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6 hours ago ago from Cempaka Business and Economy
The Jakarta Post , Hyginus Hardoyo, Jakarta | Mon, 12/21/2009 10:19 AM JP/R. Berto Wedhatama For the second time since 2004, Indonesia, an archipelagic nation with 240 million people from different races, ethnicities, cultures and languages, was able to show the world that it could hold general elections that were direct, fair and — most importantly — free of violence. Despite disputes over the electoral roll, ...
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Guest editorial by Ernest A. Canning There have been a few occasions during my 62 years when I heard something profound that stuck with me. The year was 1969. I was attending a freshman college history class, shortly after returning from Vietnam, when my professor said: If the American Right can be criticized for its insensitivity to the plight of the common man, the American Left can always be criticized for its inability to ...
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This is the first part of two posts analyzing Virginia's 2009 gubernatorial election. A normal observer might see the above map and naturally conclude that the Democratic candidate lost a landslide election. This is not always the case. In the 1968 presidential election, for instance, the state of New York looked like this: Although it does not look like it, Democratic candidate Hubert Humphrey won the state: 49.76% to 44.30%. ...
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3 hours ago ago from Liberal Democrat Voice | Our place to talk – an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK.
Last week saw the second anniversary of Nick Clegg's leadership of the Liberal Democrats. LDV marked the occasion by inviting three Lib Dem bloggers to assess Nick's contribution to date, and to look ahead to what the future might hold. You can read Neil Stockley's post here , and Iain Roberts' here . Today is Mark Thomspon's turn The first thing I would say is that had I have been a member in 2007 I would have voted for Chris Huhne. I ...
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With the filing deadline looming Dec. 31, only two Ector County candidates have an opponent so far in the March 2, 2010, Republican and Democratic party primaries. Read Full Story
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11 hours ago ago from Washington Post - U.S.
SCARBOROUGH: So, liberal comedians were wringing their hands a year ago in The New York Times over the prospect of telling jokes at the expense of the chosen one, Barack Obama, at the beginning of his presidency. Have any comedic themes emerged over the past year surrounding Barack Obama that you find funny? MAHER: Well, let me correct your question first of all. Comedians weren't wringing their hands, the media was. The media gets ahold of ...
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