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10 Sep 2009 10:14

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U.S.: Bad move: Joe Wilson’s comments will come to haunt him in 2010

  • $100,000 amount Joe Wilson’s opponent in the 2010 election, Rob Miller, raised after Wilson’s “You lie!” remark last night source
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08 Sep 2009 10:28

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World: Afghanistan’s election results are officially a bad joke

  • 54.1% Hamid Karzai’s share of the vote with 92% of all votes counted – enough for him to avoid a runoff source
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27 Aug 2009 10:42

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World: The Afghan presidential election has a lot of reports of fraud

  • 1,915 reports of fraud on the books so far source
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27 Aug 2009 10:37

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World: Abdullah won’t share “mafia-type” Afghan rule with Karzai

  • I don’t find a place for myself in this mafia-type system.
  • Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah • Regarding last week’s presidential election and the suggestion that he could share power with president Hamid Karzai. With 17 percent of votes counted, Karzai is leading 42 percent to 33 percent, and needs a simple to majority to avoid a runoff. • source
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25 Aug 2009 10:23

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World: In the Afghan election, Hamid Karzai leads, but not by much

  • 41% Karzai’s vote total with 10% of the election’s vote counted on Tuesday source
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23 Aug 2009 20:47

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World: Afghan prez candidate Abdullah Abdullah sez the election was rigged

  • The initial reports we are receiving are a bit alarming, I must say. There might have been thousands of violations throughout the country, no doubt about it.
  • Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah • Discussing the results of Friday’s election. He says that his team has lodged more than 100 complaints in the election. No matter the results of the election, current president Hamid Karzai will likely not win the election the first time – he needs to win by more than 50% to avoid a runoff. Preliminary results will be announced on Tuesday. • source
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22 Aug 2009 12:18

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U.S.: Did Obama’s appeal to nontraditional voters get him into office?

Obama vote infographic
  • Good Magazine crunched up some numbers and compared different states’ voter turnout to see whether the groups Obama appealed to the most – black voters and young voters – really had an effect on voter turnout. From the looks of things, it may have been an election lost by McCain rather than the other way around. The biggest decrease in votes from 2004 to 2008 was in McCain’s home state. Thanks to Good Magazine for the tip.source
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22 Aug 2009 10:36

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World: The Afghanistan election lost a couple folks some digits. Yikes.

  • 2 unlucky people lost one ink-stained digit apeice; thanks Taliban source
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21 Aug 2009 11:59

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World: Now that the Afghan election is over, time to count the votes

This guy has the worst job ever. He has to carry the weight of heavily-contested election on his back. Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah both say they won. source
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18 Aug 2009 23:12

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World: Thursday’s Afghan presidential election has a packed field

  • 41 candidates are running for prez; did Lyndon LaRouche run? source
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