace Prize, Nomination and announcement
In January 2010, Václav Havel and others—including the 14th Dalai Lama, André Glucksmann, Vartan Gregorian, New Zealand politician Mike Moore, Karel Schwarzenberg, Desmond Tutu and Grigory Yavlinsky—published an article endorsing Liu. A professor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Xu Youyu, and others, addressed an open letter "to the European People" in support of Liu, while 14 exiled dissidents urged the Nobel Committee to pass over Liu's nomination, arguing that Liu had maligned other dissidents, forsaken the oppressed Falun Gong and that his stance against the Chinese leadership had become too "soft".


2010 Nobel Peace Prize, Nomination and announcement
Agence France-Presse reported that at a June meeting convened by the Chinese embassy in Oslo, Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying warned the Nobel Institute director and secretary of the Nobel Committee, Geir Lundestad, that giving the prize to Liu Xiaobo would be seen as an "unfriendly gesture" that would have negative consequences for relations between Oslo and Beijing.


2010 Nobel Peace Prize, Nomination and announcement
On 7 October 2010, Norwegian television networks reported that Liu Xiaobo was the front-running candidate for the Prize. Irish bookmaker Paddy Power paid out two days before the announcement following an increase in bets. Shortly before the announcement, Liu's wife, Liu Xia, declined telephone interviews, saying the police were at her home. Her telephone went unanswered once the announcement was made. Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjørn Jagland made the announcement on 8 October 2010 in Oslo,  mentioning that the choice of Liu had become clear early in the process. The monetary component of the prize would be 10 million Swedish kronor (US$1.5 million).


2010 Nobel Peace Prize, Nomination and announcement
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2010 to Liu Xiaobo for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has long believed that there is a close connection between human rights and peace. Such rights are a prerequisite for the 'fraternity between nations' of which Alfred Nobel wrote in his will ... The campaign to establish universal human rights also in China is being waged by many Chinese, both in China itself and abroad. Through the severe punishment meted out to him, Liu has become the foremost symbol of this wide-ranging struggle for human rights in China.