L.A. Times - Commentary:
Cartoonists Matt Davies, Gary Varvel and Joel Pett conjure up some commentary on this year's elections. The commentary crowd consulted cry (Read More)
timesofindia.indiatimes.com:
In a dress rehearsal for the 2011 battle for Writers’, by-elections were held to 10 Assembly seats in the state on Saturday. (Read More)
Sights, sounds and smells from Bangalore:
Citizens brave weather to protest against underpassStaff ReporterPublic express dissent over ‘undemocratic BBMP’Tagore Circle was dug up overnight, say protesters‘Despite opposition BBMP went ahead with the project’— Photo: V (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Virginia:
Tuesday's elections in Virginia swept a staunch supporter of charter schools into the governor's mansion, raising hopes for advocates in a state that has been skeptical of the publicly funded, privately run alternatives to re (Read More)
New York Times:
Democrats need to realize they appear overly sympathetic to fat-cat bankers, particularly because Republicans may not self-destruct.
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New York Times:
Recent election results show how far the nation has traveled in the struggle for gay equality — and the distance still to go.
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The Guardian:
It is a question worthy of a nation that prides itself on its philosophers, but the reasons why it was asked at all have merely deepened political and racial divisionsIt is a debate that has divided the country, cut through p (Read More)
Huffington Post:
Back in 2001, conservative media figures were adamant. Democratic Party victories at the ballot boxes during the off-year elections had little national significance.Fox News contributor Dick Morris said at the time, "[I]f you (Read More)
India Times:
Tens of thousands voted enthusiastically Saturday in by-elections to one Lok Sabha and 31 assembly constituencies across seven states, with the outcome set to have a bearing on almost all major political parties. (Read More)
India Times:
An average of 49.37% voting was recorded in by-elections to 11 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh Saturday while the turnout in Firozabad parliamentary seat was over 50%, officials said. (Read More)
CNN:
Iraqi parliament members adjourned on Saturday without reaching an accord on a controversial new elections law, and the lawmakers could make another try to forge and pass legislation tomorrow. (Read More)
CNN:
Iraqi parliament members adjourned on Saturday without reaching an accord on a controversial new elections law, and the lawmakers could make another try to forge and pass legislation tomorrow.
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Pajamas Media:
The latest edition of PJM Political checks in on Tuesday's elections, along with a tale of two competing authors: the surprisingly resurgent Ayn Rand, and "the most powerful writer since Julius Caesar." (Click here to hear th (Read More)
New York Times:
It was a convoluted contest in New York that turned into an Election Day disaster for the National Republican Congressional Committee.
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Reuters: International News:
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The African Union (AU) said on Saturday it would not re-admit Madagascar until a newly agreed power-sharing government was in place and fresh elections in the pipeline.
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is trying to close the deal in the House on his health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote that's certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.Obama scheduled a visit late Saturday (Read More)
National Review Online:
Twenty years ago, like scores of millions of others, I watched in delight as the Berlin Wall came down. A huge crowd stood in front of the Brandenburg Gate, waving the flag of the Federal Republic and singing the current word (Read More)