India Times:
If an internal survey conducted by the Congress is any indication, Marandi’s clean image is likely to make a huge difference to the political fortunes of the national party. (Read More)
India Times:
Amid Maoist calls to boycott the Jharkhand assembly election, Election Commission has roped in Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to appeal to the electorate to come out in large numbers to cast votes. (Read More)
New York Times:
A presidential election aimed at helping Romania emerge from a political and economic crisis failed to produce a winner on Sunday, and the top two candidates will compete in a runoff next month, according to two exit polls. (Read More)
FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right:
Mark Blumenthal links to Rush Limbaugh accusing Gallup of "upping the sample to black Americans to keep [Obama] up at 50%" in the polls. (For the context, see the last paragraph of the transcript.)Frank Newport of Gallup res (Read More)
The Guardian:
White House calls vote 'historic' as Republicans fail to kill off Barack Obama's proposalsBarack Obama's troubled healthcare reforms today overcame another obstacle when the US Senate voted to begin full debate on the legisla (Read More)
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CHRIS DODD UPDATE: Dodd Dodges Protesters:Rather than face a crowd of protestors who jeered at his appearance, Sen. Chris Dodd entered LaCupola’s restaurant through the back entrance Saturday for a luncheon with Democrats.Li (Read More)
The Swamp:
by Mark Silva With the Senate's 60-39 vote to proceed to debate, after Thanksgiving, on a health-care bill that the president is seeking by year's end, the debate of the 2010 midterm elections has been joined: For the Democra (Read More)
GretaWire:
I just posted a new poll on GretaWire....go vote! (and tell others to vote....) The poll is on the right hand side of GretaWire (you may need to scroll down a bit)
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BBC:
As Bolivia's Evo Morales campaigns for re-election ahead of polls in December, his support from the nation's indigenous coca producers is again coming under scrutiny. (Read More)
Top stories from Times Online:
Nick Clegg has made clear the Liberal Democrats will only support the largest party in the Commons in the event of a hung Parliament, which would put David Cameron in Downing Street according to the latest polls. (Read More)
FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right:
Having underestimated the resilience of the public option before, I'm naturally a bit reluctant to do so again. But with three or four Senators threatening to filibuster a bill that contains a public option, it's time for a (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
A Tory landslide seemed inevitable at the next general election. But recent soundings show a different trend as Labour benefits from optimism about the economyAlastair Campbell is not normally one to trash the state of the na (Read More)
The Guardian:
A flu pandemic in Ukraine that has triggered a nationwide panic is worsening this weekend with up to 400 deaths already reported.The arrival of the virus, suspected by the World Health Organisation to be swine flu but possibl (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Political pundits are beginning to recognise that the The A recognition that the election is not over yetoutcome of the general election is far from certainand bloggers. At the same time, anxiety is spreading among Tory MPs, (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Chance of hung parliament as Conservative lead falls to 6%Labour's hopes of avoiding a general election rout at the hands of David Cameron's Tories will be boosted today as a new poll shows a sharp fall in the Conservatives' (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
Former Python star has shown us the world beyond our shores but after forging a bond with a 26-year-old Somali refugee he hopes to open our eyes to problems much closer to homeThey make for an odd couple. One is an epoch-defi (Read More)
Pune-Cities-The Times of India:
Elections to the posts of mayor and deputy mayor in Pimpri-Chinchwad is likely to be a contest within the NCP factions. The elections will be held on December 1. (Read More)