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FRENCH POLITICS: Socialist leadership battle drags on

Lille :: France | about 5 hours ago

Every passing hour makes the French Socialist Party’s leadership race look a little more like the Florida vote in the 2000 US presidential election.   Saturday morning, official results for the second round gave Martine Aubry a 42-vote lead over Ségolène...

Tags: us presidential election, politics, election

Violence marks Kashmir election

Srīnagar :: India | about 14 hours ago

Police used batons to drive back hundreds of anti-election protesters in the village of Kurhama, 30km (19 miles) north of the main city, Srinagar Two protesters were shot dead on Saturday in the town of Baramulla. Separatists are boycotting the polls,...

Tags: kashmir, protest, kashmir election, demonstrations, politics, Indian Kashmir, Srinagar, Baramulla, shot dead

Obama sends strong signals from the sidelines

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 17 hours ago

That announcement was the latest indication that the president-elect has decided to use the transition period to influence events at a time of crisis, when the current administration appears powerless to stop a slide. "There's no question that Bush is...

Tags: obama, president, administration, transition, elect, barack, Barack Obama, aide, politics, mccain

Greens add another MP to caucus (NZPA)

Īlām :: Iran | 1 day ago

The Greens have 50 percent more MPs than after the last election, with special vote results giving them a ninth MP. On election night the Greens, who held six seats in the last Parliament, returned with new additions Kevin Hague and Catherine Delahunty.

Tags: election, election results, politics, Greens

U.N. agency faces shortfall

Gaza :: Palestine | 1 day ago

Relief and Works Agency said that her department is facing crisis amid a decline in financial pledges. Commissioner Karen AbuZayd said in a statement that the agency is facing "a grave and imminent crisis."...Relief and Works Agency's annual meeting of...

Tags: israel, politics, Arab-Israeli

Surer than slogans

New Delhi :: India | 2 days ago

The conferment of the Jawaharlal Nehru for International Understanding on Mubarak draped in a well-deserved standing as one of the Arab world's most moderate and level-headed leaders in an especially uproarious region was replete with symbolism. "My current...

Tags: prime minister, manmohan singh, national, pakistan, politics

Indian PM appeals against caste, religious divisions

New Delhi :: India | 2 days ago

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged Indians on Friday to reject centuries of ethnic and religious divisions, warning that they would be manipulated by politicians to fracture the country. His comments follow the recent arrests of Hindu leaders with links...

Tags: politics, chandrayaan, mission, chandrayaan-1, space, Manmohan Singh, India, lunar, Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, minister manmohan

Former GOP presidential candidate plans return to acting

Nashville :: TN :: USA | 2 days ago

Actor turned politician Fred Thompson is planning to reprise his old role: politician turned actor. Thompson dropped out of the crowded Republican nomination fight in January after his much-anticipated presidential campaign failed to gain strong support...

Tags: politics, Sen. Fred Thompson, campaign, palin, Republican National Committee

Inside Politics

Baghdad :: Iraq | 2 days ago

Well, not just yet, perhaps. "Anti-war groups and other liberal activists are increasingly concerned at signs that Barack Obama 's national security team will be dominated by appointees who favored the Iraq invasion and hold hawkish views on other important...

Tags: president, obama, secretary of state, clinton, barack, elect, politics, team, hillary, senator

President-elect promised change, picking insiders

Washougal :: WA :: USA | 3 days ago

Posted by arjun

WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama promised the voters change but has started his Cabinet selection process by naming several Washington insiders to top posts. Obama is enlisting former Senate leader Tom Daschle as his health secretary. Hillary...

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