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Doubts blend with joy as Bhutto's widower is elected Pakistan president
Special to the TimesThe ascension of Benazir Bhutto's widower to the presidency marked an emotional moment today for the slain leader's supporters, but many Pakistanis wondered whether a political novice such as Asif Ali Zardari could successfully tackle the country's...Tags: Values, Religious Conflicts, Laws, Asif Ali Zardari, Wars and Interventions
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Would Zardari be tough on terror?
The likely next president of unstable, nuclear-armed Pakistan after today's election is a horse-loving aristocrat who has spent more years in prison than in politics -- a novice leader lifted to prominence by his marriage to former Prime Minister...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Values, Parties and Movements, Corrupt Practices, Prisons
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Pakistan restores 3 judges Musharraf ousted in 2007
The Associated PressPakistan's Supreme Court on Friday reinstated three judges ousted by Pervez Musharraf, cementing political divisions in the country a day before it elects a new president. Musharraf's purge of the court last year deepened his unpopularity and helped...Tags: Values, Judges, Government Ministers, Corrupt Practices, National Government
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Post-convention, Palin a popular draw at rallies
tom.brune@newsday.comCEDARBURG, Wis. - If there was any doubt that John McCain's surprise pick of Sarah Palin has grabbed the attention of many Republicans, Barbara Falk, a retiree born and raised in this quaint small town, put it to rest yesterday: "I came out to see her."...Tags: Executive Branch, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Democratic National Conventions, National Government
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McCain version of Palin's eBay story goes a bit far
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - As he launched his new ethics and reform campaign for the White House in Cedarburg, Wis., Friday morning, John McCain told his favorite anti-corruption story about his new running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. "You know what I...Tags: The White House, Executive Branch, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Regional Authority
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Suzanne Tamim
It's the Mideast version of a sordid soap opera. Suzanne Tamim, a Lebanese pop star, is brutally murdered in her luxury Dubai apartment, her throat slashed. Arrested in her death: One of Egypt's most politically connected businessmen, accused of paying $2...Tags: Parties and Movements, Hosni Mubarak, Prosecution, Maritime Accidents, Celebrity
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Mayor's resignation not end of Detroit's troubles
Associated Press WriterA text-messaging sex scandal that has cost the city millions of dollars and stifled some government operations for months is coming to a close with the resignation of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. But the city's troubles are far from over. It still faces a...Tags: National Football League, Values, Racism, Multi-Sport Events, Freedom of the Press
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Abramoff gets 4 more years in prison
Los Angeles TimesJack A. Abramoff, the once-powerful Republican super-lobbyist, was sentenced to 48 months in prison yesterday for his role in a corruption scandal that rocked Congress and the Bush administration. U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle pronounced the...Tags: Fraud, Laws, National Government, Prisons, Trials
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Abramoff to serve 4 years in prison
Jack Abramoff, the once powerful lobbyist convicted of illegally trading expensive gifts for political favors, was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday by a federal judge who said the corruption scandal Abramoff spawned had shattered public...Tags: Political Systems, Corporate Crime, Punishment, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Prisons
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Oil-rich and impoverished, Angola votes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterVoters in Angola, one of Africa's biggest oil producers, will take part in parliamentary elections today for the first time in 16 years, with analysts forecasting peaceful balloting and a victory for the MPLA party, which has been in power for 33 years....Tags: Armed Forces, Unemployment, Parties and Movements, Defense, Wars and Interventions
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Text of John McCain's speech
Sen. John McCain delivered these remarks Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN: Tonight, I have a privilege given few Americans: the privilege of accepting our party's nomination for president of the United States....Tags: Armed Forces, Small Businesses, News Media, Medical Services, Elections
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Airey-Wilson Has Yet To Release Contract Work Documents
Courant Staff WritersCity Councilwoman Veronica Airey-Wilson says she has proof that she paid for granite counters that a city contractor installed in her home. But more than a week after state investigators searched her home, she has yet to release the documents.The same...Tags: State Budgets, Values, Eddie A. Perez, Ridgefield, Parliament
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