Elections

Saturday’s election results are in. Are we in for a change? CS City Council - Place 1 Derek Dictson (1883)                35% John Crompton (3539)             65% (100% reporting) CS City Council - Place 3 Ron Gay (2042)                         38% Dennis Maloney (3366)            62% (100% reporting) CS City Council - Place 5 Lawrence Stewart (2883)        54% Chris Scotti (2455)                    46% (100% reporting) CS Senior Tax Freeze For (3391)                                  63% Against (2014)                           [...]

Blogwars: The New Political Battleground looks at blogs' growing prevalence within American media as well as the history of the blog. I must read it sometime. £7 on Amazon.co.uk, published on June 6th 2008.

On the back of last Thursday's Cheshire East elections we thought we'd see what two of the local political figures had to say. Simple as that. Their thoughts......Brian Silvester, leader of the Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council and soon-to-be Mayor, was to the point: "We are delighted with our six gains (4 from Labour) in Crewe and Nantwich. We now have fifteen seats on the new Council from Crewe and Nantwich, compared to Labour, who have just six. The Leader and the Deputy Leader of the Labour Group both failed to be elected to the new Council. Cheshire East will have a Conservative majority of 37. May 1st turned out to be a May Day massacre for the Labour Party." .Steve Hogben, leader of the Crewe and Nantwich Labour party, had this to say: "Despite Tory gloating, Labour is still the bi

Deciphering the current political trends and developments within France’s Muslim community is likely to challenge the most knowledgeable pundits for some time. But, what is clear is that the Muslim Brotherhood has made incredible strides in becoming France's most important Islamic organization, and toward taking control of the Muslim Community’s principal representative organization - the Conseil Francais du Culte Musulman (CFCM), . The CFCM was created by the French Government in 2003...(read more)

We here at China Doll Publishing are ready for the US elections to get over with. The candidates have been polling for much longer than usual and the debates between the Democratic candidates have become unusually personal and vitriolic. Essentially we need to elect a Democratic President regardless of whether its Hillary or Obama and personally I am not enraptured by either of them but McCain is just Bush lite and God knows we've had enough of Bush and his cronies in the White House. Four more years of Bushy leadership and the entire world will be in a state of turmoil (come to think of it, the world is already in a state of turmoil because of his fractious and unilateral leadership). That is enough of my political observations but unfortunately US politics does impact geopolitical a

The United States presidential election of 2008, will take place on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. It will be the 56th consecutive quadrennial United States presidential election. After the election, US will have new President and Vice President. According to “The Washington Post” Hillary Clinton, John Mccain and Barack Obama are the front runners for the [...]

It would be comforting to chalk all this up to electronic voting. However, Italians vote by marking a paper ballot with a pencil; the ballots are then counted by hand in front of observers from all parties. And while Berlusconi did have a distinct advantage as the owner of three television networks and several newspapers and periodicals, Italy also has a par condicio law, which guarantees equal time to all political parties, so television viewers heard from everyone from the far left to the far right. The par condicio also prohibits polling in the final 15 days and political rallies or television appearances the day before the elections in a welcome "day of silence." This law may soon become a thing of the past, though. Berlusconi blasted it as "undemocratic" throughout the elec

Conservative Party candidate Boris Johnson was elected mayor of London by a margin of around 140,000 votes. While this news was expected earlier today, its confirmation adds to Labour's woes. The BBC has more.

So far, 104 of 159 councils have declared. It's a bad night for Labour, an okay night for the Lib Dems and a great night for the Tories.Labour have lost 177 councillors, while the Tories have gained 166.They are on 24% of the vote, as opposed to the Tories 44% and Lib Dems 25%.Unfortunately, the British National Party gained 8 councillors.I watched local election coverage on Sky News and BBC One until 1:30. Sky provided lots of interviews at polls around the country, while the BBC had the bloggers in.Labour have blamed the economy and 10p tax rate abolition as reasons why they did badly.It looks like Boris Johnson will become Mayor, and like some floppy-haired Godzlla, will destroy London.Some comfort for Gordon Brown- Nick Robinson doesn't think Labour MP's want a change of leader.There h

LONDON: Britain's main opposition party made strong gains in local elections in England and Wales as results were tallied Friday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown's struggling Labour Party government which faces a national election within two years.The British Broadcasting Corp. projected that the resurgent Conservative Party would take 44 percent of the vote, putting it 20 points ahead of Labour. Brown's party was running neck-and-neck with the Liberal Democrats, the country's third-largest party.Partial results on Friday from 99 local councils showed the Conservatives gaining 144 seats while Labour lost 145. The Liberal Democrats gained 10."I think these results are not just a vote against Gordon Brown and his government," Conservative leader David Cameron said Friday. "I t

I arrived in Bandung during election fever. The Regional General Elections was on this month and the other day (22/4) the Regional General Elections Commission (KPUD) confirmed Ahmad Heryawan and Yusuf Macan Effendi, AKA Dede Yusuf, known as Hade, as the elected Governor and Deputy Governor for West Java (the total West Java population is 41 million). This article suggests why they won Old, young

Ortega and the Opposition Media Recent headlines in Nicaragua suggest there are rising tensions between Daniel Ortega and the “opposition” media due to upcoming regional elections. It is interesting that the party that lost the last election in Nicaragua is called the opposition. If that term were to be used to describe the Democratic Party in [...]

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is bracing for an electoral slap in the face on Thursday with local elections in England and Wales and a knife-edge vote in the race to be London’s mayor. Some 13,000 candidates are fighting for more than 4,000 seats on 159 municipal councils and the London Assembly amid claims that poor [...]

iranian conservatives “won” a large majority in parliament after completion of the second round of voting. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Conservatives won 69% of the votes, reformist garnered 16% and independents obtained about 14%. Of course, it is difficult ascertaining the extent of popularity of Ahmadinejad because so few reform candidates were even allowed to [...]

Video - Courtesy: Center For Strategic & International Studies Who is Peter Anyang’ Nyongo? Peter Anyang’ Nyongo is a Political Scientist and Economist, and the current member of parliament(MP) for Kisumu Rural constituency in Kenya. Born in 1945, Prof. Anyang’ Nyongo has an extensive resume (see below). Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o was appointed the Minister of Planning and National Development [...]

JAWALAMUKHI: The Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee has left the choice of the party candidate for Hamirpur parliamentary constituency by-poll to Party supremo Sonia Gandhi, this was disclosed by the state president Rajya Sabha Member, Viplove Thakur. While talking to Newsmen here today, Viplove said as per tradition of the congress party, the state unit have [...]

via email There are less than eight months until the election, an election that will decide the next President of the United States. The person elected will be the president of all Americans, not just the Democrats or the Republicans....

Bijender Sharma writes from Dharmshala: Himachal Cricket Association president and son of Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, Anurag Thakur is all set to enter electoral politics in Himachal Pradesh. Thakur, is set to be the BJP’s candidate for the by-election for Hamirpur parliamentary seat on May 22, Though his name is yet to be declared [...]

Here’s an interesting question that came up last evening in a discussion about a possible McCain-Huckabee ticket. Historically speaking, how often does a political party win the White House in three or more consecutive elections? Well, let’s break this down by party. Political Party Streaks of 2 Streaks of 3 Streaks of 4 Streaks of 5 Streaks of 6 Streaks of 7 Republican [...]

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Well it’s time for elections in Bangalore. Today i went to have a tea from “ikkas” T-shop and i could see a huge crowd of people. Initially i thought some fight and later i realised that they are preparing the voters list for our area. Those bunch of guys are from a Politcal party (I’m [...]

There have been several stories written, and lots of blog action about the recent riots in Puerto Cabezas on Nicaragua’s Atlantic coast. The question of the motive for the government to cancel the election is valid and suggests that Ortega and Sandinista allies would lose the elections if they went forward. Postponing elections due to hurricane [...]

The KBS 2TV Drama "Three Fathers, One Mother" (Writer Cho Myung-joo, Producer Lee Jae-sang) saw positive effects from the General Elections. "Three Fathers, One Mother" reached record ratings of 11.9% yesterday (TNS Media Korea Survey), ranked second in its time-slot and pushed past the 7.9% ratings of the MBC drama "Who Are You." The SBS Drama "On-Air" has held a constant rating of 20%, but faltered slightly at 19.4% last night. "On-Air" and "Who Are You" broadcast at 10:10 p.m., ten minutes later than their scheduled time due to special programs concerning Korean astronaut Lee So-yeon. "Three Fathers, One Mother" began at 9:58 p.m. The increase in ratings for "Three Fathers, One Mother" was determined to have started a day earlier on the 9th during the 18th General Elec

It is the fresh breaking news. Congress too has got the Cine Glamour to give an answer to TDP and Chiranjeevi's yet to be announced party. It is none other than Mahesh Babu who voluntarily coming forward to support Congress for coming elections. It is known that Ghattamaneni family has been loyal to Congress from many decades.Now Mahesh Babu also proves that. Sources say that he acted in a couple of Congress Ads directed by his uncle Adi Seshagiri Rao. Super Star Krishna is also acting in a few ads relating to Congress. And Mahesh Babu will be coming into the field to support the party for coming elections, as per reliable sources.So, the war is among Chiru clan, Nandamuri clan and Ghattamaneni clan.Courtesy:greatandhra

House tables Bush impeachment resolution CONCORD – The House debated, then declined to take a final vote yesterday on a resolution that called for impeachment of President George Bush and Vice President Richard Cheney. After 45 minutes of debate, the House tabled the resolution on a vote of 227-95. The resolution's author, Rep. Betty Hall, D-Brookline, said impeachment would uncover the facts behind secrets the Bush Administration has fought to protect. She said impeachment would bring out the truth about the decisions to wage the war in Iraq, use of the Justice Department for political purposes, details of domestic surveillance and the torture of prisoners. Hall, 87, drew support from both political parties during public hearings on the bill, but it emerged from a House commit

AP, ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (April 16 2008): Another opposition party announced Wednesday it will boycott Ethiopia's second round of local elections because of rigging and intimidation, further damaging the democratic credentials of the key U.S. ally.Bulcha Demeksa, head of the Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement, said observers were banned from polling stations, voters threatened by ruling party officials and canvas ballot bags stuffed with ballots during the first round of elections April 13.Those problems led the party, which claims to represent Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, to withdraw from the second round of elections April 20.Merga Bekana, chairman of the national election board, dismissed the allegations of rigging and said he was unaware of the boycott until journalists informed

Italian people decided to grow, to change, to leave Italy and enter Europe and the world.They finally understood the World war has finished since long, that the Berlin wall has gone a few years ago, that there are no Fascists and no Communists any more.Just like in the rest of Europe and in the US.Finally we have two parties that are slightly on the left and slightly on the right.Both understand that the right is in the middle.People understood that without rules, without justice, without programs you just have chaos, getting everyday bigger.Hope they had enough of it, because, if this is the case, ALL will try to change and make this beautiful country a little bit closer to what it should be.Good luck Italy, do not waist this chance!Think and you'll have the problem of disposal of ideas..

It is less than a month until Londoners decide who is their mayor.I'm still firmly in the Brian Paddick camp.If Boris Johnson becomes mayor on May 1st, the Tories' credibility will be scuppered for ever.There are reports in the papers this weekend that some in the party are concerned about Boris.And quite right too.This is the man who tried to get a journalist beaten up! He's only popular because he knows how to appeal to the terminally stupid, the new audience of Have I Got News For You, who don't want satire but Boris being put down by Paul Merton. I loved the programme pre-2002, and hate to see it as it stands now. (It's back on Friday, if you can bear it.)Boris is like George Bush, not afraid to act stupid. He has a carefully crafted public persona that causes the student culture lover

Daily party workers are ringing the doorbell and requesting the vote for their Party. This time 14 people filled their nomination for the post of Municipality President and i think 100+ for ward members, I can bet more than 90% nominee will not be able to get back their security. My Chaiwala (tea vendor) is also filed his nomination for ward member :)

Opposition Candidates, Voters Silenced Ahead of Local Polls Human Rights Watch (New York, April 11 2008) - The Ethiopian government’s repression of registered opposition parties and ordinary voters has largely prevented political competition ahead of local elections that begin on April 13, Human Rights Watch said today. These widespread acts of violence, arbitrary detention and intimidation mirror long-term patterns of abuse designed to suppress political dissent in Ethiopia. “It is too late to salvage these elections, which will simply be a rubber stamp on the EPRDF’s near-monopoly on power at the local level,” said Georgette Gagnon, Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “Still, officials must at least allow the voters to decide how and whether to cast their ballots without int

A text on Thessaloniki actions from night during the counting of the votes at the theology faculty (Aristotle University) a small group of anarchists attacked with stones and bottles the hall where the counting take place. This attack was symbolic, demonstrating our opposition to the totality of the "elections circus" set every year inside the universities. No one was injured by the attack, because our aim was simply to disturb the normal flaw of this tragic and miserable vote counting."NO TO THE ELECTION DELUSIONS. (certain anarchists)From an update in this site's guestbook on the Athens action, it comes that during the vote counting in ASOEE economic university, eggs where thrown at the ballot-box, the fuse from the power table was taken away, delaying the procedure. Also, plenty profe

"How will you use your three votes on 1 May?" asks the latest news release from the Cheshire East Joint Committee (see here). We've carried plenty of details about candidates to (hopefully) give those undecided Crewe and Nantwich voters a clearer idea about who would best represent them on the new Cheshire East Unitary Shadow Authority. Well, that's the idea. We've featured quite a few and there are more to come (don't moan, only three weeks to go). However, it's about time that we brought you the full list. For info, there are 67 candidates standing for 24 seats in Crewe and Nantwich. I was going to include a full list of the candidates by ward and which party they represent. However, having seen it, this doesn't translate very well on the blog format. A full listing of candidates can be

Debbie Shank Vs Wal-Mart I received a comment from my reader telling that Wal-Mart has finally gave in to the numerous online petition. Wal-Mart will not seek the $400,000 money from Debbie Shank... A certified Ortigas blogger...Writing is life!

The Contentious French have their go at the Beijing Olympics, protesting at several sites along the route that the Olympic torch took through Paris. It certainly isn’t the first time there’s been a protest or boycott of the games. A court in Zimbabwe has said that it will rule to force the release of the results of the recent Presidential election, in which opposition leaders claimed they have won. The ruling will come down tomorrow. Iranian Labor Leader, Mahmoud Salehi, was released Sunday after serving a year-long prison term for union-organizing activities. Salehi, who was supposed to be released on March 23, had been on a hunger strike after Iranian authorities refused to release him, accusing him of “communicating with those outside prison for the purposes of issu

Indonesia's next parliamentary elections will take place in April 2009, with presidential polls due later next year, the electoral commission announced at the weekend.More than 154 million voters in the world's most populous Muslim nation will be eligible to cast ballots on April 5, 2009 for the 550-seat national parliament, the commission said late Saturday on its website.Voters will also elect provincial officials and district council members.The last parliamentary elections in Indonesia took place in 2004.Parties will be eligible to register for the polls from Monday, with the cut-off date set for May 12, the electoral commission said, adding that new voter lists would be issued in three months.Indonesia News Blog:

There is mounting tension in Zimbabwe as the Electoral Commision delays announcing the election result.Of the 6 seats already announced officially.The oposition has 3 and Mugabe's Zanu PF taking the other three.To avoid a similar scenario as was witnessed in Kenya, there is already heavy Police and military patrol of the cities and yes there are already fears of a coup if the opposition wins.

Someone asked me recently who I thought would win the upcoming election in Taiwan. I hadn’t been paying attention to it, really, but it struck me that we haven’t heard much news out of China. Since Beijing was so quiet on this one, their least favorite party - the DPP - was probably going to [...]

With the unsettling memories of Kenya’s electoral aftermath still on my mind, I’m pretty concerned about Zimbabwe’s upcoming polls next Saturday, March 29. Story after story signals tension. The opposition is accusing the government of stuffing voter lists with ghost names. The opposition also objects to Mugabe’s reversal of an earlier decision not to allow police officers into polling stations. The same article notes that urban areas, where opposition support is strongest, may not have enough polling stations (remind you of anywhere?) The issue of whether Zimbabweans who have left the country will be able to vote or not is also contentious, particularly because many people among the millions who have fled blame Mugabe for the devastated economy. In short, tensions

If you listen to the political pundits, and I don’t advise you do, they will tell you that the upcoming American election is going to be the most revolutionary in history. Why, when you consider that we could have either our first woman or African American President, it truly begins to seem that, in [...]

From the Times. I think that while many French voters were put off by the President' showbiz approach to government, the majority just understood what he meant by "change"... As this election results shows, the French do not have an appetite for reforming their system yet. This could dampen the government's initiatives and push the country back into its well worn cycle of "immobilisme". Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose!

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s supporters apparently have gained an overwhelming majority in parliamentary elections. Reformist parties opposed to the president stood scant chance of winnng sinc the Guardian Council, which approves all candidates, wiped off the ballot at least 200 reformists. Reform opponents of Ahmadenijad were only able to run candidates in about 60 of [...]

The BBC is reporting that conservative hardliners are doing well in the released counts of Iran’s parliamentary elections (held yesterday). But there are some subtleties to look for, because there are divisions even amongst the conservatives - especially regarding Ahmedinejad. Hard-line allies of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are ahead in Iran’s parliamentary election, partial results suggest. But conservative critics of Mr Ahmadinejad also appear to be making a strong showing that could undermine his domination of the parliament. Reformists are said to be struggling after large numbers of their candidates were barred from the race. The United States says this means the results were “cooked”. The Associated Press (AP) news agency reports that 144 out of 290 parliame

Iran's Parliamentary elections take place today, amid widespread criticisms of the process, especially from within. Iran's vetting Council of Guardians has been especially zealous in blocking thousands of prominent reformists...

Iran's Parliamentary elections take place today, amid widespread criticisms of the process, especially from within. Iran's vetting Council of Guardians has been especially zealous in blocking thousands of prominent reformists...

Iran's Parliamentary elections take place today, amid widespread criticisms of the process, especially from within. Iran's vetting Council of Guardians has been especially zealous in blocking thousands of prominent reformists...

Iran's Parliamentary elections take place today, amid widespread criticisms of the process, especially from within. Iran's vetting Council of Guardians has been especially zealous in blocking thousands of prominent reformists...

Iran's Parliamentary elections take place today, amid widespread criticisms of the process, especially from within. Iran's vetting Council of Guardians has been especially zealous in blocking thousands of prominent reformists...

Iran's Parliamentary elections take place today, amid widespread criticisms of the process, especially from within. Iran's vetting Council of Guardians has been especially zealous in blocking thousands of prominent reformists...

Iran's Parliamentary elections take place today, amid widespread criticisms of the process, especially from within. Iran's vetting Council of Guardians has been especially zealous in blocking thousands of prominent reformists...

In the 7 years of George Bush’s ‘fear-mongering’ presidency, hate and associated crimes have jumped a staggering 48 percent. Copyright © 2008 PoliticalArticles.NET. This Feed can only be displayed in a Feed Aggregator or website subject to the following Terms. Learn More. In case of copyright infringement - Please contact legal@politicalarticles.net so we [...]

AS I wrote on Sunday, Socialists won because of the vote of leftist radicals, both from United Left (communists, they lose 3 out of 5 seats in Congress) and the Nationalists from both Catalan Republican Left (lose 5 out of 8 seats) and Basque Nationalist Party (lose one which is summed up by the Basque Socialists). In general they have not increased their votes apart from that change. This can boost to extraordinary heights the radicalization of a Government, in nearly all issues.Brief prospect for Socialist policy in the next term:Judicial Power: the control over judiciary is going to be increased badly, leading to an accused partiality for the already partial Supreme Court Judges and the members of the General Council of the Judicial Power. We have seen this specially with the gay marria

Résultats des élections municipales, à Oissel :Le maire sortant, Thierry FOUCAUD, est réélu avec 74,2 % de voix. Inscrits : 7052 l Votants : 4398 (62,37%) l Exprimés : 4309 (97,98%)Capture d'écran :: www.france3.fr ::Sources : France3 - Elec'3Capture d'écran :: www.interieur.gouv.fr ::Source : Ministère de l'intérieur

Zapatero vs Rajoy. The spanish national elections are go. I'm not really into my politics very much these days but from what I've seen in the lead up to the election my money's on Zapatero continuing his role as PM.I don't think he's done much wrong really. He seems quite a likeable chap too which helps!Who will win? We'll know in a few hours....UPDATE: I was right! Zapatero won, no surprises there really. It does mean though that Chavez stays on as head of the Andalucian parliament so does that mean that they are going to push through all the demolitions?? I really hope not.

As an expat in France, I don’t get to vote in the municipal elections today but my sweetie does and so I was trying to figure out how it works here. It became very, VERY clear that it’s nothing like in the U.S. Firstly, our little city hall has an “apertif” room where you can [...]

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The elections are coming, the time when banner shops and printing companies laugh till "see teeth cannot see eyes" while cashing in profits from political parties for promotional flags and long... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Raffy Usa, founding member of the organization's chapter in University of the Philippines - Tacloban Campus won as the College Student Council President in the recently concluded college elections together with 4 other BROOD members as well as a majority of their Kalayaan party. Their party KALAYAAN (Kabataan: Lakas ng Bayan) is compose majorly of BROOD members and was spearheaded by Raffy Usa. Among the BROOD members that joined the student council ranks are: Jan Gaspay, UPV USC Representative; Francis Ibanita, Councilor;Hafadal Ong-oy, Councilor; and Vennie Cotton, Councilor.

Photo by Derrick Chang Hantu Laut 06 March 2008 The tiny constituency of Senellang in Malaysia covers a small portion of the northern Borneo mainland and a number of outlying islands in the coastal waters of the Sulawesi Sea. It has 12,998 registered voters, mainly ethnic Bajaus and Suluks of the Islamic

Back sooner than expected, our roving reporter, Steve Finch, has another story to be filed under “that’s something that would really benefit humanity.” openDemocracy (ASA) SANTA MONICA, CA — The YZ Prize Foundation has announced a second interesting initiative to help the world to move toward stability. Unlike the YZ Prize for Peace, this one strikes straight at their vision [...]

Aujourd'hui dans la boîte aux lettres...Encore 3 jours pour choisir (pour rappel, le 1er tour c'est dimanche 9 mars 2008). Pour ceux qui ne sont pas encore décidés, p'tit tour d'horizon de ce qui est passé dans la presse récemment :Paris Normandie - "Thierry Foucaud candidat" Ed. du 20.02.2008 (PDF 341 Ko)Paris Normandie - "Municipales : deux pages spéciales" Ed. du 29.02.2008 (PDF 5,5 Mo)Paris Normandie - "L'UMP continue le combat" Ed. du 03.03.2008 (PDF 364 Ko)Paris Normandie - "L'autre droite osselienne" Ed. du 06.03.2008 (PDF 248 Ko)Paris Normandie - "L'autre gauche osselienne" Ed. du 07.03.2008 (PDF 216 Ko)Oissel Hebdo n°223 - "Élections municipales : infos pratiques" Ed. du 29.02.2008 (PDF 1,5 Mo)

There presently are 6 vacancies in the U.S. House of Representatives, and over the next several weeks special elections will be held to determine who serves out the remainder of those terms. The former incumbent's party has the advantage in each of the races, but only three of the races are considered safe retentions. Here's a quick rundown of the six special elections. CA-12 April 8 open primary, June 3 potential runoff Five candidates are vying to replace the late Tom Lantos in this overwhelmingly Democratic district. Jackie Speier, who was endorsed by Lantos for the general election before he died, is a heavy favorite to succeed him in the special election. Should any candidate receive 50% of the vote in the open primary that candidate will win the election outright, otherwise the

Every 4 four years the Arab world just like the rest of the world begins to follow the American elections , of course we used to follow it only in its final stage not from the primaries like now as the rest of the world. We used to follow the American elections then due to the American role in the region , we used to put our bets on the candidate "whether demarcate or republican" that will be less friendly with Israel and more friendly with us , for years we thought in this  despite the fact all the American presidential candidates are more friendly with Israel then us due to the power of the Jewish lobby in D.C and AIPAC , we knew about the Jewish lobby and its influence still we never gave up. And this is why some think that there is no use to follow up the American P

India's government announced plans to cancel poor farmers' debts and ease the tax burden on the average Indian, unveiling a budget on Friday that may be the current administration's last before national elections are held.Polls must be held by May 2009 at the latest. But deep disagreements between the Congress party, which leads India's governing coalition, and its communist political allies have led many here to assume an election will take place sooner, possibly later this year.The budget, for the fiscal year beginning April 1, seemed certain to fuel such speculation. It contained a heavy dose of populist measures, including debt relief for millions of farmers and increased spending on employment schemes, education, irrigation projects and insurance packages for poor.Finance Minister P.

Spain is set to elect a new government on March 9. After the bursting of the real estate bubble, the economy has witnessed a pronounced slowdown. As a result, economic issues have dominated the campaign. It is still anybody’s guess as to whether the ruling Socialist Party or the opposition Partido Popular will emerge victorious.An interview with Adrian Zürcher, Credit Suisse Global Equity Strategist, about Spain’s economic outlook after the election:

Last Thursday the electoral campaign officialy begun in Spain. And last night it was the first debate between Socialists' candidate, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, and PP's candidate, Mariano Rajoy.The first thing I am going to critisize of this debate is that it is only of the two main candidates. I really believe it would be a better idea to see all the candidates together debating. Of course, the PP (center-right) would have lots of critics there as, according to the Tinell Pact, the rest of the parties were to present a common opposition, not against the Government -Zapatero's one- but against the PP, which was in the opposition. But the contrast would have been much interesting between the proposals of all the candidates.What is the problem? That, considering the disenchantment of a

Ya escribí en el post anterior cuál era mi idea sobre la renuncia de Fidel. Pues bien, especialmente importante es la visión que de esta renuncia tienen los candidatos a ser Presidentes de EEUU sobre la transición en Cuba. Mientras el conservador McCain ha deseado a Castro que "se reúna pronto con Marx", Hillary Clinton ha señalado que nunca se reuniría con Raúl Castro, mientras sigan las violaciones de Derechos Humanos en la isla. Pero el más preocupante ha sido Obama: ha declarado que se reuniría con él, sin precondiciones. Después de su primo el comunista-islamista de Kenia y del escándalo de la bandera cubana comunista con la foto del Ché en sus oficinas de adhesión, es lo que le hace falta para hacerse una idea del "cambio" que quiere para EEUU. Lo bueno es que no quiso

Got this video from a friend. About the upcoming general elections in Malaysia. I personally think it’s quite funny. Worth a watch. Disclaimer: The ideas in the video does not represents mine. Just sharing something funny.

Early poll results have shown that the anti-Musharraf parties, Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League (N), are emerging as victorious. The early results also show that Pakistan Muslim League (Q), the party supporting Pervez Musharraf, has been defeated.Furthermore, the results for Pakistan's national assembly indicate that the Pakistan Peoples Party currently have a small lead with 78 seats, with Nawaz Sharif's party just behind with 72 seats. The party which wins the elections for the National Assembly will choose the Prime Minister of Pakistan.The elections had a slow start at 8 a.m. (0300 GMT), as fears of violence kept many voters away. To enforce security, the Pakistani police is backed up by some 80,000 troops. The BBC reported that 80 million people are eligible to vote,

When it became apparent that "all the Kings Men had gone{fallen}"the head of the Pakistan Muslims League -Q conceeded defeat!This basically meaning the militant Pakistan President Pervez Musharaff will be sitting on opposition benches. One would expect seeing that he is a hardliner he would stick to power and use all the tricks in the book to stay put,but thats not it.Any lessons for Kenyan

Dmitry Medvedev’s travel to the power has begun in comfort and luxury. So at times rather well-to-do people in full loneliness fly in salon of the first class. What there to hell presidential race. The TV only also is occupied by to have time to show as much as possible full performances of the first [...]

This should get you pissed off.   You no longer pick your officials they are chosen for you by fixing elections.  It is easy to do really here is a video. Computer programmer admits in front of Congress voting machines can and are being rigged. There are nearly 20 videos reporting on Voter fraud in NEW HAMPSHIRE and other primaries. Google "voter fraud Ron Paul"

10. With voter turnout in U.S. presidential elections at around fifty percent, someone has to make up the votes. 9. No one outside of America would ever vote someone like Bush in. 8. Since the... Funny and insightful top ten lists. Updated Daily.

All the world's eyes are on America today as the IHT's managing editor, Alison Smale, discusses elections, a suicide bombing in Israel, NATO's fight with the Taliban in Afghanistan and the settling of the U.S. Writer's Strike in time for the Oscars.

So you want to improve your writing skills? Great. The most important thing you can do to improve your writing skills has nothing to do with actually writing. It is about picking a topic to write about. The problem with most students' writing is not necessarily that they cannot write but rather, that what they are required to write about is often of little interest to them.Therefore, remember that the next time you receive a research assignment or have to write for a test or some other academic or professional purpose, pick a topic that is of some interest to you. Even if the subject itself might seem boring, such as social health or something equally bland, consider the subject for a moment and find some aspect of it that is interesting and RELEVANT to your own life. The importance o

I was able to make this primary map in a few hours (a how-to is coming soon) and I wanted to share it. Sure it's not quite as pretty as the Time or Newsweek versions but I think it does a decent job of capturing the appropriate look and feel. I'm also sure it took them a LOOONG time to put their maps together whereas mine was a relatively quick solution using SmartDraw and MapsAlive. You can use your mouse to drag the map around within the bordered area. Unfortunately, the map is wider than the column that I posted it in. [Ed: fixed]  Be sure to check back here since I'll be updating this map as results come in. What other information would be useful besides the winner? How could I make this map better? Email this | Add to del.icio.us | Digg this! | Share on Facebook | S