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Africa struggles with democracy
Election-related meltdowns in Zimbabwe and Kenya are stark reminders of democracy's fragile foothold in Africa, experts say, despite years of financial and diplomatic investment by the United States and other Western nations. A combination of challenges...Tags: Olusegun Obasanjo, Mwai Kibaki, Political Candidates, Government, Yoweri Museveni
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What you need to know to vote in Broward County
Political WriterThe big election isn't until November, but voters who go to the polls the week before Labor Day will pick judges, decide who runs the School District and fill some state legislative seats. For Democrats, Aug. 26 will also be a big political day with...Tags: Barack Obama, Interior Policy, Political Candidates, Labor Day, Fort Lauderdale
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Lieberman Defiant As McCain's Wingman
Courant Staff WriterFor one untroubled day last week, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman acted like his biggest concern was $600,000 due Our Piece of the Pie, a nonprofit youth program in Hartford. He did what politicians do when they are considering one more run, reminding voters of...Tags: Barack Obama, Political Candidates, Government, John B. Larson, John F Kerry
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Obama VisitsTroops in Afghanistan
Associated PressKABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- Barack Obama visited Saturday with U.S. troops and Afghan officials in this war-weary nation, the focal point of his proposed strategy for dealing with threats to the U.S. if elected president. While officially a part of a...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Demographics, Government Health Care, Local Elections, Employees
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Iraq war high on mind of Wis. voters
Associated Press WriterThe Iraq war is Dan Buttery's top issue in the presidential race. It's tops for Jim Wrich, too. Buttery served as an Army captain in Iraq for a year before an injury forced him to retire from the military. He's voting for Republican Sen. John McCain....Tags: West Point, Barack Obama, Defense, Political Candidates, Society
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Gas Prices Inch Lower
LOS ANGELES -- Gasoline prices continue to inch downward, dropping more than a penny in Los Angeles County in one day and 14.5 cents since it hit record levels a month ago, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California.
Its latest survey...Tags: Barack Obama, Political Candidates, Prices, Government, Petroleum Industry
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Bush hits worst approval rating quarter
The Swampby Katie Fretland President Bush's average approval rating for his 30th quarter is the worst of his presidency at 29 percent, Gallup reports. "High gas prices, numerous economic troubles, and ongoing U.S. military action in Iraq and Afghanistan all...Tags: George Bush, Harry S Truman, Political Candidates, John McCain, Government
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Is Iran Bush's answer?
History can be very harsh and subjective. It seems that the significant accomplishments of President Bill Clinton will be unfortunately overshadowed by his personal indiscretions while in office. Historians will never shy from emphasizing that he was...Tags: George Bush, Political Candidates, Government, Natural Disasters, Bill Clinton
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S. Fla. printers seeing weaker demand for political ads
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe printing presses at American Political Signs of Hollywood don't run round-the-clock this summer the way they did in previous election years. Campaign seasons used to be boom time for local printing companies, but not in 2008. Cheaper options from...Tags: Political Candidates, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Beach Vacations, Local Elections, Government
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Op-ed: For women, a lesson in unity from Seneca Falls
Jane F. Lane, a writer who lives in Smithtown, is an incoming second-year masters student at the Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare.This weekend, those of us who are united in the struggle for justice and opportunity for women will celebrate a happy anniversary: the Seneca Falls convention and the inauguration of the women's rights movement in America. Feminists who became alarmingly...Tags: Barack Obama, Opinion Research Corporation, Hillary Clinton, Political Candidates, Civil Rights
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