World politics
Friday, March 19
WASHINGTON, March 19 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, once bitter rivals for the presidency, have hammered out a good working partnership, observers say.
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World politicsFriday, March 19WASHINGTON, March 19 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, once bitter rivals for the presidency, have hammered out a good working partnership, observers say. |
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| Thursday, March 18WASHINGTON, March 18 (UPI) -- A federal grand jury investigating possible criminal wrongdoing by a U.S. senator has subpoenaed the National Republican Senatorial Committee, officials said. |
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| Wednesday, March 17MONROE, Mich., March 17 (UPI) -- A Michigan woman said she wrote a letter to President Obama about her job loss and lack of health insurance -- and received a personal response. |
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| Tuesday, March 16WASHINGTON, March 16 (UPI) -- Only 15 of the top 150 U.S. fundraisers for the 2008 presidential campaign donated the maximum to the Democratic National Committee in 2009, an analysis said. MOSCOW, March 16 (UPI) -- United Russia, the pro-Kremlin party, led in regional elections while opposition parties did post some gains, preliminary election results indicate. |
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| Monday, March 15BAGHDAD, March 15 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki appeared on television but did not address rumors he had been assassinated, speaking instead about overall violence in Iraq. CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 15 (UPI) -- The ex-mistress of one-time U.S. presidential hopeful John Edwards says they love each other, and she didn't want him to run for president. PARIS, March 15 (UPI) -- French Interior Ministry figures show the political party of President Nicolas Sarkozy trails the Socialist Party in the country's regional elections. |
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| Sunday, March 14WASHINGTON, March 14 (UPI) -- U.S. House Majority Whip James Clyburn said Sunday Democrats still lack the votes to pass healthcare reform but he is confident the measure will win approval. MOSCOW, March 14 (UPI) -- Millions of Russians took part in elections in 76 of Russia's 83 regions Sunday, offering support for the country's various political parties, observers say. |
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| Saturday, March 13BAGHDAD, March 13 (UPI) -- Preliminary election results from Iraq show Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's coalition leading in Baghdad and two provinces to the south, officials said. |
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| Friday, March 12SAN FRANCISCO, March 12 (UPI) -- San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom confirmed Friday he is officially a candidate for lieutenant governor in California. BANGKOK, March 12 (UPI) -- Thailand is mobilizing 50,000 security forces to deal with protests planned this weekend to pressure the government into calling elections, a spokesman says. |
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| Thursday, March 11OTTAWA, March 11 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper became the first in the country's history Thursday to stream a live feed of a parliamentary speech on YouTube. COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 11 (UPI) -- The community organizing group ACORN has agreed to give up its license to do business in Ohio as part of a settlement of a lawsuit by a conservative group. BAGHDAD, March 11 (UPI) -- Early results in Iraq's elections indicated Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's coalition likely would win a plurality in a very tight race, officials said. |
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| Wednesday, March 10Mar. 10--Top political leaders said on Tuesday that they were sympathetic to demands from Greece's prime minister for a crackdown on speculators who have been plaguing European financial markets. WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said the State of the Union has "degenerated into a political pep rally" and suggested justices should not attend the address. SAN JOSE, Calif., March 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate candidate Tom Campbell is under fire for inconsistent statements about his defense of a Florida academic with ties to terrorism, analysts say. MOSCOW, March 10 (UPI) -- A Russian cash-for-clunkers program to spur vehicle trade-ins began this week, as part of an overall industry upgrade, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said. WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) -- Senators in Washington negotiating financial reform have agreed to excuse payday lenders from new regulatory enforcement, sources close to the talks said. BAGHDAD, March 10 (UPI) -- The disqualification of candidates in Iraq's recent election threatens to disrupt the formation of a new government, a former Iraqi prime minister said. BANGKOK, March 10 (UPI) -- Thai military officials say the tough Internal Security Act will be enough to maintain order during a weekend rally by supporters of a former prime minister. YANGON, Myanmar, March 10 (UPI) -- Myanmar's military government Wednesday released the second of its five election laws that would bar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from the polls. WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes Haitian President Rene Preval to the Oval Office Wednesday, the second day of Preval's trip to Washington. NEW DELHI, March 10 (UPI) -- Deals on defense and nuclear energy are likely to be concluded during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's trip to India, defense industry sources said. |
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| Tuesday, March 9WASHINGTON, March 9 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama has not kept a pledge to protect U.S. government scientists from political interference, a scientists' advocacy group said. PRINCETON, N.J., March 9 (UPI) -- Democrats held the edge over Republicans when registered voters were asked which party's congressional candidate they'd support, a new Gallup poll indicated. BAGHDAD, March 9 (UPI) -- About 62 percent of registered voters cast ballots during the recent parliamentary elections, exceeding expectations, Iraq's electoral commission said. YANGON, Myanmar, March 9 (UPI) -- Myanmar's military dictatorship says it has approved laws for elections this year that critics say likely will only see junta loyalists as candidates. |
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| Monday, March 8PHOENIX, March 8 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and his rival for the GOP nomination are trading charges about funding sources and alleged smear tactics, political analysts say. BAGHDAD, March 8 (UPI) -- Former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, trying to regain his job, called for an investigation of Iraq's election because of confusion at some polling centers. |
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| Sunday, March 7BAGHDAD, March 7 (UPI) -- A series of terror attacks hit Baghdad and other cities as Iraqis went to the polls to elect a new parliament, officials said. WASHINGTON, March 7 (UPI) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said Sunday he would decide whether to run again for president after the midterm elections in November. WASHINGTON, March 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. congressional ethics report shows a very thin wall between earmarks and campaign contributions, The Washington Post reports. JERUSALEM, March 7 (UPI) -- The former leader of Hamas' military wing in Gaza says Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is holding up a deal to free kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit. LOME, Togo, March 7 (UPI) -- Togo's main opposition party says it rejects election results showing voters returned Faure Gnassingbe to office for a second term as president. |
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| Saturday, March 6LOME, Togo, March 6 (UPI) -- The incumbent president and an opposition candidate both declared victory in Togo's election as officials awaited paper ballots from polling places. LONDON, March 6 (UPI) -- British military chiefs disputed Prime Minister Gordon Brown's claim he gave the armed forces all the money they needed. BAGHDAD, March 6 (UPI) -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani says his country's upcoming elections will reveal the chances democracy has of flourishing in Iraq. |
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| Friday, March 5U.K. Prime Minister Gordon brown has hotly denied allegations he underfunded British forces fighting in Iraq, particularly when it came to troop vehicles. WASHINGTON, March 5 (UPI) -- Activist and political groups said they are using campaigns to try to impact how U.S. House of Representatives members vote on healthcare reform. BAGHDAD, March 5 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said he doesn't think this weekend's parliamentary elections would lead to a return of regional violence. LONDON, March 5 (UPI) -- The decision to go to war in Iraq was right and lessons can be learned from Britain's involvement in the conflict, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday. |
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| Thursday, March 4LOME, Togo, March 4 (UPI) -- Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe called on voters to keep the peace Thursday as they vote to select their country's next leader. BAGHDAD, March 4 (UPI) -- Iraqi polls opened for early voting Thursday amid a series of bomb attacks in Baghdad that left 12 people dead and 47 others wounded, an official says. |
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| Wednesday, March 3WASHINGTON, March 3 (UPI) -- The Republican National Committee's campaign fundraising plays off fears while pledging to halt a "trending toward socialism," a slide presentation indicated. BAGHDAD, March 2 (UPI) -- Election time in Iraq can mean a bonanza of gifts from candidates -- heating oil, rice, frozen chickens, blankets, toys, sports equipment, cash, even pistols. |
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| Tuesday, March 2AUSTIN, Texas, March 2 (UPI) -- Gov. Rick Perry won the Republican gubernatorial primary and former Houston Mayor Bill White won the Democratic vote in Texas Tuesday. SACRAMENTO, March 2 (UPI) -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown announced Tuesday he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor, pledging to end partisanship in Sacramento. FAIRFAX CITY, Va., March 2 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court is to decide whether a former Somali prime minister can be tried in a U.S. court as a war criminal for human rights abuses by military forces. |
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| Monday, March 1GAINESVILLE, Ga., March 1 (UPI) -- A Republican member of Congress from Georgia who has been the subject of two congressional investigations said Monday he is resigning. NEW YORK, March 1 (UPI) -- Former Rep. Harold Ford, D-Tenn., said Monday he will not run for the U.S. Senate in his adopted home state of New York. WASHINGTON, March 1 (UPI) -- Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter officially announced Monday he will challenge U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, already seen as vulnerable, in the Democratic primary. OTTAWA, March 1 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama owes Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper a case of Molson's beer after losing a bet on the Olympic men's hockey gold medal game. BOSTON, March 1 (UPI) -- Joseph P. Kennedy III said he won't run for U.S. Congress in 2010, dispelling speculation that the attorney would if Rep. William Delahunt, D-Mass., retires. |
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| Sunday, February 28BAGHDAD, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says he is mulling an alliance with other parties to form a majority government after the March 7 legislative elections. Police in Bangkok Sunday tried to determine if a bank bombing was linked to supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, authorities said. |
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| Saturday, February 27SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Democrats in Illinois say they have begun on open casting call on the Internet in search of a new lieutenant governor candidate. |
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| Friday, February 26ALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 26 (UPI) -- New York Gov. David Paterson, saying he was being "realistic," said Friday he would end his campaign for a full term as the state's chief executive. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. House ethics panel Friday cleared seven representatives, one posthumously, of wrongdoing in their dealings with a defunct lobbying group. CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 26 (UPI) -- The National Rifle Association said former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will make the keynote speech at the group's annual meeting in Charlotte, N.C. |
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| Thursday, February 25MIAMI, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio used a Republican Party credit card for groceries and car repair when he was speaker of the Florida House, records show. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The widow of U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha, D-Pa., has agreed to serve as honorary co-chair of his former aide's campaign committee. |
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| Wednesday, February 24WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Inside sources say U.S. President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election team is already gearing up and will be managed by a deputy chief of staff out of Chicago. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Two-thirds of Americans say Republicans in Congress are not doing enough to cooperate with President Obama, a national poll reveals. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The woman who has been former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's confidante, voice and senior adviser has resigned, officials say. ABUJA, Nigeria, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Ailing Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has returned to Abuja but he and his advisers remain silent about his three-month absence. |
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| Tuesday, February 23CHICAGO, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Assistant U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Tammy Duckworth said Tuesday she will not run for Illinois lieutenant governor. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Republican donors have accused Michael Steele, the party's national chairman, of wasteful spending, with one fundraiser describing his habits as "imperial." |
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| Sunday, February 14Ceremonies in Beirut Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanon Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, officials said. WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Analysts predict U.S. Senate Republicans will continue to filibuster the most routine matters to try and derail Democrats and win seats this fall. BAGHDAD, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- A coalition of Sunni Arabs and secularists announced the suspension of campaigning to protest Iraq's ban of candidates with alleged ties to the Baath party. YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- The timing of elections in the Ivory Coast is uncertain now that President Laurent Gbagbo has dissolved the electoral commission, the BBC reports. |
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| Saturday, February 13KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Yulia Tymoshenko Saturday refused to concede Ukraine's presidential election to Viktor Yanukovych, calling the polling illegitimate. NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Real estate tycoon Mortimer B. Zuckerman may be considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., The New York Times reports. |
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| Friday, February 12BAGHDAD, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Campaigning for upcoming parliamentary elections began Friday in Iraq with suspicion about fraud and anger over candidates kept off the ballot, analysts said. KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama congratulated Viktor Yanukovich on winning Ukraine's presidential election, officials say. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., announced Thursday he will not run for a ninth term in November. |
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| Thursday, February 11WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The results of a new poll indicate a majority of U.S. citizens are unhappy with the current operations of the federal government. PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. voters appear almost equally divided between re-electing Barack Obama in the 2012 election or voting for a Republican, a Gallup poll indicates. BEIJING, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- A Chinese high court Thursday upheld the 11-year sentence of prominent dissident Liu Xiaobo, 53, who had been convicted of subversion. |
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| Wednesday, February 10COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The U.N. secretary-general has asked Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to respect due process in the case of retired Gen. Sarath Fonseka, now in custody. BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has asked his mistress, Rielle Hunter, to marry him, the National Enquirer reported Wednesday. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. first lady Michelle Obama Tuesday refused to criticize one of her husband's biggest critics, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Vern Ehlers, R-Mich., announced Wednesday he will retire from Congress when his current term expires. KIGALI, Rwanda, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Rwanda's upcoming presidential election is sparking threats and attacks on opposition party members, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. Supporters of Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko are seeking a recount of the ballots cast in Sunday's presidential runoff election, a lawmaker says. KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Supporters of Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko are seeking a recount of the ballots cast in Sunday's presidential runoff election, a lawmaker says. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan military, which arrested former Gen. Sarath Fonseka this week, said Wednesday his family has unhindered access to him. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan protesters demanding the military release retired Gen. Sarath Fonseka faced police tear gas and water cannons Wednesday in Colombo, witnesses say. |
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| Tuesday, February 9KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Ukrainian Prime Minster Yulia Tymoshenko won't concede the country's presidential election to pro-Russian Viktor Yanukovich, local media reported Tuesday. CHICAGO, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- There was no political trading to get the scandal-ridden winner of the Illinois lieutenant governor Democratic primary to quit the race, Gov. Pat Quinn says. |
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| Monday, February 8LONDON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Three British members of Parliament facing charges over their personal expenses claims have been cast out of the Labor Party, officials said Monday. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The first U.S. Senate vote on a jobs bill has been pushed back by Democratic Party leaders from Monday to Tuesday, officials say. NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- One-time Wall Street supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama are turning against him as he pushes for new regulations, The New York Times reported Monday. KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich has apparently won Ukraine's presidential election, preliminary results indicated Monday. SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Laura Chinchilla has become Costa Rica's first woman president after a festive weekend election, observers said Monday. |
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| Sunday, February 7NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Former sex worker Kristin Davis, dubbed the "Manhattan Madam," said she intends to run as a Libertarian in the race for governor of New York. HOUSTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Saturday told the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville "America is ready for another revolution." LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Republicans run risks in overcrowded U.S. primary elections this year as large numbers of candidates target Democrats perceived as vulnerable, analysts say. DALLAS, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, considered to be the "father of the Tea Parties," is facing GOP primary election opponents with ties to the groups, analysts say. AWKA, Nigeria, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Charges of vote-buying and inaccurate voter eligibility lists didn't prevent an incumbent Nigerian governor from winning a state election, observers said. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Deficit spending by the Obama administration is "immoral," former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin says. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu was elected New Orleans mayor Saturday, winning a clear majority against five other candidates. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Republican operatives hope political novices running for the U.S. Congress will tap into voter anger and help the party score gains this fall, observers say. |
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| Saturday, February 6KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Final rallies in the bitterly contested election in Ukraine took place Friday amid fears the race would erupt violently onto the streets, authorities said. CHICAGO, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The public record contradicts many statements made by Democratic Illinois lieutenant governor nominee Scott Lee Cohen, The Chicago Tribune reported Saturday. NASHVILLE, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A top organizer of the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville says he is forming a committee that will focus on six area 2010 congressional campaigns. BAGHDAD, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Drastic action is needed to upgrade Iraqi security forces, the country's Sunni Arab vice president says. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The Obama administration's budget proposals and deficit spending are "reckless," a Republican Party spokesman said Saturday. LAGOS, Nigeria, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Ailing Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua will hand over power to his vice president, the BBC reported Saturday. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A plurality of U.S. residents have no opinion at all of the Tea Party movement, a survey indicates. |
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| Friday, February 5NASHVILLE, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- An organizer of the Tea Party Nation convention in Tennessee announced Friday he is forming a political action committee to back conservative candidates. BAGHDAD, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The United Nations said Friday Iraqi residents seeking refuge outside their country's borders will be able to vote in their homeland's elections. YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The United Nations Friday called on residents of the Ivory Coast to refrain from violence ahead of upcoming elections. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Roxanne Marshall says her younger sister, Rielle Hunter, still loves former Sen. John Edwards and thinks they will be together some day. |
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| Thursday, February 4SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The winner of the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor in Illinois said Thursday he will not step aside as Gov. Pat Quinn has requested. CHICAGO, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The winner of the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor in Illinois said Thursday he will not step aside as Gov. Pat Quinn has requested. PHOENIX, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- For the first time since John McCain was first elected to the U.S. Senate from Arizona in 1986, he faces a serious primary challenge this year, observers say. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Republican political action committees have been working to boost their candidates as presidential contenders, a study of recent financial reports indicates. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Roxanne Marshall says her younger sister, Rielle Hunter, still loves former Sen. John Edwards and thinks they will be together some day. CHICAGO, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Illinois State Comptroller Dan Hynes Thursday conceded the Democratic nomination for governor to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn. |
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| Wednesday, February 3WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday he made the decision to prosecute a terror suspect in a civilian court and that intelligence officials agreed. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin Wednesday defended her decision to attend a Nashville Tea Party convention in a newspaper opinions piece. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen.-elect Scott Brown, R-Mass., will be sworn into office Thursday, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told The Hill. SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday called to congratulate Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn for winning the state Democratic primary, a White House spokesman said. BAGHDAD, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Lawmakers in Iraq said Wednesday an appeals court overturned a controversial decision to ban hundreds of candidates from taking part in the country's election. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The California governor's race is shaping up to be one of the most expensive in the history of U.S. politics, records show. CHICAGO, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Illinois Treasurer Alex Giannoulias won a hard-fought race Tuesday for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Obama. |
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| Tuesday, February 2TEHRAN, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Nine Iranians alleged to have taken part in last year's anti-government riots are to be executed, semi-official media reported Tuesday. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin used her political action committee to buy thousands of copies of her book to mail to her donors, campaign records show. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim went on trial Tuesday on sodomy and other charges, his second such trial on similar charges. |
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| Monday, February 1WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Monday told a YouTube audience he wants to make sure everyone understands what's at stake in the healthcare debate. LONDON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A foreign intelligence service was likely behind the hacking operation that led to the leaking of British climate change researchers' e-mails, an expert says. |
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| Sunday, January 31WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Senior Democratic lawmakers have decided to turn down the heat on U.S. healthcare reform efforts in a bid to rescue them, The Los Angeles Times said Sunday. HONOLULU, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- The Republican Party is struggling over ideology and tactics even as Democrats present it with an important opportunity, The New York Times reported Sunday. NASHVILLE, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Disagreements about a Tennessee convention of Tea Party backers center on where the movement should go and what it's about, a political analyst says. WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- The newly elected Massachusetts Republican, U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, indicated Sunday he won't be a rubber stamp for all GOP policies. |
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| Saturday, January 30NEW YORK, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Americans consider heavy male political candidates more honest and reliable than thin ones, but thin still wins for female candidates, a study shows. HONOLULU, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- The Republican National Committee, meeting in Hawaii, has rejected a proposed "purity test" requiring candidates to accept eight of 10 conservative principles. HOUSTON, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's moves to drop a NASA program that would return astronauts to the moon will spark a political fight, space program experts predict. MOSCOW, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Russia and Libya have signed a $1.8 billion arms deal, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced Saturday. CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Increasing the number of conservative women in office would be good for government, said Jennie Sanford, South Carolina's soon-to-be-ex-first lady. BRUSSELS, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- The resolution of the Honduras political crisis could mean the quick resumption of Central American trade talks, European Union officials say. ALBANY, N.Y., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has received millions of dollars in campaign contributions from developers and other real estate interests, records show. |
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| Friday, January 29WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- A court has ordered the return of an alleged sex tape to the mother of former U.S. Sen. John Edwards' out-of-wedlock daughter, CBS News reports. WHEATON, Ill., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- An Illinois Republican running for a county board spot pulled a video from his Web site that featured an expletive and a racial epithet. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Supporters of failed Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka are claiming vote-counting fraud in their country's election. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Sanctions that would restrict Iran's import of refined petroleum products passed the U.S. Senate on a voice vote. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Changes to lobbying registration requirements could close a loophole in current lobbying disclosure laws for advocates, a fact sheet says. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Job creation, deficit reduction and financial regulation are issues Democrats will try to resolve first before acting on healthcare, the White House said. |
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| Thursday, January 28WILMINGTON, N.C., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- A former U.S. Marine officer acquitted of killing two Iraqis announced Thursday he is a candidate for Congress in North Carolina. WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Andrew Young, longtime aide to John Edwards, said he was given the job of trying to convince the former U.S. senator's mistress to have an abortion. WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- A visible reaction by a U.S. Supreme Court justice during the State of the Union speech prompted conflicting responses from left- and right-wing interests. PARIS, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Former French Prime Minister Dominque de Villepin has been acquitted in a Paris court of plotting to smear President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2004, officials say. TEGUCIALPA, Honduras, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Deposed former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya went into exile as a new president of Honduras was inaugurated, officials said. |
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| Wednesday, January 27WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama should go outside the United Nations to impose "crippling sanctions" on Iran, a group of senators says. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says it may be possible to separate healthcare reform into two tracks, with easier-to-pass elements tackled first. CHICAGO, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has made at least $24,000 in interest from a campaign fund he controls from his 1996 U.S. Senate run, documents indicate. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan military says there is no move to arrest retired Gen. Sarath Fonseka, the main rival in President Mahinda Rajapaksa's re-election bid. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, credited with guiding the military's victory over the Tamil Tiger rebels, Wednesday was re-elected, state TV reported. |
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| Tuesday, January 26NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- A conservative filmmaker and three others were charged Tuesday with a plot to tamper with the office phones of U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., authorities said. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa took a strong lead over retired Gen. Sarath Fonseka in Tuesday's presidential election in Sri Lanka, early results showed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday urged party leaders to "keep the faith" in the face a devastating Senate election loss last week. BOLOGNA, Italy, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- The mayor of Bologna, Italy, says he will resign amid allegations he used taxpayer funds to take his former secretary on romantic trips. |
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| Monday, January 25WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate election of Republican Scott Brown marks a big moment for the grassroots conservatives of the tea party movement, backers say. WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden told supporters Monday he would not seek his father's former Senate seat. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The Republican U.S. Senate victory in Massachusetts last week has expanded the election field for GOP candidates challenging Democrats, the party said. JERUSALEM, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The Jewish community must continue to fight anti-Semitism, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Monday. NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The first of dozens of New Jersey officials caught in a corruption probe was facing trial Monday on bribery charges, court observers said. |
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| Sunday, January 24WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- President Obama will not abandon healthcare reform despite the election of a Republican critic from Massachusetts to the U.S. Senate, a top aide said Sunday. DALLAS, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- If former U.S. President George W. Bush succeeds in rehabilitating his image, it will be because he hasn't been partisan, observers say. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says President Barack Obama needs to "change direction" in his State of the Union speech. NORMAN, Okla., Jan. 24 (UPI) -- A group of Oklahomans protesting a meeting of the Council on American-Islamic Relations alleges the group has ties to terrorists. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Congressional Democrats won't start over with healthcare reform in the wake of a political setback, a senior lawmaker said Sunday. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. Democratic Party campaign strategy manager David Plouffe says now is not the time for "bed-wetting" after the party lost a Massachusetts Senate election. NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Alleged abuses by Sudanese security forces are seriously undermining the chances for free and credible elections, Human Rights Watch says. KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Security concerns and logistical challenges will postpone Afghanistan's parliamentary elections until Sept. 18, the election commission said Sunday. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is turning to the team that helped get him elected to try and swing midterm election results back to the Democrats' camp, aides say. |
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| Saturday, January 23WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The election of Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown to the U.S. Senate shows Americans' rejection of government "overreach," a GOP spokesman said Saturday. BAGHDAD, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Iraqi leaders are working on resolving a controversy in which 511 electoral candidates have been disqualified, an aide to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said the Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance was "devastating" and gave too much political influence to "special interests." WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on political spending by corporations and unions raises questions about laws in two dozen states, The New York Times reports. |
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| Friday, January 22BAGHDAD, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Iraq Friday in an effort to settle a dispute over disqualified parliamentary candidates, officials said. OTTAWA, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper told his Conservative party caucus Friday last year's economic recession could return because of other countries. ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- A "2010 Congressional District Census" form mailed in three states may look like an official U.S. Census document but was sent by Republicans, officials say. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The Taliban are part of Afghanistan's political scene, but they must shed their violence before reconciliation begins, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said. MOSCOW, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he wants to see more political parties operating at both the national and regional level. LONDON, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Unequal opportunity in Britain would become worse under a Conservative government, Deputy Prime Minister Harriet Harman said Thursday. |
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| Thursday, January 21WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court decision easing political campaign spending means a "new stampede of special interest money" in politics, President Barack Obama said. HELSINKI, Finland, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The government of Finland said the e-mail account of Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen may have been breached by an information technology worker three years ago. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The editor of the National Enquirer says he intends to submit his tabloid's coverage of former U.S. Sen. John Edwards' sex scandal for a Pulitzer Prize. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Reactions were mixed Thursday to the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling that struck down restrictions on corporate and union political campaign donations. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday ruled 5-4 to overturn restrictions on corporate and union campaign contributions, changing the landscape of political financing. MEXICO CITY, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was assured safe passage to the Dominican Republic as part of a deal intended to end a political crisis, officials said. |
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| Wednesday, January 20WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama Wednesday urged Democrats not to try to "jam" healthcare reform through Congress before Sen.-elect Scott Brown, R-Mass., takes office. PHOENIX, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Sarah Palin will help former running mate John McCain campaign for a fifth term in the U.S. Senate from Arizona, the former Alaska governor said Wednesday. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Newly elected U.S. presidents usually see their approval ratings fall by 5 percentage points in their second years, Gallup analysts say. ATLANTA, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- A member of a hunting party organized by Georgia Republican gubernatorial hopeful John Oxendine was injured by buckshot spray, a spokesman says. |
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| Tuesday, January 19BOSTON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Scott Brown became the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts in almost 40 years Tuesday, seizing the seat held by the late Edward Kennedy. WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama Tuesday congratulated Massachusetts state Sen. Scott Brown on his victory in the state's U.S. Senate election, the White House said. WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- A large majority of Americans said they don't want former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to make a run for U.S. president, a CBS News poll released Tuesday indicated. |
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| Monday, January 18ALBUQUERQUE, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Pete Domenici Jr., son of former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., says he will seek the New Mexico governor's job. German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Israeli leaders in ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., says he is not going to mount a run for the Minnesota governor's office. |
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| Sunday, January 17BOSTON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- President Obama urged Massachusetts voters to elect state Attorney General Martha Coakley to Ted Kennedy's U.S. Senate seat "so we can finish what we started." TOKYO, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- A majority of Japan's eligible voters polled called for the resignation of ruling party Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa over a land-purchase scandal. SANTIAGO, Chile, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Sebastian Pinera won Chile's presidential election Sunday, becoming the first conservative leader since Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship ended two decades ago. KIEV, Ukraine, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko lost a re-election bid Sunday in the first presidential race since the 2004 Orange Revolution overturned the government. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. public is becoming increasingly polarized and is souring on President Barack Obama's performance, a poll released Sunday indicates. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President George Bush said Sunday the humanitarian response to the Haiti earthquake should not be politicized. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President George W. Bush says that during his time in the White House he called and "chatted" with his predecessor, Bill Clinton. HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan said U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon is a "gracious" woman devoted to helping her community. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Sunday the closeness of a special Massachusetts election indicates dissatisfaction with healthcare reform. NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Film and TV actor Alec Baldwin said if he does choose to make a run for a political office, such electoral efforts would have to take place in New York. |
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| Saturday, January 16KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- For the second time, the Afghani Parliament has refused to approve the majority of President Hamid Karzai's Cabinet nominees, officials said Saturday. TOKYO, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Japanese politics have been roiled by the arrest of a Democratic Party of Japan member serving in the House of Representatives, a politician says. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Pakistan's government has filed a review petition against the Supreme Court's move to overturn amnesty granted to politicians, officials said Saturday. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Democratic Party strategists say they are gearing up for some challenging U.S. midterm election races throughout the country later this year. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court says it will consider a case challenging the confidentiality of ballot initiative petition signers. |
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| Friday, January 15BOSTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- President Obama will campaign in Massachusetts for Martha Coakley, the Democratic candidate for the Senate seat formerly held by Edward Kennedy, an aide said. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The House Ethics Committee said Friday it needs more time to decide whether to formally investigate ties between two congressmen and a defunct lobbying firm. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Vic Snyder, D-Ark., said Friday said he will not seek an eighth term in Congress. OTTAWA, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Canadian election monitors will help oversee voting in the weekend Ukraine presidential election, a federal minister in Ottawa announced Friday. KIEV, Ukraine, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The three candidates seeking to run Ukraine have failed to engender enthusiasm and trust among the voters, polling results indicate. |
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| Thursday, January 14WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- A senior White House adviser has rejected suggestions by former Bush aide Karl Rove on the U.S. economy, saying he isn't sure Rove is "all that eager to help." WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- GOP leaders say they can win the U.S. House by making the 2010 election to a referendum on Democrats but a top Democrat said he doubts the plan will work. BOSTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Massachusetts voters have been deluged with political commercials as Republicans and Democrats seek the Senate seat formerly held by Ted Kennedy. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Republican leaders have privately decided that the best way to win back the House is to stage an all-out bashing of Democrats, political insiders say. CARY, N.C., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Democrats in 2010 will have a harder time retaining their hold on U.S. Congress than they did in 1994, when Republicans swept into power, a GOP leader said. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- A BBC reporter was attacked in Sri Lanka while she was covering clashes between rival political groups, the broadcaster reported. LAS VEGAS, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, has grown increasingly vulnerable to losing his seat to a Republican, political analysts say. |
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| Wednesday, January 13SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday blocked remote broadcasts of a federal court trial in San Francisco on California's gay-marriage ban. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Assertions that U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Ind-Conn., blindsided Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., on a healthcare compromise aren't true, an adviser says. SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Former California Republican congressman Tom Campbell is set to drop his state gubernatorial candidacy for a U.S. Senate bid, sources say. NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, in her first paid TV appearance, admitted she had questions about the origins of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attackers. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Gunmen in Sri Lanka fired on a bus carrying supporters of the opposition presidential candidate two weeks ahead of elections, killing a woman, police said. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Nearly a year after Barack Obama was inaugurated as U.S. president on a platform of change, his Organizing for America has been criticized as more of the same. LONDON, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Alastair Campbell, press secretary to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, defended a 2002 dossier Tuesday that said Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. |
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| Tuesday, January 12WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Steep ticket prices for Sarah Palin's appearance at an upcoming tea party movement convention in Nashville are causing controversy, Politico reported Tuesday. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- An Irish bookmaker offering odds on how long former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will last at Fox News says about half of betters believe she will be gone in a year. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., declined Tuesday to call for Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to step down over racial comments. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. Rudy Boschwitz, R-Minn., soon will be a former business owner after the family's home improvement business closes, the family said. BRUSSELS, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Any allegations voiced about a Bulgarian European Commission nominee during hearings must be backed up by proof, EC President Jose Manuel Barroso says. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Two groups who haven't had much interaction before -- U.S. blacks and black immigrants -- have formed an alliance on the U.S. Census, advocates say. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- An award-winning Sri Lankan Tamil journalist, sentenced to 20 years for allegedly inciting violence, has won release on bail, his lawyer said. |
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| Monday, January 11ERBIL, Iraq, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Members of a major Kurdish political party in Iraq complain rivals are launching attacks on its members as the country braces for March parliamentary elections. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- The Congressional Black Caucus chairwoman said she accepts U.S. Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid's apology for a remark made in 2008 the presidential campaign. APEX, Nev., Jan. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he's finished making statements on a remark he made about Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Her campaign camp says former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina raised nearly $1.1 million for her U.S. Senate bid. KIEV, Ukraine, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Campaigns leading up to the presidential election in Ukraine next week could lead to a return of pro-Russia Viktor Yanukovych to power, polls indicate. |
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| Sunday, January 10WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- As her vice presidential debate with Sen. Joe Biden neared, Sarah Palin became "the other Sarah," says the co-author of a book on the 2008 presidential race. CHICAGO, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Odds are that Rahm Emanuel won't keep the White House chief of staff job over the long haul, U.S. experts say. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., should not resign his post over racially charged comments, a top Democrat said Sunday. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., should step down because of racial comments about U.S. President Barack Obama, a Republican leader said Sunday. ZAGREB, Croatia, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- High unemployment and a stalled economy were key concerns Sunday as Croatians went to the polls in a runoff to elect a new president, authorities said. KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced 16 cabinet nominations Saturday to fill positions left vacant when Parliament refused to approve earlier choices. |
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| Saturday, January 9WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., apologized Saturday for comments he made about Barack Obama's race during the U.S. president's electoral campaign. PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The head of the United Nations mission in Haiti promised logistical support for the country's national elections this year. |
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| Thursday, January 7GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 7 (UPI) -- A Colorado county has agreed to pay $4,000 to a student arrested for wearing a "Nobama" sticker on his shirt during a visit to his school by Michelle Obama. SEATTLE, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Washington state will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that the state's ban on voting by prison inmates is unconstitutional, officials said. |
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| Wednesday, January 6SEATTLE, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- State laws barring imprisoned felons from voting has been challenged by a U.S. appellate court ruling, legal observers say. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Emily's List founder Ellen Malcolm is stepping down as president and will be succeeded by Stephanie Schriock, the women's political support group's said. PHOENIX, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Conservative critics of U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., say they will hammer him on his support of immigration reform when he runs for re-election this year. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- The Republican Party will "embrace" the grassroots conservative activists of the tea party movement, the Republican National Committee chairman says. EAST HADDAM, Conn., Jan. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., announced his retirement from the U.S. Senate Wednesday after five terms. HAMILTON, N.Y., Jan. 6 (UPI) -- If gestures and speech convey the same information, they are easier to understand than when they convey different information, Dutch and U.S. researchers say. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- A rash of Democrats choosing to exit the political arena has muddied the party's chances of retaining healthy majorities in Congress, political pundits say. TOKYO, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says he hopes Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii will reconsider his decision to resign due to health reasons. |
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| Tuesday, January 5WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Three-term U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., announced Tuesday he won't seek another term this year. REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Iceland will hold a referendum on repaying Dutch and British depositors in its failed banks, officials said Tuesday. MANILA, Philippines, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Local Philippine politico Andal Ampatuan Jr. pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 41 counts of murder in the massacre of a political rival's family and followers. WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Trips to the United States by controversial Indonesian business tycoon James Riady has caused consternation in the State Department, sources say. KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered parliament, which rejected 17 of his 24 Cabinet nominees, to delay its winter recess so he can present a new nominee list. |
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| Monday, January 4WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Henry Brown, R-S.C., announced Monday he would not seek re-election in 2010, saying he thought it was the right time to step down. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The entire staff of U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith resigned after his decision to switch from the Democratic Party to become a Republican, a former staffer said. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Early indications are Republican candidates at the state level may try to nationalize the 2010 elections, pursuing attacks on the White House, observers note. LONDON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The British Conservative Party has made $55 billion in unfunded promises, Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said Monday. YANGON, Myanmar, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Myanmar's military rulers indicated Monday elections would be held this year in the isolated country but gave no dates or other details. BAGHDAD, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The upcoming Iraqi elections will likely determine whether the country becomes more religiously conservative, with alcohol as the flash point, lawmakers say. KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The Afghan parliament's rejection of most of Hamid Karzai's Cabinet nominees showed the president's political headaches are far from over, experts say. |
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| Sunday, January 3PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Fla., says he'll be making the case for the Obama administration in Israel in his new job. |
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| Saturday, January 2KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Afghanistan lawmakers Saturday rejected 17 of President Hamid Karzai's 24 Cabinet choices in a clear rebuke to the leader. KIEV, Ukraine, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Pro-Russia Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych is ahead in Ukraine's presidential election campaign, opinion polls indicate. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The United States will overcome difficult days with renewed optimism this year, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., predicted Saturday. |
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| Friday, January 1WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A Democratic Party commission advises shorting the primary elections season and reducing the influence of so-called superdelegates, party officials said. |
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| Thursday, December 31FRANKFORT, Ky., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Rand Paul, son of 2008 Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, jumped into the GOP primary race in Kentucky to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning. |
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| Wednesday, December 30LAS VEGAS, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons, who settled his divorce this week, fired his neophyte campaign manager Wednesday for saying the first lady post is "window dressing." TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer was facing pressure from party donors Wednesday to resign, analysts said. WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The drawn-out U.S. Senate race in Minnesota also was a costly one, the Federal Elections Commission reported. SEBORGA, Italy, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A self-proclaimed Italian "principality" of Seborga has been dealt a blow by a court, observers say. WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Republican operatives say they see potential political hay in U.S. President Obama's response to the failed Christmas Day attack on an airplane. |
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| Tuesday, December 29WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Candidates running for U.S. Congress in 2007-2008 reported more than $1.42 billion in receipts, reports filed with the Federal Election Commission indicated. WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. George Radanovich, R-Calif., said he won't seek re-election, state Sen. Jeff Denham, the man Radanovich asked to run as his successor, confirmed. WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. Republican political operative Karl Rove's divorce from his wife of 24 years, Darby, has been granted, a family spokeswoman says. RENO, Nev., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons has agreed to a divorce from his wife Dawn, averting a much-anticipated trial, attorneys say. CHICAGO, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate campaign of Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., responding to an ad by a GOP rival, says the veteran congressman is not gay. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- South Florida political players and analysts say they disagree over how the burgeoning Tea Party movement will affect the Republican party. NEW DELHI, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Japan and India agreed Tuesday to strengthen security cooperation during a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Russia still will develop weapons to counter U.S. missiles even as the two countries work on arms reduction, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. |
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| Monday, December 28ZAGREG, Croatia, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Center-left Croatian presidential candidate Ivo Josipovic is in the lead position after winning one-third of the vote in weekend elections, analysts say. OTTAWA, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Canadian armed forces are planning cuts of $182 million to meet a strategy set by the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, military officials say. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama scored well in the ethics department although watchdog groups said they'd like to see more done in ethics reform. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Most Americans have a dim view of the first decade of the 21st century, a survey suggests. |
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| Sunday, December 27WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Possible ties between a banker accused of stealing billions and U.S. politicians he contributed money to are under investigation, federal officials say. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- The Obama administration has underestimated the threat posed by homegrown terrorism, a Republican lawmaker said Sunday. TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A Central Election Commission official said turnout for Sunday's general elections in Uzbekistan exceeded 57 percent of the electorate. MUMBAI, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama arrived in Mumbai Sunday for high-level talks on economic and defense security with India, officials said. |
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| Saturday, December 26ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Eight Turkish soldiers have been arrested in connection with an alleged assassination plot against Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc, the army said. WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Members of Congress say they plan to investigate a Nigerian's attempt to bring down a U.S. jetliner with an explosive device. TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Hundreds of riot police on motorcycle and on foot charged outnumbered Iranian protesters chanting anti-government slogans in Tehran Saturday, authorities say. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Authorities say they have yet to determine the cause of a Christmas Day fire that killed two grandchildren of a prominent Kentucky couple, authorities say. LONDON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The British government is urging citizens to support its fox hunting ban by signing an online petition. SEOUL, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A Korean-American human rights activist purposely crossed into North Korea to raise awareness of Pyongyang's purported abuses, his colleagues say. |
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| Thursday, December 24BEIJING, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The 11-year prison sentence given Friday in a Beijing court to Liu Xiaobo shows China's Communist regime will not tolerate dissidence, critics said. GLENDALE, Ariz., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The Fiesta Bowl said its management members were cleared of any unethical or illegal conduct in an inquiry by former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods. |
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| Wednesday, December 23BRUSSELS, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The nomination of a glamorous and controversial minister to lead Romania's regional development efforts has alarmed European officials, observers say. CHICAGO, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The brother of impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich asked a federal judge to keep taped phone calls with his wife and son out of court. |
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| Tuesday, December 22BOGOTA, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A kidnapped Colombian state governor found dead Tuesday was probably killed soon after the abduction, officials said. MIAMI, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart said Tuesday he and his brother U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart no longer back Florida Gov. Charlie Crist for U.S. Senate. NEW YORK, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday he won't be running for the U.S. Senate from New York state. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A former New Orleans water board official says he's not guilty of steering millions of dollars to himself and his brother. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The five U.S. senators managing floor debate on the massive healthcare reform bill list health interests among their biggest contributors, records indicate. |
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| Monday, December 21LUTON, England, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- A British TV presenter turned political candidate failed in her bid to break the world record for eating Brussels sprouts after finishing only five in a minute. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Law partners of a Florida attorney indicted in a massive Ponzi scheme have come under scrutiny for political donations he allegedly organized, sources say. CHICAGO, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Illinois' ousted governor researched if he could keep the White House chief of staff's former U.S. House seat warm for him, The Chicago Sun-Times said Monday. DETROIT, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Defeated Detroit mayoral candidate Tom Barrow says election canvassers should resign because of their decisions about his demand for a recount. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- A battle next year for control of Congress will be fought in a few key races, and some in Tennessee will be among the most important, political analysts say. |
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| Sunday, December 20KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he and his new Cabinet will be held accountable on issues such as corruption, a key demand of his Western supporters. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Signs were emerging this weekend that abortion politics could become a key obstacle to a final deal to reform the U.S. health system, analysts say. GREENWICH, Conn., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Connecticut Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon says she can sympathize with voters downtrodden by the recession because she was once broke. FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Some Texas anti-war activists say they're disappointed in U.S. President Barack Obama and are losing patience with him. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- A one-time Pakistani elections official claims the country's anti-corruption agency tried to target Benazir Bhutto and Asif Zardari in 2005. BELGRADE, Serbia, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Serbia, in a historic move, has decided to submit an application for European Union candidacy, President Boris Tadic says. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The Office of Congressional Ethics has recommended dropping the investigation of three U.S. House Democrats, the lawmakers' aides report. |
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| Saturday, December 19BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri arrived in Damascus Saturday in a landmark move experts say could heal political and personal rifts. WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Most U.S. residents hold a deep-seated distrust of politicians when it comes to promoting the public good, a poll indicates. WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama urged senators Saturday to approve healthcare reform he said would cut families' costs, strengthen Medicare and lower the deficit. GREENWICH, Conn., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Former Ambassador Thomas Foley said Friday he will use at least $2 million of his own money in his campaign for Connecticut governor. |
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| Friday, December 18ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Madagascar will hold elections in early 2010 to choose the members of the country's Parliament, the African country's military-backed leader says. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is under renewed pressure to resign after the Supreme Court struck down an amnesty protection against corruption charges. NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Court documents indicate Rielle Hunter is seeking hefty support for the child former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., has yet to acknowledge fathering. |
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| Thursday, December 17WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she meant no disrespect by blacking out the name of Sen. John, R-Ariz., from a sun visor she wore on vacation in Hawaii. WARREN, Ohio, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Convicted ex-congressman James A. Traficant Jr. says he may run for Congress again, possibly in Ohio or Pennsylvania. PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Chris Dudley, who spent 16 years in the NBA before becoming a financial adviser, has announced he is a candidate for governor of Oregon. ASUNCION, Paraguay, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The president of Paraguay, a former Catholic bishop, has agreed to take a paternity test amid an ongoing scandal involving children of supposed lovers. MILAN, Italy, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday he felt loved by Italy during four days in a hospital after being struck in the face by an attacker. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Aides for U.S. Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., say they asked the party's re-election arm for a memo on how a congressman could use campaign funds upon retirement. MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Six Philippine officials were accused Thursday of illegally encouraging martial law in a province where 57 people were killed in election-related violence. PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin can't shake her unfavorable ratings despite an enthusiastic response to her memoirs, a Gallup Poll indicates. KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Peter Galbraith, a leading U.N. official in Afghanistan at the time of the presidential election, proposed replacing Hamid Karzai, The New York Times reported. |
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| Wednesday, December 16HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A Democratic state legislator from southwestern Pennsylvania was arraigned Wednesday on charges of using state employees for campaign work. COLUMBIA, S.C., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A South Carolina legislative panel Wednesday rejected an impeachment resolution against Gov. Mark Sanford. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, Ind-Conn., a former Democrat, says he hasn't ruled out running as a Republican in 2012. DETROIT, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick broke state law if he used campaign money to pay defense lawyers, the state attorney general says. |
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| Tuesday, December 15OTTAWA, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Canada's federal Liberal party apologized Tuesday for posting an altered photo on the Internet of Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper being assassinated. BRUSSELS, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The Party of the European Socialists says it will field a candidate for president of the European Commission in the 2014 European elections. PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The 2010 midterm elections will be close, but Democrats regained a slight lead over Republicans, Gallup Poll results released Tuesday indicate. |
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| Monday, December 14WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate leaders will drop expansion of Medicare from healthcare reform legislation in return for getting a bill passed by Christmas, senators said Monday. BUCHAREST, Romania, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A Romanian court Monday rejected a bid by opposition Social Democrats to void the re-election victory of President Traian Basescu, state media said. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Debate on Capitol Hill over health coverage for mammograms has started shaping the 2010 U.S. election as a battle for the crucial women's vote. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Legislation focused on U.S. jobs creation and healthcare reform is costing lots of money and creating political conflict, officials from both parties said. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi spent a peaceful night in a hospital recuperating from facial injuries from an assault, an official said Monday SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Center-right billionaire Sebastian Pinera won the first round of Chile's presidential election, boosting his bid to upend the left-of-center government. |
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| Sunday, December 13CHICAGO, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Attorneys for indicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich say they want the FBI to turn over notes of interviews with President Barack Obama. BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Residents of the Spanish region of Catalonia voted Sunday on an unofficial referendum seeking independence from Madrid, observers said. SUKHUMI, Georgia, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Incumbent President Sergei Bagapsh has been re-elected by voters in the former Georgian republic of Abkhazia, officials said Sunday. TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Iran's supreme leader Sunday blamed reformists and anti-government forces for defiling a picture of his predecessor, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. |
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| Saturday, December 12HOUSTON, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Houston City Controller Annise Parker became the first openly gay person elected mayor of a major U.S. city in Saturday's runoff race. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Dozens of supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya have been killed and thousands more arrested, human rights groups allege. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Efforts backed by U.S President Barack Obama to stop global warming would wipe out millions of American jobs if enacted, a Republican Party spokeswoman says. SUKHUM, Georgia, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Voters in Abkhazia took to the polls Saturday for the first time since the republic broke away from Georgia last year, election observers said. JUBA, Sudan, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Northern Sudanese politicians may be playing a role in the deadly ethnic conflicts plaguing most of southern Sudan this year, some officials say. LONDON, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- It would have been right to "remove" Saddam Hussein even without evidence he had weapons of mass destruction, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says. NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- A federal judge in New York has ordered a law blocking funding for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now to be rolled back. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez says he has offered to broker a meeting between ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and his successor. |
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| Friday, December 11WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii, an announced candidate for governor of his state, said Friday he is resigning his seat in Congress. |
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| Thursday, December 10ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Disgraced former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is considering another run for statewide office, this time for comptroller, the New York Post reported Thursday. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The tea party movement is flexing its muscle through political action committees and other measures to shake up politics, movement leaders said. COLUMBIA, S.C., Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A House panel voted to censure, not impeach, embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, making it unlikely he would be removed from office. |
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| Wednesday, December 9CHICAGO, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Indicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed a copy of the U.S. Constitution with a near-profanity that has become his catchphrase, witnesses said. AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The rise of China is the top news story of the decade, a study performed by a U.S. language analysis group indicated. TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Calls for East Jerusalem to be established as the capital of a new Palestinian state don't carry much weight, an Israeli political scientist says. BELGRADE, Serbia, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- No decision has been made on if Serbia will submit its European Union candidacy application before the end of the year, Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic says. |
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| Tuesday, December 8BOSTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley won the Democratic primary Tuesday in the race to fill the late U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat, results showed. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The top U.S. military and diplomatic officials in Afghanistan spoke before two congressional committees Tuesday, saying they both support the surge in forces. DETROIT, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Two leaders of a Detroit homeless shelter will plead guilty to charges they diverted taxpayer funds to political causes, The Detroit Free Press said Tuesday. LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The former British Chief of the General Staff says Prime Minister Gordon Brown didn't understand the Afghanistan War until recently. TEHRAN, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Iran's chief prosecutor says he may arrest Mir Hossein Mousavi, whose disputed June presidential election loss is still sparking civil unrest in Iran. |
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| Monday, December 7BUCHAREST, Romania, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Romanian President Traian Basescu has narrowly won reelection with 50.33 percent of the vote, election officials said Monday. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. congressional hopefuls running as Tea Party candidates could fare better than those running as Republicans, a Rasmussen Report released Monday indicates. LA PAZ, Bolivia, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales retained his post and his political party gained legislative power in the country's elections, exit polls indicate. JERUSALEM, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Israel is ready and willing to conduct direct negotiations with Syria without preconditions, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said. CHISINAU, Moldova, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Moldova was still without a president Monday after its Parliament failed for the third time to elect one, observers said. BAGHDAD, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The deputy speaker of the Iraqi Parliament said a deal reached by top Iraqi leaders will allow for the first national elections in Iraq since 2005. SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Hundreds of Iowans turned out Sunday at a Sioux City bookstore where Sara Palin signed copies of her book, "Going Rogue." |
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| Sunday, December 6BUCHAREST, Romania, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Both candidates in Romania's presidential election runoff claimed victory Sunday night but an official tally won't be released before Monday, officials say. LAREDO, Texas, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The notorious Mexican drug cartel enforcers known as the Zetas are branching out into legitimate businesses, law enforcement officials say. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says he's "proud" of his former U.S. vice presidential running mate, Sarah Palin. HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 6 (UPI) -- An adviser to Connecticut U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon has been subpoenaed in connection with a probe of Sen. John Ensign, campaign officials say. BOSTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Four Democrats vying to succeed the late U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., have shown differing styles and personalities, The Boston Globe reported Sunday. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Jerry Brown of California is not the only former governor trying to get the old job back, with at least six ex-governors nationwide considering another run. |
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| Saturday, December 5WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- President Obama plans to attend a Democratic Senate caucus meeting as leaders struggle to win support for the healthcare bill, the White House said Saturday. LONDON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- A demonstration in London Saturday drew thousands of people urging Prime Minister Gordon Brown to back aid for poor countries at the upcoming summit in Denmark. WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- A controversial recommendation on breast cancer testing by a U.S. medical panel shows why healthcare reform is flawed, a Republican Party spokeswoman says. LONDON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- World leaders mustn't be deterred by "flat-earth" climate change skeptics, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Saturday. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- A three-year investigation has produced voter fraud convictions for two members of a longtime California political family, observers say. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- A weakening of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's political position has caused little alarm in Washington, diplomatic sources say. MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Martial law in the Philippines province of Maguindanao was in force Saturday after last month's massacre of 57 people there, officials said. |
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| Friday, December 4SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A bill banning the importation of foreign nuclear waste into America is being blocked by a senator from Utah with ties to the importer, bill supporters say. LAS VEGAS, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- An early advertising blitz by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has done little to make more Nevada voters like him, a poll released Friday indicated. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has used her Facebook page to call on President Obama to boycott the upcoming climate conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. CHISINAU, Moldova, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The leader of Moldova's Communist Party said Friday his party will not support the candidacy of Marian Lupu for head of state on Monday. JERUSALEM, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- West Bank settlers vowed to escalate protests against the 10-month construction freeze after a meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu proved fruitless. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Ambitious domestic and foreign agendas sought by U.S. President Obama are creating tension with Democrats on Capitol Hill, congressional members say. |
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| Thursday, December 3FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The Florida lawyer arrested on racketeering and fraud charges donated to political campaigns with funds from a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, prosecutors alleged. COLUMBIA, S.C., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- South Carolina's top court ruled the state's ethics panel must release documents on its probe of Gov. Mark Sanford that were turned over to the governor. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A report on civil rights during the George W. Bush administration indicates the U.S. Justice Department sometimes rejected complaints without taking action. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Some Democrats, noting the declining U.S. public support for the Afghan war, are not happy with President Barack Obama's troop surge decision. MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- U.N. human rights experts are urging the Philippines government to investigate the massacre of 57 people and take measures to prevent a recurrence. |
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| Wednesday, December 2BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A proposal to end Lebanon's political sectarianism must preserve diversity and power sharing, President Michel Sleiman says. THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, facing a Sierra Leone war crimes tribunal, says Taiwan and Libya contributed to his 1997 presidential campaign. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Top military and diplomatic officials Wednesday warned a U.S. Senate panel that failure in Afghanistan would mean a Taliban takeover and a renewed civil war. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The investigation of a Ponzi scheme allegedly run by a Florida attorney now seems to be centering on possible accomplices, court documents indicate. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, having ceded many of his powers under political pressure, may be able to keep his job at least for now, analysts said. ATLANTA, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A recount in the Atlanta mayoral race is likely, as Kasim Reed won the runoff by a narrow margin and opponent Mary Norwood refused to concede. ATLANTA, D.C., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The race for mayor of Atlanta was too close to call Tuesday night with just several hundred votes separating Mary Norwood and Kasim Reed. |
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| Tuesday, December 1WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn., has decided not to seek a 12th term in 2010, sources told the National Journal Tuesday. PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- An Oregon anti-tax activist and Republican candidate for governor has been charged with failing to file state tax returns for three years. CLEVELAND, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The use of an "Aunt Jemima" image to depict a black Cleveland politician has sparked a racially charged debate in the city, observers say. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama was expected to nominate soon a Senate aide as the top U.S. auto regulator, several officials said. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A proposal to impose an ideological "purity test" on Republican Party candidates is splitting the GOP, members say. ATLANTA, D.C., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Atlanta-area voters went to the polls Tuesday to elect new mayors and choose four new members of the Georgia Legislature. SAN FERNANDO, Philippines, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo filed to run for the country's Congress Tuesday, making her post-presidential plans official. BERLIN, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Neither America nor Britain has provided any intelligence about the presence of al-Qaida leaders in Pakistan, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said. |
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| Monday, November 30TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. diplomatic officials said the presidential election in Honduras was important, but was "only a step" in the country's return to democratic order. BERN, Switzerland, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- An independent U.N. expert on religious freedoms Monday said the Swiss vote to ban construction of new minarets discriminates against Muslims. NEW DELHI, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Authorities in the east Indian state of Jharkhand Monday arrested the state's former chief minister in a billion dollar scam. WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama welcomes Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to Washington Monday for talks on Afghanistan and climate change, the White House said. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Pakistan, reacting to Britain's call that it do more to eliminate al-Qaida leaders, said |
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| Sunday, November 29MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Sen. Jose Mujica, a former left-wing guerrilla fighter, won Uruguay's presidential election Sunday with more than 50 percent of the vote, exit polls showed. ATLANTA, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The Tuesday runoff election for Atlanta mayor is creating a blitz of newspaper, television and Web ads to bring voters out for two candidates, officials say. WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Pastor Rick Warren, who delivered the invocation at U.S. President Barack Obama's inauguration, says he disagrees with him on abortion. DALLAS, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President George W. Bush disagrees with plenty that his successor is doing, but refuses to openly criticize him, friends say. LONDON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A 2002 memo written to then-British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned him that plans to depose Iraq's Saddam Hussein were illegal, sources say. MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Elections being held Sunday in Equatorial Guinea, home to a government ranked as one of the world's most corrupt, are unfair, critics say. WINDHOEK, Namibia, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Long lines of voters packed polling places in Namibia on the second and final day of the country's national elections, observers said. TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Sunday an International Atomic Energy Agency resolution was the result of "political chicanery." |
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| Saturday, November 28WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The couple who crashed U.S. President Barack Obama's first state dinner are trying to sell their story for hundreds of thousands of dollars, sources said. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Canada has agreed to resume sales of nuclear technology to India for the first time in more than 30 years, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Saturday. WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The only two Democratic U.S. senators to sign anti-tax pledges will be publicly reminded of their commitments, a Washington group says. WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The tea-party movement, drawing in conservative activists across the United States, has also lured fundraisers, some of them for-profit companies. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Political divisions in Honduras will remain after a presidential election to replace ousted President Manuel Zelaya, analysts say. WINDHOEK, Namibia, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Sweltering heat and a legal challenge didn't deterred voter turnout in Namibia's presidential elections, observers said Saturday. JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- New U.S. efforts to persuade rank-and-file Taliban fighters to switch sides have begun in Afghanistan with a meeting of tribal leaders, observers say. WEST HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Connecticut Green Party members say they're urging Ralph Nader to run against Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., in next year's election. WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is to ask Kevin Rudd to send more troops to Afghanistan when the Australian prime minister visits Washington, authorities said. WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Supporters of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney say they have begun efforts to draft the Republican for a 2012 presidential run. |
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| Friday, November 27WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- U. S. Sen. John McCain, criticized for missing votes regularly while campaigning for president, has greatly improved his record in 2009, an analysis shows. NEW YORK, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Michael Bloomberg spent a record $102 million in his successful quest for a third term as mayor of New York, figures showed Friday. WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Advocates on both sides of abortion rights are abandoning traditional methods of contacting supporters in favor of social networking sites, authorities say. MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- More than 300 police and paramilitary personnel have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the Mindanao massacre, Philippine officials said Friday. BOSTON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The only one of the four Democratic candidates to succeed Sen. Edward M. Kennedy not trying to be an ideological image is the big favorite, observers say. |
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| Thursday, November 26WINDHOEK, Namibia, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Hidipo Hamutenya, leader of Namibia's Rally for Democracy and Progress, is being sued for alleging polls in the country were rigged, an RDP spokesman said. BAGHDAD, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Iraq's political factions apparently avoided a crisis Thursday with a surprise agreement on parliamentary elections early next year, observers said. KARACHI, Pakistan, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, fighting for political survival amid calls for his exit, hit out against critics, calling them "pranksters." MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Philippines' ruling coalition expelled members of a political clan allegedly linked to the election-related massacre as arrests began Thursday of suspects. |
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| Wednesday, November 25NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's memoir, "Going Rogue: An American Life," sold 469,000 copies in its first week in stores, Nielsen BookScan said Wednesday. TOKYO, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's mother may have surreptitiously given him millions of yen for his political campaigns, sources say. WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The Obama White House's use of the word "unprecedented" may itself be unprecedented, the Washington publication Politico reported Wednesday. MOSCOW, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- A female Siberian tiger given a tracking collar last year by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been found after a three-month absence, officials said. KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar says in a message delivered on the eve of a Muslim holiday that the United States will be defeated in Afghanistan. WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says he's "never seen anything like" the attacks on his former vice presidential running mate, Sarah Palin. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- NFL offensive lineman Jon Runyan says he will finish the season with the San Diego Chargers, then run for the U.S. Congress in New Jersey. BAGHDAD, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Parliamentary elections cannot be held in Iraq before the end of January 2010, election officials say. |
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| Tuesday, November 24SAN DIEGO, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The San Diego Chargers announced Tuesday they had signed former Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Jon Runyan to a one-year contract. MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo promised Tuesday those behind a political massacre of 46 people would be brought to justice. BOSTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Two candidates for a U.S. Senate seat from Massachusetts defended Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., in his very public dispute with a Catholic bishop in Providence. AMMAN, Jordan, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- King Abdullah II of Jordan issued a proclamation Tuesday dissolving the country's Lower House of Parliament and ordering early elections, officials said. WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Former CNN host Lou Dobbs fueled speculation about his political future by saying during a radio talk show he's mulling over a U.S. presidential run. |
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| Monday, November 23BAGHDAD, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A dispute between lawmakers and a vice president of Iraq threatens to derail plans to hold a parliamentary election on schedule in January, officials said. COLUMBIA, S.C., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faces ethics charges on 37 counts of using his office for personal financial gain, the state ethics commission said Monday. OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, D-Kan., won't seek re-election to Congress next year, Democratic Party sources say. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Documents filed in a lawsuit against a high-flying Florida attorney reveal some of the details of the $1 billion fraud allegations he faces, court watchers say. BUCHAREST, Romania, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Presidential hopefuls in Romania are gearing up for a runoff election after no candidate garnered the required 50 percent to win outright in Sunday's polling. RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is preparing to formally delay January's presidential and parliamentary elections, a party official said. |
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| Sunday, November 22BOSTON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Although the Massachusetts attorney general has a big lead, state residents remain unsettled about an upcoming U.S. Senate primary election, a poll indicates. LONDON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- The British Conservative Party's lead over Labor has dwindled to 6 percentage points, a poll released Sunday said. |
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| Saturday, November 21BUCHAREST, Romania, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Millions of Romanians will go to the polls Sunday in the first round of the country's presidential election amid political turmoil, authorities say. PATTERSON, N.Y., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Greg Ball, a Republican state assemblyman, said Saturday he has ended his quest to unseat U.S. Rep. John Hall, D-N.Y. MUMBAI, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A mob angry over criticism of their right-wing leader by a Mumbai television station ransacked the broadcaster's offices, authorities say. UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A U.N. committee says Iran should release political prisoners arrested during protests over the country's disputed presidential election in June. TORONTO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Canada's main opposition party, the Liberals, hit a new low in popularity of 24 percent in a poll published Saturday. |
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| Friday, November 20SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A Michigan law firm will pay the U.S. government $131,000 to settle claims it illegally sent money to John Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign, papers show. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The Federal Election Commission Friday approved revised rules for regulating U.S. campaign travel on non-commercial flights. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The Senate ethics committee Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for his comments about his appointment to the Senate last December. NOBLESVILLE, Ind., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- More than 1,000 people braved rain in Indiana's die-hard Republican Hamilton County to catch up with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at a book-signing event. MEXICO CITY, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Tension remained high Friday as the unusual presidential election drew near in Honduras. |
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| Thursday, November 19AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi says his fellow governors are "leading the comeback" of the Republican Party. BRUSSELS, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was chosen Thursday to be the first president of the European Council. NEW YORK, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has decided not to run for governor of New York in 2010, sources informed of the decision said. CAIRO, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he doubted a Middle East peace accord would be reached before the end of his term. |
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| Wednesday, November 18HAMDEN, Conn., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dipped below 50 percent for the first time, a poll released Wednesday indicates. SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A conservative opponent of Republican California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman says her past support of environmental causes damages her credibility. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Sarah Palin fans lined up just after dawn in chilly western Michigan Wednesday for the rising Republican star's first book signing event. BRUSSELS, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The nomination process for filling the top two European Union posts created by the Lisbon Treaty appears to be in disarray, observers say. LONDON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Queen Elizabeth addressed the opening of Parliament Wednesday with promises to aid Britain's poor and reform the financial services industry. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A former Missouri state senator was sentenced to a year and a day in jail Tuesday for lying to federal investigators looking into a campaign mailing. |
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| Tuesday, November 17LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Levi Johnston, the father of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's grandson, says he looks at the Republican leader "with disgust." LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Levi Johnston, the father of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's grandson, says he looks at the Republican leader "with disgust." TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Republican Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's hug with Democratic President Barack Obama early this year may harm Crist's re-election chances, a GOP strategist says. BERLIN, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Somalia is the world's most corrupt country, while New Zealand is the least corrupt, Transparency International's annual Corruption Perception Index has found. |
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| Monday, November 16BRUSSELS, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Comments by Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy may have set back his campaign to become the first permanent European Union president, officials said. PHOENIX, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden praised the results of the economic stimulus package in Arizona during a fundraising speech in Phoenix Monday. JERUSALEM, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Monday the Palestinian Authority acted questionably regarding its efforts involving Israel and Hamas. NEWBERRY, Fla., Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's bid for a U.S. Senate seat is being opposed by some of his fellow Republicans because of his bipartisan efforts, experts said. PHILADELPHIA, D.C., Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The heirs of the original U.S. Black Panther Party say a new group going by the name are "exploiting" the group's name and history. WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Those who support continuing an economic embargo against Cuba have heavily shifted their campaign contributions to Democrats, a U.S. watchdog group says. PRISTINA, Kosovo, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The first elections in Kosovo since it declared its independence from Serbia in 2008 went off without any real trouble, security officials said Monday. GAZA, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Seeking international recognition for a de facto Palestinian state is a waste of time, a Hamas leader said Monday. |
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| Sunday, November 15PRISTINA, Kosovo, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Turnout was light Sunday in local elections in Kosovo, the first since the country declared its independence from Serbia in February 2008, officials said. GAZA, Israel, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Palestinians say they will ask for unilateral statehood in a U.N. Security Council vote but while Israel cautions that would destroy the Mideast peace process. WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama remains opposed to prohibiting abortion coverage in plans offered through a new health insurance exchange, an adviser says. WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Democratic politicians could lose the support of Catholic voters in the United States for wanting abortion to be included in healthcare reform, experts said. COLUMBIA, S.C., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Nearly 65 percent of U.S. Southerners say they oppose an outburst by Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., during an address to Congress by President Barack Obama. WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she would "look forward" to having coffee with former Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Grassroots conservative opposition to Republican-endorsed candidates doesn't pose any threat to the party, the U.S. Senate minority leader says. SINGAPORE, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- The White House Sunday touted accomplishments achieved by U.S. President Barack Obama at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' meeting in Singapore. |
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| Saturday, November 14NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she and her husband were "devastated" when they learned their daughter Bristol was pregnant, ABC News reported Saturday. MILWAUKEE, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will announce this weekend he is a candidate for governor of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Saturday. BOGOTA, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Millions of referendum signatures in support of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's second re-election bid are invalid, an electoral body says. LONDON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The ultra-rightist British National Party will hold a vote on an amendment to its constitution allowing minorities to join its ranks, its leader says. WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday urged members of Congress not to turn the investigation into the Fort Hood massacre into "political theater." |
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| Friday, November 13AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Kay Bailey Hutchison said Friday she will keep her U.S. Senate seat for now while running for governor of Texas. WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge, D-N.C., announced Friday he will not challenge Republican Sen. Richard Burr next year. TOKYO, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama recommitted to reduce their countries' emissions by 80 percent by 2050, the White House said. NEW DELHI, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Indian election authorities have granted what they called an independent identity to gays and transsexuals -- a third gender -- on the country's voter lists. BRUSSELS, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves says he is a candidate for one of the new European Union posts created under the Lisbon Treaty. RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- A Palestinian elections panel recommended Thursday that the presidential vote set for January be postponed. |
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| Thursday, November 12NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- ACORN, the community group that has become a target of conservative attacks, filed a lawsuit Thursday in New York to get its federal funding restored. HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A leading Republican in the Pennsylvania legislature and nine others were charged Thursday with spending millions in state funds on campaign research. |
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| Wednesday, November 11SACRAMENTO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A former spokesman for California Attorney General Jerry Brown did not break the law by secretly taping talks with reporters, Brown's office said. COLUMBIA, S.C., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A U.S. judge says South Carolina's Legislature violated the Constitution when it authorized religious-themed car license plates. NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A New York City man, appalled no Democrats could be found to run against Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho six years ago, says he's in this time. NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Political analysts say former Philadelphia Eagles lineman Jon Runyan is on the short list of Republican candidates for Congress in New Jersey. BRUSSELS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Appointments to the three new top EU posts created by the Lisbon Treaty could be made at a Nov. 19 summit in Brussels, officials say. HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has announced she will not seek re-election in 2010 to the post she has held since 2004. |
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| Tuesday, November 10SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Former Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is heading to Iowa on her book tour, its promoters say. BOSTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., has procured federal earmarks for non-profit health centers with connections to his wife, documents show. WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Congressional hopefuls poured more than $30 million into their own campaigns in 2009 for either special elections or their 2010 races, an analysis indicates. TOKYO, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The Japanese Cabinet Tuesday authorized $5 billion in aid to Afghanistan during the next five years, the government of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said. |
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| Monday, November 9WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama reaffirmed America's "strong commitment to Israel's security" in a meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the White House said. WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Republicans thinking about a run at the U.S. presidency in 2012 might find the going tough as the field is filling up with established hopefuls, analysts say. DETROIT, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Vice President Joe Biden visited Detroit Tuesday to raise funds for two Michigan Democrats in Congress and give a progress report on the nation's economy. SEATTLE, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A legal battle over the release of the names of people who signed a Washington State petition on same-sex marriage could have big ramifications, analysts say. BALTIMORE, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Prosecutors and attorneys for Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon are ready to begin jury selection for her trial on theft charges, courtroom observers say. LONDON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Britain's prime minister called the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan to apologize for mistakes he made in a letter to her, his office said. |
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| Sunday, November 8WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., has moved out of a C Street house, a town home on Capitol Hill shared with other Christian lawmakers, sources say. ASBURY PARK, N.J., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The stakes for same-sex marriage legalization in New Jersey have been raised with the election of a Republican governor, advocates say. WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The lone Republican U.S. House member who voted in favor of a healthcare reform measure says it was the best decision for his New Orleans district. BALTIMORE, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon will need to take the stand in her own defense to prevail in her trial on theft charges, an expert says. |
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| Saturday, November 7LAS VEGAS, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The Republican Party has to repair fences with Latino voters in America after losing their support in the 2008 presidential election, party officials say. WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Saturday the recent elections reflected U.S. citizens' concern with the direction the U.S. government is headed. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says he has pulled out of a deal struck to end the country's political crisis. KIEV, Ukraine, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The presidential election in Ukraine might be delayed by the epidemic of H1N1 influenza, a government official said Friday. |
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| Friday, November 6JERUSALEM, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A day after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced his resignation, Israeli officials expressed concern for the peace process, officials said. WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A U.S.-negotiated pact to return deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya to office may become ineffective due to the Honduran Congress' delay, officials said. ZURICH, Switzerland, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A Swiss referendum on whether to ban the building of minarets on mosques is causing some businesses to say they worry about backlash from Muslim countries. |
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| Thursday, November 5NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's book tour is taking her into friendly territory, avoiding New York and San Francisco, while hitting Fort Wayne, Ind. MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is the Republican front-runner for the 2012 U.S. presidential race, a USA Today/Gallup Poll indicated Thursday. WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The Republican Party, flush from winning two governorships, is waging an internal battle over how to reclaim control in the U.S. Congress, party leaders said. WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The White House may downplay Tuesday's Election Day outcome, but moderate and conservative Democrats in the U.S. Congress say results signal voter uneasiness. |
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| Wednesday, November 4GARDEN GROVE, Calif., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Former Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina announced Wednesday she is running for the U.S. Senate in California. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A Florida attorney accused of running a fraudulent investment scheme returned to Fort Lauderdale after disappearing abroad, observers said. KALAMAZOO, Mich., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Voters in Kalamazoo, Mich., approved extending anti-discrimination protections to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders. WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Republican gubernatorial wins signal a GOP on the mend, not predictions of the 2010 midterm U.S. elections, Republican National Chairman Michael Steele said. BOSTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Thomas Menino Tuesday won a fifth term as mayor of Boston, a feat unmatched by in the city's storied political history. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The government of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has decided against pushing a bill to protect lawmakers from corruption cases, officials said. WATERTOWN, N.Y., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Democrat Bill Owens won a bizarre three-way special election in New York state's heavily Republican 23rd congressional district Tuesday. |
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| Tuesday, November 3WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie ousted New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine in Tuesday's election, a Republican victory in a typically Democratic state. TRENTON, N.J., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie ousted New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine in Tuesday's election, a Republican victory in a typically Democratic state. NEW YORK, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- A New York City Council candidate has drawn the ire of some voters with campaign literature realistically disguised as parking tickets. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- A well-known Fort Lauderdale, Fla., attorney is accused of misappropriating funds from wealthy clients in a financial scheme, his firm alleges. |
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| Monday, November 2KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The United States will help the Afghan government to clean up corruption and initiate reforms, but U.S. bounty isn't limitless, President Obama said Monday. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's strategy of keeping his distance as Congress hashes out contentious healthcare reforms is paying off, White House officials say. OTTAWA, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Canadian gun control advocates say they are dismayed that the country's registry for long-gun firearms may soon be abolished. DETROIT, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Former Michigan State University football coach George Perles said he will bring a "football atmosphere" to the governor's office if elected in Michigan. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The already rocky relationship between Sudan and the semi-autonomous Southern Sudanese government is getting rockier with a call for independence, analysts say. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Some U.S. school districts are using income levels rather than racial makeup to base their integration efforts on, officials say. |
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| Sunday, November 1WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A "political rebellion" is going on in America that the Republican Party is hoping to speak for, the U.S. House minority leader says. WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The leadership of the U.S. Republican Party is "becoming more extreme" and marginalized, a top White House adviser said Sunday. BAGHDAD, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Recent bombings in Baghdad that killed 153 people and wounded at least 500 are eroding support for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, authorities said. KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's rival Sunday withdrew from the Nov. 7 runoff election, saying the runoff would be as fraudulent as the first round of voting. RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A special prosecutor will take over the case of former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley's alleged violations of state campaign finance laws. WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava withdrew Saturday from a special congressional election in New York, allowing the party to endorse a conservative. |
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| Saturday, October 31KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan President Hamid Karzai's opponent, likely will announce this weekend he will boycott the Nov. 7 runoff election, a source told CNN. WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Convicted sex offenders are required by some U.S. cities and states to post "No Candy Here" signs on Halloween, officials say. |
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| Friday, October 30MADISON, Wis., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- A developer running for the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin has been saving thousands of dollars by growing pumpkins on vacant commercial land, tax records show. GALLOWAY, N.J., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine and his Republican challenger, Chris Christie, are locked in a race too close to call, a poll released Friday said. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom withdrew Friday from next year's race to be California governor before it officially started. YORK, Pa., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- York, Pa., a city hit by devastating race riots in the 1960s, is about to elect its first black mayor. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- A spokesman for California Attorney General Jerry Brown has acknowledged taping a reporter's telephone conversation without her knowledge. KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Afghanistan's election commission, despite safety and fraud concerns, says it will open at least 6,300 polling places for a Nov. 7 presidential runoff election. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Negotiators for ousted Honduran President Manual Zelaya and de facto President Roberto Micheletti reported reaching a deal to form a restoration government. |
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| Thursday, October 29WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, invited to address a conservative group in Iowa next month, has reportedly made an unusual demand -- a fee. TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Britain condemned a four-year jail sentence given a British Embassy staff member in Tehran as "wholly unjustified" and urged Iran to repeal it. BRUSSELS, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A new entrant has emerged as lobbying for and against ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair as the European Union's first full-time president intensified. KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- The special U.S. envoy to Afghanistan says he believes the Nov. 7 presidential runoff election will not be as flawed as the Aug. 20 polls. |
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| Wednesday, October 28MEMPHIS, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton, a candidate for Congress, says he is a target of a federal investigation "grounded solely in politics." BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- A candidate for Boulder, Colo., City Council spent $14.37 on food for his campaign manager -- Sita, the house cat. RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley's campaign sought ways to get around donor limits by funneling money through the Democratic Party, documents indicate. MIAMI, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Well-known Miami forensic accountant Lewis Freeman is being investigated for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from bankrupt companies, sources say. WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Former U.S. National Security Council aide Oliver North has told Republican lawmakers the United States needs to send more troops to Afghanistan, witnesses say. LAS VEGAS, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- ACORN and its former deputy regional director have entered not guilty pleas to charges of violating Nevada's voter-registration laws. WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- A large majority of Americans, including half of Republicans, say former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin isn't qualified to be president, a poll indicates. WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Out-of-state donations to Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., who shouted "You lie" during President Obama's healthcare speech, have grown, campaign reports indicate. |
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| Tuesday, October 27MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- A perennial Miami Beach, Fla., mayoral candidate drew the attention of the U.S. Secret Service when President Barack Obama was in town for a fundraiser. FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Retired U.S. Army Gen. Tommy Franks says the United States needs a clear long-term goal for its mission in Afghanistan. RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley received free flights worth nearly $88,000 and directed his campaign to pay for home fix-ups, testimony alleges. BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- New York gubernatorial hopeful Chris Collins may have torpedoed his hopes by comparing a Jewish politician to Adolf Hitler and the Antichrist, analysts say. BOSTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The four Democrats running to succeed the late U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., are each playing to his liberal base, analysts say. RAMALLAH, West Bank, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he is pressing ahead with plans for Jan. 24 elections despite opposition from the militant group Hamas. KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the election commission chief should be removed to ensure a fair presidential runoff election next month. |
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| Monday, October 26JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Any decision about sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan will not be rushed, U.S. President Barack Obama pledged at the naval station in Jacksonville, Fla. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- The United States and Ohio will emerge from the current recession stronger and more fiscally responsible than before, Vice President Joe Biden said Monday. TUNIS, Tunisia, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was re-elected to his fifth term in office, final results released Monday indicated. OTTAWA, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Canada's Liberal Party would fare even worse than it did last October if a federal election were held now, a poll indicates. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- None of the candidates in Uruguay's presidential election have captured more than 50 percent of the vote, triggering a run-off, officials in Montevideo say. KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a week after accepting a runoff election against rival Abdullah Abdullah, is confident he will win the contest, his aides said. |
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| Sunday, October 25KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Afghan protesters burned an effigy of President Barack Obama Sunday in reaction to rumors, denied by U.S. officials, that U.S. troops desecrated the Koran. WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama ought to abide by the recommendation of the U.S. commander in Afghanistan on troop levels, a Republican senator says. WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Minority Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says he rejects the findings of a poll indicating few Americans trust congressional Republicans. TUNIS, Tunisia, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- There is little doubt Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali will be re-elected in Sunday's election, analysts say. KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has no plans to offer a power-sharing government to his rival in the coming second-round election, a spokesman said Saturday. |
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| Saturday, October 24RAMALLAH, West Bank, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he wants to hold elections in the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem Jan. 24. WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Prospects for a U.S. government-run "public option" health insurance plan have brightened considerably in recent weeks, The Washington Post reported Saturday. LONDON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- More people would consider voting for the ultra-right British National Party after its leader appeared on the BBC, a poll indicates. NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spent a record $85 million of his own money on his latest reelection campaign, records show. STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 24 (UPI) -- President Obama headed to Connecticut Friday to raise money for U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd's bid to win a sixth term next year. |
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| Friday, October 23KELOWNA, British Columbia, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Canadian gold medal snowboarder Ross Rebagliati said Friday he is running for Parliament as a Liberal. BOSTON, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Barack Obama took time out from his presidential duties Friday and turned to his political ones, speaking at a fundraiser for Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The United States must win the global competition for developing new energy resources, President Barack Obama said Friday in Massachusetts. Oct. 23--U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa in Tokyo this week. The two sides failed to resolve differences over the relocation of a U.S. military base on Okinawa Island. Under a 2006 bilateral agreement, the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in the urban area of Ginowan (southern part of the Island) would move to the shore area of Camp Schwab, in Nago (northeastern part of the island). LONDON, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The leader of the controversial British National Party says he is not a Nazi and believes Winston Churchill would be a supporter of the BNP if he were alive. NEW YORK, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Former Republican vice presidential candidate and ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed the conservative third-party candidate in a New York congressional race. KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Election officials began distributing millions of ballots, tamper-proof ink and equipment across Afghanistan for the Nov. 7 presidential runoff election. |
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| Thursday, October 22KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai, downplaying fraud accusations in August's election, said he agreed to a runoff for the sake of democracy. WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- The fiery rhetoric of activists and talk show hosts has some top Republicans expressing concern about their party's chances to reverse recent election trends. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- People with extreme views have a false sense that they are in the majority and may be more willing to express themselves, U.S. researchers said. WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama says it is possible an Afghan strategy may be decided before the Nov. 7 Afghan presidential runoff but it may not be announced. KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Plans are being developed to ensure Afghanistan's presidential runoff election is held as scheduled, the U.N. special representative to Afghanistan said. |
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| Wednesday, October 21BAGHDAD, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Iraq's elections in January won't be affected by lawmakers' inability to write new laws covering it, the speaker of the country's Parliament says. PORTLAND, Maine, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- National Public Radio has demanded that backers of a referendum to overturn a Maine law allowing same-sex marriages stop using NPR content in a TV ad. DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- On election night, young men who voted for Republican John McCain or Libertarian Robert Barr had a sharp drop in testosterone, U.S. researchers found. WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Two retired U.S. congressmen have made big contributions to others' campaigns despite "cooling off" rules, Politico reported Wednesday. KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's acceptance of a presidential runoff didn't come easily but is still only the first step in a hard process, a U.S. official said. KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's chief opponent says he is under no pressure to join a coalition to avoid the presidential runoff, which is set for Nov. 7. MOSCOW, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Russia's Communist Party says the country's elections chief should resign over alleged fraud. PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Most U.S. gun owners believe that U.S. President Barack Obama will attempt to ban the sale of all guns, a Gallup poll indicated Wednesday. TRENTON, N.J., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine and Republican challenger Chris Christie are running neck and neck with two weeks to go in the race, a poll found. |
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| Tuesday, October 20WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The Republican National Committee raised $8.74 million during September, averaging 2,400 new donors per day, the committee said Tuesday. KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The United Nations will push to ensure that Afghanistan's presidential runoff is as credible as possible, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday. LONDON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The British Conservative Party will short-list women candidates to replace retiring members of Parliament, Tory leader David Cameron says. LONDON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A recognition given out for good governance in Africa has gone unawarded this year, Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership organizers say. JAKARTA, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was sworn in Tuesday for a second five-year term as president of Indonesia, officials said. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The failure of any African head of state to win this year's Mo Ibrahim Award should be a wake-up call for the continent, an African Union leader says. WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama goes to New York for two fundraisers -- one a dinner for about 200 and the other for people willing to make phone calls for healthcare. KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The man who placed second behind Afghan President Hamid Karzai in the presidential election said he was prepared for a runoff as well as other options. BAGHDAD, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Arguments over how to treat the city of Kirkuk are delaying the Iraqi parliament's efforts to pass a new election law, observers say. |
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| Monday, October 19WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Rising death threats against U.S. President Barack Obama are prompting a debate about the Secret Service's resources and duties, officials say. KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- An investigation of electoral fraud has reduced Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's vote total to 48.3 percent, election observers said Monday. CONAKRY, Guinea, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- The African Union says it is backing a call for an arms embargo on Guinea as a response to the slayings last month of 157 political protesters. KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's campaign hinted he may not accept results of a recount of votes from the August election. |
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| Sunday, October 18KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- The announcement of final results in Afghanistan's presidential election has been delayed, officials said. WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- A decision on sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan may depend on the outcome of the country's presidential election, a senior U.S. lawmaker says. |
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| Saturday, October 17KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Foreign leaders have reportedly been pressuring Afghan President Hamid Karzai to accept a second-round vote in the presidential election. WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A U.S. judge says the CIA probably misled the Assassination Records Review Board's 1990s investigation into the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe opposition politician Roy Bennett has been released from jail, his attorney says. |
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| Friday, October 16NEW YORK, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Financier Raj Rajaratnam, who was indicted in New York Friday, was a major contributor to Hillary Clinton campaigns, records show. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- While former Sen. John Edwards' political career may be over, 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's may just be starting, a Gallup Poll suggests. TRENTON, N.Y., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A disenchanted electorate could be a plus for incumbent Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine in New Jersey's Nov. 3 election, a New York Times poll indicates. KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has garnered about 47 percent of the vote in the country's contested election, which will lead to a runoff, officials said. |
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| Thursday, October 15WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Joseph "Beau" Biden III said Thursday he is still considering whether to run for the Delaware seat in the U.S. Senate his father vacated last year. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- An ex-Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police contractor was charged with using a police computer network to find personal information about "Joe the Plumber." |
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| Wednesday, October 14HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Fewer than one-third of Pennsylvania voters believe U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter should be elected to another term, a poll released Wednesday indicates. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Four Republican members of the Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus say a U.S. Muslim group tried to plant "spies" on key legislative committee staffs. DALLAS, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- While the idea of Texas seceding from the United States has sparked a debate in the state, many elsewhere are saying "good riddance," letters indicate. LONDON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Demand for repayment of dubious expense claims by an independent auditor has ignited fury among British members of Parliament, observers say. KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai says "there were instances of fraud" in the August elections but the whole process was free and democratic. BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Fla., plans to resign from Congress to become the head of a Washington foreign-policy think tank, Democratic sources said Tuesday. |
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| Tuesday, October 13BAGHDAD, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. and U.N. officials say they're worried that Iraq has no election law in place despite polls being scheduled for Jan. 16. WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter Liz says she's starting a group to counter what she calls the Obama administration's "radical" foreign policy. LONDON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- British Conservative Party leader David Cameron says Tory MPs must pay back dodgy expense claims or they may be barred from running for re-election. |
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| Monday, October 12LONDON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says members of Parliament accused of claiming too many personal expenses should pay up promptly. WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Anti-tax "tea party" conservatives are struggling with the Republican Party establishment by backing insurgent candidates, political activists say. NEW YORK, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Thirty-seven writers have received Hellman/Hammett awards recognizing their courage in the face of political persecution, a U.S. human rights group says. |
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| Sunday, October 11WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- The Democratic National Committee said it will pull a TV ad using support of some U.S. Republicans to criticize other Republicans on healthcare reform. HOUSTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- A former Bush administration aide helped convict three oil company officials in a stolen fuel case, the San Antonio (Texas) Express-News reported Sunday. HOUSTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- The United States shouldn't try to "micromanage" Pakistan's anti-terrorism efforts against Islamic militants, former President Pervez Musharraf says. WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama would have the "broad support" of Senate Republicans if he chooses to send more troops to Afghanistan, a GOP leader said Sunday. MOSCOW, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Regional elections began in Russia Sunday with nearly 30 million votes expected to be cast, RIA Novosti reported. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Sri Lanka's ruling party scored a landslide win in a key provincial election that could pave the way for an early presidential election, authorities said. |
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| Saturday, October 10WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The Republican National Committee sent out a fundraising letter Saturday saying President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for "awesomeness." LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Ronald M. George, chief justice of the California Supreme Court, said in written remarks Saturday his state is too reliant upon the referendum process. |
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| Friday, October 9TRENTON, N.J., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Democratic New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine ran ahead of his Republican challenger for the first time in a poll of likely voters released this week. WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The 2010 midterm elections are more than a year away, but political observers already labeled several Senate races as ones in which Democrats are vulnerable. COLUMBIA, S.C., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. congressman who yelled "You Lie!" at President Barack Obama has collected $2.7 million in contributions this quarter, his campaign says. TRENTON, N.J., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Two Republicans locked in competitive gubernatorial races so far haven't taken former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's offer to stump for them, their campaigns said. WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Two leading U.S. Democratic Party lawmakers, opposed to a troop buildup in Afghanistan, warn such a step could lead to efforts to cut off funds for it. |
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| Thursday, October 8SACRAMENTO, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- California voters haven't changed their minds about Republican candidates for governor since last winter, a poll released Thursday indicates. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- An Alaska Democratic Party official alleges state officials are "hiding something" by not granting a request for former Gov. Sarah Palin's e-mails. KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A top U.N. envoy decried accusations of favoritism in the Afghan presidential election, saying he was committed to ensuring a credible outcome is determined. SYLVANIA, Ohio, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- An Ohio man running for local office said he decided to do something "different" with his Halloween decorations by putting his opponents' names on tombstones. MIAMI, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre said he is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate and is prepared to represent Florida during the current economic crisis. WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Despite a slip in the polls for U.S. President Barack Obama, Republicans will make inroads but not reclaim Congress in the 2010 elections, observers predict. UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- United Nations data revealed evidence of apparent ballot-box stuffing during Afghanistan's national elections, The Washington Post said Wednesday. |
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| Wednesday, October 7SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Bulgaria's Constitutional Court says two members of Parliament must vacate their seats because of miscounted votes in their hotly contested elections. WARSAW, Poland, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday three government ministers caught up in the "Blackjack" lobbying scandal have quit. BOSTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Besides the five major candidates vying for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's seat are four dozen contenders who filed papers to be in Massachusetts special election. NAKURU, Kenya, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Ethnic rivals in Kenya's Rift Valley province are arming themselves in preparation for more political violence, the BBC reported Wednesday. |
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| Tuesday, October 6WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. senators called on the Obama administration Tuesday to back tough new economic sanctions against Iran. WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., said Tuesday he will seek the Senate seat once held by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- An aide to former U.S. Rep. Ernest Istook, R-Okla., inflated the worth of freebies to protect himself, the lawyer for a lobbyist on trial for corruption said. RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- What a difference a year makes, Virginia Republicans are saying as their candidate leads the Democratic candidate in polls on the race for governor. ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- George Papandreou was sworn in Tuesday as Greece's new prime minister after his PASOK party scored big wins in Sunday's elections. |
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| Monday, October 5SACRAMENTO, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's vow to suspend the state's global warming initiative may not be easy to implement, advocates say. LAS VEGAS, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Advocates for a "public option" healthcare reform measure are targeting Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., in attack ads, political observers say. QUEBEC CITY, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Canadian Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff has reversed course and says he'll name a new party lieutenant for the Liberals' Quebec wing. BRUSSELS, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's bid to become the first European Union president has drawn criticism from opponents, observers say. |
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| Sunday, October 4LONDON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Britart star Tracey Emin says she is considering leaving Britain because of an increased tax rate introduced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown. NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was set Sunday to meet Kenyan military and political leaders to discuss progress on reforms, officials said. |
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| Saturday, October 3DENVER, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- An arrest warrant has been issued for a Colorado man accused of posing as a U.S. Marine while campaigning for political candidates, authorities say. YANGON, Myanmar, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A noted Myanmar dissident says next year's public election in his nation won't mean much if it endorses the controversial constitution passed last year. |
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| Friday, October 2ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Todd Palin, husband of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, has quit his job with BP in Alaska, the oil company says. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A teacher with political ambitions who apparently fabricated threats against himself and staged an abduction was found in Maryland, Philadelphia police said. NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The government of Kenya announced Friday it would cooperate with the United Nations in prosecuting those behind deadly violence after the 2007 election. WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A former strategist for U.S. Sen. John McCain says the Arizona Republican's former running mate, Sarah Palin, should not seek the U.S. presidency in 2012. WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is responding to his presidential election loss by attempting to reshape the Republican Party, officials say. ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner said she is running for Minnesota governor, officially confirming her candidacy after months of campaigning. BOSTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A political newcomer says his campaign to win Massachusetts Democratic U.S. Senate nomination has collected $1.1 million in just a week. MIAMI, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre says he will announce plans next week to run for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Elections officials have ruled David Krikorian made false statements about Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Ohio, during his campaign against her in 2008. WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Republican officials wanted the pilot who safely landed a disabled jetliner in New York's Hudson River to run for Congress in California, The Hill reports. |
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| Thursday, October 1COLUMBIA, S.C., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Republican South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford asked the state Supreme Court to keep an ethics report away from state lawmakers, who could remove him from office. WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is getting support from his former Republican rival for the presidential nomination Sen. John McCain of Arizona. |
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| Wednesday, September 30UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Peter Galbraith, deputy United Nations special representative for Afghanistan, has been fired, U.N. sources said Wednesday. LAS VEGAS, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A Las Vegas organizer for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now says he gave cash bonuses to canvassers who met voter registration goals. LONDON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A millionaire U.S. real estate developer must serve 20 years in prison for killing a tenant who was holding up a business deal, a British judge ruled. LONDON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, fresh from a well-received Labor Party address, was stung by a newspaper's switch of allegiance, analysts say. NEW YORK, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- HarperCollins Publishers, struggling with how to fit e-books into its U.S. sales strategies, says it has delayed the electronic release of Sarah Palin's memoir. NEW YORK, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- One-time U.S. Democratic Party fundraiser Norman Hsu must serve more than 24 years in prison for illegally funneling cash to candidates, a judge says. PHOENIX, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., says he doesn't believe President Barack Obama is "an enemy of humanity," only of "unborn humanity." TOKYO, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has told his Cabinet to eliminate all wasteful expenses as it prepares its budget for next fiscal year. AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry's campaign is paying volunteers to sign up other activists and get voters to the polls, the Dallas Morning News reported Tuesday. |
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| Tuesday, September 29SACRAMENTO, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown filed papers Tuesday to form a committee to explore a run for governor, an office he last held 26 years ago. BRUSSELS, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- European integration will continue even if Irish voters again reject the Lisbon Treaty, a senior French official says. BRUSSELS, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A British politician aiming to take on the new job of European Union foreign minister says the EU should be tougher on Russia and Israel. |
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| Monday, September 28GREENVILLE, S.C., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- A South Carolina candidate for state adjutant general said about 500 people attended a campaign event featuring a drawing for an AK-47 rifle. SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday that 90 percent of the country's economic stimulus spending has been allocated. BRIGHTON, England, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- British Business Secretary Peter Mandelson told Labor Party colleagues Monday not to give up hope, asserting that the next election is up for grabs. UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- International sanctions imposed on Myanmar are unjust and are hurting its development, the country's premier said Monday at the United Nations. TORONTO, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt says she is convinced the guerrillas who held her in the Colombian jungle for more than six years clearly hated her. WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Dissatisfaction with both major U.S. political parties could be a boon for independents running for governor in the United States, strategists say. NASHVILLE, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Liz Cheney, the daughter of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, has become a rising star of the Republican Party, political analysts say. Portuguese politics will likely become more unstable now that Prime Minister Jose Socrates' Socialists lost their absolute parliamentary majority, analysts say. LISBON, Portugal, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Portuguese politics will likely become more unstable now that Prime Minister Jose Socrates' Socialists lost their absolute parliamentary majority, analysts say. |
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| Sunday, September 27BERLIN, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel claimed victory and a second term Sunday, telling supporters though troubles lay ahead it also was time to "celebrate." BRIGHTON, England, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he has no intention of stepping down as head of the Labor Party and will lead it into a tough election fight. INDIAN WELLS, Calif., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- One of the Republican candidates for governor of California is calling on GOP competitor Meg Whitman to drop out for the good of the party. |
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| Saturday, September 26UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- The United Nations is urging Afghanistan to make sure the August elections were clean and honest before the results are confirmed. BERLIN, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, seen as likely to get the most votes in Sunday's elections, is eyeing possible coalition partners, analysts said. WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. House of Representatives leaders are discussing a tax on generous health insurance plans to help pay for healthcare system reforms, sources say. WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- ACORN transferred several million dollars designated for the poor into political lobbying arms of the group in 2006, a U.S. senator said. |
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| Friday, September 25CHISNAU, Moldova, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Liberal Democrat Party head Vlad Filat was approved as the prime minister of Moldova by the Parliament Friday, the U.S. State Department said. OTTAWA, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Canada's Conservative government is drafting legislation that would expand the number of parliamentary seats from 308 to about 340, the Globe and Mail reported. WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Paul Kirk's swearing-in Friday to temporarily succeed the late Sen. Ted Kennedy makes him the sixth unelected member of the U.S. Senate. |
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| Thursday, September 24TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The head of a powerful Florida trial lawyer lobbying group apologized for a flier linked to his group that used race-baiting in a recent state Senate election. COLUMBIA, S.C., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford repeated his vow not to resign, and pledged to fight any attempt to impeach him. WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Republican campaign committees in the U.S. Congress brought in more money than their Democratic counterparts in August, federal records indicated. |
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| Wednesday, September 23NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- A New York financier and Democratic party fund-raiser pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal bank fraud charges, prosecutors said. WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. activist and presidential candidate Ralph Nader says his novel about a group of super-wealthy liberals saving the country is a work of utopian fantasy. MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Officials in Miami Beach, Fla., said a mayoral candidate has been disqualified from the race for bouncing his qualifying check. HONG KONG, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin spoke of China's rise and largely avoided U.S. politics in a speech to a Hong Kong investment group, attendees say. SACRAMENTO, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman says in a new series of campaign ads that rebuilding California starts at the top. PRETORIA, South Africa, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. facilities in South Africa remained closed Wednesday, the day after U.S. officials said they received information about a potential terrorist threat. |
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| Tuesday, September 22BOSTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Boston Mayor Thomas Menino won more than half the vote in Tuesday's first-round election, leaving him well-positioned to win a fifth term. ALBANY, N.Y., Sept. 22 (UPI) -- New York Gov. David Paterson has the power to appoint a lieutenant governor, the state's highest court ruled Tuesday. HONG KONG, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's keynote speech to a Hong Kong business group will cover governance, economics and current events, event officials say. JERUSALEM, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Sweden denied allegations made by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that it had violated a European Union ban by contacting Hamas, officials said. WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- A more assertive role in state politics by the White House could undercut President Barack Obama's appeal as being above the partisan fray, observers say. |
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| Monday, September 21NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday people get "very riled up" during times of change but Americans are "turned off by the shouting and the yelling." WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- The Republican National Committee raised $7.8 million during August, the committee said Monday in Washington. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya says he returned to the country Monday for the first time since his June 28 arrest and deportation. PARIS, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin says he played no role in a political smear campaign against then-Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy. KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Allegations of fraud are so widespread that nearly one in four votes cast in last month's Afghanistan presidential election are suspect, data indicates. |
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| Sunday, September 20DUSIT, Thailand, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- More than 6,000 police and army personnel confronted an estimated 20,000 protesters in Dusit, Thailand, who say they want the ousted prime minister reinstated. RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Friends say former U.S. Sen. John Edwards is considering acknowledging he is the father of a 19-month-old girl born to his alleged mistress. AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Local officials in the Rio Grande Valley are not happy with Gov. Rick Perry's plan to deploy Texas Rangers along the Mexican border. ALBANY, N.Y., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- President Obama has asked New York Gov. David Paterson to drop his candidacy in next year's election, sources tell The New York Times. |
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| Saturday, September 19CHICAGO, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- The community activist organization ACORN is shutting offices in many cities, including Chicago, in the midst of the recession and scandals, a spokesman said. WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A U.S. District Court of Appeals panel says the Federal Election Commission went too far by creating regulations on outside spending in political campaigns. BANGKOK, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A massive rally called to commemorate the ouster of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra could trigger a state of emergency, officials warned. |
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| Friday, September 18HAMDEN, Conn., Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Sen. Christopher Dodd's approval rating with voters in Connecticut has inched upward, a Quinnipiac Poll indicates. OTTAWA, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Canada's minority Conservative government survived its first confidence vote in Ottawa Friday with the help of two of the smallest opposition parties. TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Sept. 18 (UPI) -- The ACORN video controversy brought out a sea of angry voices in Florida with Gov. Charlie Crist flooded with queries about ties with the group, officials say. YANGON, Myanmar, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Myanmar announced amnesty for 7,114 prisoners, a move seen by critics as a means of drawing attention from detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says doubts should not be cast on his country's election, whose uncertified results show he won his bid for a second term. KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Afghanistan's election crisis could leave that country without a leader for a long time, a prospect raising concern in the United States, a U.S. official said. |
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| Thursday, September 17INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- An Indiana appeals court threw out the state's voter identification law Thursday, finding it violates the state constitution's equal protection clause. UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao plans to attend the U.N. general debate next week, making him the first Chinese ruler in 30 years to do so, an official says. KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Afghan election officials are readying for an October run-off though uncertified results say President Hamid Karzai won, a source told The Guardian. KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai won last month's polls based on the final uncertified count but the European Union has raised new doubts about the outcome. |
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| Wednesday, September 16KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Final, unofficial results from Afghanistan's presidential election show President Hamid Karzai won enough votes to avoid a runoff, an election panel said. BOSTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A bill designed to give Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick the power to appoint an interim U.S. senator appears to have enough backing to pass, analysts say. HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Linda McMahon, chief executive of the World Wrestling Entertainment empire, says she will join the Republican U.S. Senate primary field in Connecticut. BRUSSELS, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Jerzy Buzek, the new president of the European Parliament, says he is a big proponent of using online social media to connect with European citizens. HARARE, Zimbabwe, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Two hundred foreign investors gathered in Zimbabwe Wednesday to discuss opportunities in the country's mining sector, observers said. MOSCOW, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is showing more independence from his mentor and predecessor, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, analysts say. WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Affordability will be a key issue for healthy young adults who would be forced to buy subsidized health insurance under U.S. reform proposals, analysts say. ISTANBUL, Turkey, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Media in Turkey are threatened with a $2.5 billion fine levied against a conglomerate, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says. TOKYO, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Yukio Hatoyama, who led his Democratic Party of Japan to election victory last month, Wednesday was elected prime minister of the new coalition government. |
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| Tuesday, September 15PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., isn't in Washington to fight for an ideology but for the people of Pennsylvania, President Obama said Tuesday during a fundraiser. KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Members of the Independent Election Committee have begun a recount of ballots cast in Afghanistan's presidential election before the results are official. BOSTON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- The possible surprise entry of Stephen Pagliuca into the race to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., is clarifying the contest, analysts say. KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. diplomat Peter Galbraith, a member of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, has been ordered out the country by his boss, sources say. OTTAWA, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- The ruling Canadian Conservative party has a 9 percentage point popularity lead on its nearest rival, the Liberal party, in a poll published Tuesday. |
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| Monday, September 14OTTAWA, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- The Canadian Parliament returned to session in Ottawa Monday and Prime Minister Stephen Harper tabled a lightning rod issue, a government spokesman said. WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. immigration advocates say they are dropping their measured responses to conservative activists by publicizing their alleged links to white supremacists. HARARE, Zimbabwe, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe's justice minister says the European Union is biased against President Robert Mugabe and is undermining Zimbabwe's power-sharing agreement. INDIANOLA, Iowa, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Comedian turned Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota returned to his comedic roots at an annual fundraiser for Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. JERUSALEM, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A freeze on Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank won't be permanent, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Monday. WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama says that after months of controversy he's confident Congress will pass "a good healthcare bill." OSLO, Norway, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Norwegians went to the polls Monday to elect representatives to the Norwegian parliament, the Sami assembly and state church counsels. WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson's refusal to apologize publicly for heckling the president will likely lead to a formal congressional rebuke, the Speaker's office said. |
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| Sunday, September 13GLASGOW, Ky., Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Friends of former Kentucky lawmaker Steve Nunn said he seemed fine hours before his estranged fiance was shot to death and he was found with his wrists slit. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Concerns that illegal immigrants will receive healthcare benefits under U.S. reform proposals are a "red herring," an Obama administration official says. LANSDALE, Pa., Sept. 13 (UPI) -- The mayor of Lansdale, Pa., says he and his opponent in the upcoming mayoral election donned inflatable suits to take part in a public sumo wrestling event. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- A senior White House adviser said Sunday he is "not willing to accept" that a public option can't be included in a healthcare reform package. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., says he will not apologize to his colleagues for shouting "You lie!" at President Barack Obama in the House chamber last week. |
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| Saturday, September 12BOSTON, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Republican Massachusetts lawmaker Scott Brown said Saturday he wants to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacancy created by the death of Edward Kennedy. GREENCASTLE, Ind., Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Former Bush administration adviser Karl Rove and one-time U.S. Democratic National Committed chairman Howard Dean say more political civility is needed. BOSTON, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey said Friday he will not run for the Senate seat that had been held by the late Edward M. Kennedy. |
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| Friday, September 11WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Democratic officials say Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., should apologize again for his outburst while U.S. President Barack Obama addressed Congress. OTTAWA, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A Canadian think-tank is calling for regulating Canadian political debates and excluding leaders with low poll numbers, the Globe and Mail reported Friday. MOSCOW, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday he and President Dmitry Medvedev would not run against each other in the country's 2012 presidential election. TEHRAN, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Friday opposition leaders in Iran will face harsh scrutiny if they fail to follow Islamic Republic rules. |
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| Thursday, September 10BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri stepped down Thursday after a Hezbollah-led parliament minority rejected his proposed Cabinet. KHARTOUM, Sudan, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A former southern Sudanese rebel group has signed an agreement with a northern opposition party to form an electoral alliance, the groups say. JERUSALEM, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- An Israeli official admitted Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made a secret trip to Moscow, despite repeated denials by governments on both sides. KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The Electoral Complaints Commission said Thursday it has invalidated an unspecified number of fraudulent ballots from Afghanistan's presidential election. TOKYO, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The North Korean government said Thursday it hopes for positive relations with Japan and the country's Prime Minister-designate Yukio Hatoyama. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The Republican Party wants to make an electoral statement by winning the upcoming governors races in New Jersey and Virginia, experts say. TORONTO, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A poll of Canadian voters, for the second time this week, indicates the Conservative party leads opposition Liberals, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. |
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| Wednesday, September 9WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Members of a U.S. House Defense Appropriations subcommittee are adept at steering lucrative military contracts to friends, a watchdog group says. RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Parenthood seems to heighten the political "gender gap," with women becoming more liberal and men more conservative, U.S. researchers suggest. BARI, Italy, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A political ally of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says salacious press leaks about the premier's private life are damaging the country. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court appeared poised Wednesday to shake up a century of campaign finance law, easing restrictions on corporate donors, an analysis says. TOKYO, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Japan's Democratic party has formed a coalition with two smaller allies that will give it control of both the upper and lower houses of the Diet, observers say. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., is telling Senate leadership not to count on him to be the 60th vote needed for passing healthcare reform this year. MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Philippine Sen. Benigno Aquino III, son of the late Corazon Aquino, Wednesday announced his candidacy for president, the office his mother once held. KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Afghanistan's election commission declared its latest vote count although the complaints commission had earlier ordered some recounts, says a report. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The United States stressed the importance of a "legitimate electoral process" in Afghanistan, where preliminary results show President Hamid Karzai winning. KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- It may be weeks before the Afghan election results are certified because mounting vote fraud complaints must be resolved first, officials say. TEHRAN, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- A former speaker of the Iranian Parliament and ally of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini said he has joined the opposition to "defend the rights of people." |
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| Tuesday, September 8KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The Electoral Complaints Commission Tuesday ordered a partial recount of ballots from Afghanistan's presidential elections last month. WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano, D-Mass., began testing the political waters Tuesday for the race to replace the late Edward Kennedy in the U.S. Senate. NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he's using different forums to proclaim innocence to claims he tried to sell a U.S. Senate seat. OTTAWA, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The Canadian Conservative party has made popularity gains against the Liberals, who trail by 5 percentage points in a poll published Tuesday. BERLIN, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- A deadly Afghanistan airstrike ordered by a German commander has roiled Germany's election campaign and sparked calls for an investigation, observers said. |
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| Monday, September 7KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. and U.N. officials Monday discussed alleged vote fraud in Afghanistan's presidential election with President Hamid Karzai, U.S. officials said. OTTAWA, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Two slain Canadian soldiers and five others who were injured Monday in Afghanistan will "not be forgotten," Prime Minister Stephen Harper said. |
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| Sunday, September 6VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Statewide campaigns in Tabasco, Mexico, are suspended after the killing of a legislative candidate, his wife and two children, local authorities said. TORONTO, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Canadian Liberal Party members say they're getting ready to roll out ads on the social networking Web site Facebook. BOSTON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Joseph Kennedy must deflect criticism over oil donations given to his charity by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez if he is to run for U.S. Senate, analysts say. CAMP DAVID, Md., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Sunday returned to the White House after taking a break at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland, the White House said. AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Word-watchers say "bailout," "climate change," and "birther" have been the busiest political buzzwords since the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama. A close ally of Israeli leader Binyamin Netanyahu says the prime minister will go ahead with plans to build new West Bank Jewish settlement housing. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Republican activists, after long spurning polls, are heralding poll numbers indicating a decline in support for U.S. President Barack Obama, analysts say. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's leadership is being tested as his poll numbers dip and his supporters question his commitment to fight for them, analysts say. |
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| Saturday, September 5TOKYO, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- OYukio Hatoyama, expected to be Japan's next prime minister, says he has tabbed Democratic Party of Japan figures Naoto Kan and Katsuya Okada for Cabinet posts. TEHRAN, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Ex-Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, issuing his first communication in weeks, says his supporters should continue their political protests. WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The Republican Party has a bumper crop of female, minority and young candidates for offices across the United States, Politico reported Saturday. HANOVER, Germany, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- European socialists haven't been able to exploit recession angst even though voters are angry with capitalism's excesses, political analysts say. CHICAGO, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother says he is "not a criminal" and has been unfairly targeted by federal prosecutors. |
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| Friday, September 4JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Another ethics complaint involving former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been dismissed, this one aimed at her former spokesman. HYDERABAD, India, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Thousands of mourners turned out Friday to say goodbye to the chief minister of India's fourth largest state, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy. |
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| Thursday, September 3BOSTON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley Thursday announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held for 47 years by Edward Kennedy, who died last week. ROME, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The editor of a Catholic newspaper in Italy resigned Thursday in the wake of attacks by a conservative daily with ties to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. SEOUL, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak Thursday nominated academic Chung Un-chan to be the country's next prime minister. KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A tribal leader in Kandahar Province accused supporters of Afghan President Hamid Karzai of flagrant voter fraud. TEHRAN, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi has been approved as Iran's health minister, the first woman minister in the 30-year history of the Islamic republic, officials say. ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has called for early general elections to give his beleaguered conservative party a fresh mandate, officials say. |
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| Wednesday, September 2WASILLA, Alaska, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The father of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's grandchild said the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee wanted to keep her daughter's pregnancy a secret. TEHRAN, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A report that Iranian ambassadors have been replaced because they sympathize with political dissidents is untrue, Iran's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother shut down polling places in a district where the local leaders supported his opponent, the area's governor says. BOSTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says she'll run for the Senate seat vacated by Edward M. Kennedy. |
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| Tuesday, September 1HAMDEN, Conn., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine has been losing ground to challenger Chris Christie as the candidates hammer each other with attack ads, a poll Tuesday indicated. ATLANTA, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Two professors at Clark Atlanta University said Tuesday they are the authors of a controversial "black mayor" memo on the current mayoral race. NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who resigned amid scandal last year, is thinking about getting back into politics, unnamed sources told the New York Post. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The federal election watchdog said information it received on the recount involving ex-Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., didn't support allegations of wrongdoing. SUDBURY, Ontario, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Canadian Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff said Tuesday he is prepared to vote down the country's minority Conservative government when Parliament reconvenes. PITTSBURGH, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A conservative group says it will notify donors to U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., that they are eligible to receive refunds from the former Republican. |
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| Monday, August 31RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The possible damage to Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Bob McDonnell's campaign from a master's thesis he wrote is unclear, experts say. BOSTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A special election will be held Jan. 19 to elect a successor to late U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's office said Monday. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Missouri Democratic state Rep. Steve Brown, who helped the FBI bring down a former protege, has paid a steep price, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Monday. BERLIN, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Election results in two German states during the weekend don't bode well for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's political hopes, analysts say. WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Backers of U.S. President Obama's proposals say they're planning more than 2,000 rallies and other events to regain the momentum in the healthcare debate. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The willingness to vote shown by Afghanistan women five years ago was not as apparent during this year's presidential elections, advocates say. LONDON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi's release has led to more trouble for British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, a new poll finds. LIBREVILLE, Gabon, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Officials of Gabon said they were preparing Monday to release initial results of the central African country's presidential election. TOKYO, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The man who led the DPJ to a crushing win over the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan's elections is the grandson of the man who founded the LDP. |
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| Sunday, August 30TOKYO, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- DPJ President Yukio Hatoyama, who steered his party to a landslide 308-seat win in Japan's elections, was expected to take over as the next prime minister. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Rising complaints about Afghanistan's elections are causing concern among Western officials, who say they may put the legitimacy of the polls into question. BOSTON, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Republican former U.S. presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is quietly raising millions of dollars as he prepares for the 2012 campaign, analysts say. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., says Republicans must step up and negotiate seriously if healthcare reforms are to be accomplished. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says that although he opposes harsh interrogation tactics, a Justice Department probe of CIA torture allegations is a mistake. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court seems on the verge of bold action concerning corporate free speech in political campaigning, analysts say. TOKYO, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- A record number of Japanese voters cast early ballots by the time polling stations opened Sunday for the nation's general election, officials said. LIBREVILLE, Gabon, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Voters went to the polls in Gabon Sunday to choose among 18 candidates vying to succeed the late President Omar Bongo, authorities said. |
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| Saturday, August 29KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Vote tallies released Saturday show Afghan President Hamid Karzai has extended his lead in Afghanistan's presidential election. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Incumbent Hamid Karzai's relationship with U.S. officials has worsened since Afghanistan's presidential election, diplomatic authorities said. |
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| Friday, August 28TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said Friday U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., will be replaced by former Crist adviser George LeMieux. TOKYO, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Japanese voters are expected Sunday to vote the country's Liberal Democratic Party out of office for the first time in 55 years. TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Friday for severe punishment for those behind post-election unrest that followed the June 12 balloting. BAGHDAD, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The body of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, the powerful Shiite Muslim political leader who died in Iran this week, has been returned to Iraq for burial. |
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| Thursday, August 27LONDON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The release of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, has led to more trouble for British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, a new poll finds. WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama's job approval rating has fallen to its lowest level yet -- 50 percent -- seven months into his term, a Gallup Poll indicated Thursday. WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La., Thursday announced his bid for a Senate seat in 2010, emphasizing his conservative positions in the right-leaning state. CHICAGO, July 9 (UPI) -- John Harris, who was ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's chief of staff, pleaded guilty to federal charges Wednesday and will testify against his ex-boss. MONTPELIER, Vt., Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Republican Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas announced Thursday he will not seek re-election, putting the state in the category of competitive races in 2010. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Both sides are denying the special U.S. envoy to Afghanistan had a heated argument with President Hamid Karzai following the Afghan election, the BBC reports. ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Al Franken canceled a Minnesota fundraiser scheduled for Thursday after learning the host had spent a year in prison for fraud. TOKYO, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The United States would be asked to include an environmental clause in the military agreement with Japan if the DPJ comes to power, party members said. NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A Democratic Party fundraiser was free on bond Wednesday after a court appearance during which prosecutors accused him of fraudulently obtaining a bank loan. |
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| Wednesday, August 26KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A run-off still appeared possible in Afghanistan's presidential election, though incomplete results showed incumbent Hamid Karzai widening his lead. OTTAWA, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Angry Canadian pig farmers left 14 piglets in pens outside the offices of the premier of Ontario and his agriculture minister to protest pork prices. |
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| Tuesday, August 25WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel initially did not report more than $660,000 in assets and tens of thousands in income for 2007, records show. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai holds a slim lead in the nation's presidential election based on partial returns, election officials announced. BERLIN, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. automaker General Motors is having second thoughts about selling German subsidiary Opel to a consortium that includes a Russian bank, sources say. NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- A former fundraiser for Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama was charged in New York Tuesday with trying to defraud Citibank. OTTAWA, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Indications are mounting Canada's main opposition party, the Liberals, is posturing to force a fourth national election in five years in the fall. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- A U.N. official urged calm and patience in Afghanistan as election officials deal with the various complaints relating to last week's polls. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- The main opponent of Hamid Karzai in the Afghanistan elections accused the president of rigging the elections. DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- An activist who helped overturn California's law allowing same-sex marriage says he will urge Iowa voters to reverse that state's law allowing such marriages. |
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| Monday, August 24KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- It may be weeks before official results of last week's Afghan elections are known, as elections officials say they must first deal with rising complaints. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's supporters claimed a big re-election Monday win as election officials prepared to declare partial results of last week's polls. EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Scottish government leaders face a backlash over the decision to release the Pan Am Flight 103 bomber and lawmakers are calling for a vote of no-confidence. |
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| Sunday, August 23TOKYO, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The opposition Democratic Party of Japan could win more than 300 seats for a majority in the lower house of parliament, a Kyodo News survey indicated. WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. military position in Afghanistan is "deteriorating" and Taliban insurgents have improved their tactics, America's top military officer said Sunday. WESTPORT, Conn., Aug. 23 (UPI) -- A Connecticut stockbroker known for his libertarian views and his pessimistic forecasts about the United States is considering a run for the U.S. Senate. ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Aug. 23 (UPI) -- An automated message by a Flagler County, Fla. candidate for state senate jammed an emergency operations center phone line, a county official said. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The court-ordered caning of a Malaysian Muslim woman for drinking alcohol is part of a move toward stricter enforcement of Shariah law, analysts say. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Nearly 225 complaints have been filed with an independent commission examining Afghanistan's presidential election, officials said Sunday. |
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| Saturday, August 22KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- The Afghanistan presidential election was marred by fraud and intimidation, including two women whose fingers were cut off, a watchdog group says. WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is playing "fast and loose" with the facts in the healthcare reform debate, a Republican Party leader said Saturday. ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Florida Republicans enlisted a former beauty queen and a former Olympian to come to a conference aimed at recruiting young people to the GOP. CARSON CITY, Nev., Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Candidates for governor of Nevada aren't favored by the people who plan to vote in next June's gubernatorial primary, a statewide poll indicates. |
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| Friday, August 21KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Both candidates contending to be Afghanistan's president declared themselves ahead in the vote count, campaign staffers said. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The two top contenders to be Afghanistan's next president each declared victory Friday as votes were being tallied from the previous day's election. LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 21 (UPI) -- A group of U.S. senators say Senate appropriators should approve funding for a dozen C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft to avoid job cuts by Boeing Inc. PARIS, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Gloria Mika, the current model for L'Oreal cosmetics, is taking a break to campaign for fair elections in her home country, Gabon. |
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| Thursday, August 20CHICAGO, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Thursday said the 2010 elections will be critical to President Barack Obama's ability to govern on major issues. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The Republican National Committee raised more than $6 million in July, RNC chairman Michael Steele said Thursday in Washington. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Afghan officials said election-day violence led to the deaths of 26 people nationwide, but still called Thursday's vote a success. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- As Afghans voted Thursday in their presidential poll, experts said a big voter turnout in the violence-ravaged nation could turn the tide against the Taliban. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Afghan police Thursday arrested two militants who had been planning bomb attacks in the northeast as people voted in the presidential poll, authorities said. |
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| Wednesday, August 19ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Vice President Joe Biden stumped in Florida for two congressional members, telling audiences the economic stimulus the two voted for helped Florida teachers WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The two major political parties raised a combined $214.6 million and spent $164.9 million in the first six months of 2009, the U.S. elections watchdog said. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The Afghanistan government is facing a moment of truth for its fledgling democracy as its second-ever presidential election approaches, observers say. |
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| Tuesday, August 18KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- The Afghan government says it has told news organizations not to report on Election Day violence because doing so would discourage people from voting. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Carly Fiorina, former chief executive of Hewlett Packard, said Tuesday she has moved toward a possible run for Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat in California. LAS VEGAS, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- A former ACORN official has pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against former community organizing colleagues in a Nevada voter registration fraud case. COLUMBIA, S.C., Aug. 18 (UPI) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has "issues" he needs to work on to save his marriage, his estranged wife told Vogue magazine. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- In the run-up to Afghanistan's presidential election Thursday, Afghans still express concern about significant human rights issues, Human Rights Watch says. |
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| Monday, August 17MADISON, Wis., Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle announced Monday he will not seek a third term in 2010. |
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| Sunday, August 16TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- The third round of mass trials began Sunday in Tehran for protesters arrested in the wake of Iran's disputed June 12 presidential election, authorities said. TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Mir Hossein Mousavi, the defeated presidential candidate who has become the focus of the Iranian opposition, announced his new political party Saturday. |
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| Saturday, August 15MADISON, Wis., Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, a Democrat, will not seek a third term in 2010, Politico reported Saturday. CHICAGO, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Republicans are making a comeback because of the unpopularity of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform plan, a GOP leader says. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. healthcare reforms supported by President Barack Obama amount to an expensive government takeover, a senior Republican said Saturday. YANGON, Myanmar, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- American John Yettaw, sentenced to seven years of hard labor in Myanmar, has been released to U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D Va., officials said Saturday. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai may end up in a runoff in the upcoming election in spite of a big lead over his closest rival, a poll released Friday suggests. PITTSBURGH, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter told a liberal convention Friday that he has been defending President Obama's healthcare plan more than any other Democrat. |
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| Friday, August 14SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said Friday during an appearance at the Illinois State Fair that he intends to seek election to a full term in 2010. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday it appears "the voice of the people" is finally being heard by U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill. RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., will admit he fathered the daughter of his admitted former mistress, unidentified sources tell a Raleigh TV station. YANGON, Myanmar, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., arrived in Myanmar Friday to meet with military junta leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe during the weekend, officials said. TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Some Iranian protesters held after June's presidential election were tortured to death in prison, one of Iran's defeated presidential candidates said. JAKARTA, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The Myanmar government-in-exile says if the ruling military junta does not accept its proposals, reformers will not participate in next year's elections. |
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| Thursday, August 13NEW YORK, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The U.N. Security Council expressed "serious concern" over Myanmar military court's ruling extending the detention of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Voters in explosive southern Afghanistan will be protected during the presidential elections as a result of a series of ceasefire deals, NATO said Thursday. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown has a narrowing lead over San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom in the governor's race, a poll released Thursday said. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Pork-barrel spending climbed this year even after U.S. politicians had promised to reduce congressional earmarks, an analysis released Thursday shows. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- More Afghans will be able to vote safely in the Aug. 20 presidential elections because of security improvements, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says. YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson says a positive election outcome in Ivory Coast could help bring an end to U.N. sanctions against the West African nation. |
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| Wednesday, August 12WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Lawmakers fielded heated and repeated questions on healthcare reform from town hall attendees in Iowa, Maryland and elsewhere Wednesday, observers said. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Right-wing U.S. militias, tax protesters and "sovereign citizens" are making a comeback after fading in the late 1990s, a watchdog group says. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., says he will visit Iowa this fall, sparking speculation of a 2012 Republican presidential run. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is systematically rigging the Aug. 20 presidential election in his southern home base, witnesses claim. |
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| Tuesday, August 11JERUSALEM, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The Palestinian Fatah party has chosen younger leaders in the party's first internal election in 20 years, officials said. KIEV, Ukraine, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A supporter of Ukraine's president Tuesday condemned Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for trying to influence Ukraine's presidential election. WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A much-publicized U.S. Republican Party "rebranding" effort begun this spring has been a letdown so far, political analysts say. |
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| Monday, August 10TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Honduras said it would allow an Organization of American States delegation to visit Tegucigalpa only if the leader is an observer, not a participant in talks. |
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| Sunday, August 9RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The appearance of his ex-mistress at a Raleigh grand jury suggests a probe of former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., be ending, Washington sources said Sunday. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Disruptions at town hall meetings called by U.S. lawmakers to discuss healthcare reform are being orchestrated, the Senate's second-ranking Democrat says. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The United Nations says security concerns have hampered the run-up to this month's national elections in Afghanistan. |
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| Saturday, August 8TOKYO, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- A former Japanese cabinet minister announced a new political party Saturday and said it would have 13 candidates in the Aug. 30 election. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert McDonnell says healthcare reform should be accomplished by "free-market incentives." WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., says the fledgling congressman has yet to adjust to the trials associated with his new Washington post. ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., says he's quitting Congress as soon as Florida Gov. Charlie Crist can appoint someone to replace him. TEHRAN, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Iranian conservatives say President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad must obey the country's supreme leader by consulting with them before appointing his Cabinet members. |
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| Friday, August 7WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Jewish groups have condemned Nazi comparisons being used by opponents of healthcare reform. |
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| Thursday, August 6MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama traveled to Virginia Thursday to urge voters to support state Sen. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic candidate for governor. RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards' former girlfriend, Rielle Hunter, was in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday to testify before a grand jury, observers said. |
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| Wednesday, August 5WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A tally by a media analysis group predicts the advertising battle over health-care reform will include record spending of more than $52 million. HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., officially launched his challenge Tuesday to Sen. Arlen Specter in next year's Democratic primary. |
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| Tuesday, August 4DETROIT, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Detroit Mayor Dave Bing overwhelmed the mayoral field in Tuesday's primary election, pulling in 74 percent of the vote, election returns showed. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- E-mails obtained by The Las Vegas Sun show Sen. John Ensign's top aides at the National Republican Senatorial Committee knew last summer about his affair. KIEV, Ukraine, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's pro-Russian former prime minister, tops the popularity list of Ukrainian presidential candidates, a survey indicated. ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Former college football coach and ESPN television analyst Lou Holtz is exploring a run for the U.S. Congress in Florida, Republican Party sources say. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The winner of the Aug. 20 Afghanistan presidential election will have a reduced mandate because of doubts about the legitimacy of the poll, analysts say. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Advocacy and Hispanic groups say they are disappointed with U.S. President Barack Obama's continued aggressive enforcement of immigration rules. |
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| Monday, August 3TEHRAN, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The formal approval of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election Monday sent 2,000 protesters to the streets of Tehran within hours, witnesses reported. J, Israel, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Ahead of the Fatah general assembly, a top Fatah official called for alignment with Iran and another said Fatah will never recognize Israel's right to exist. LONDON, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- British Labor Party deputy leader Harriet Harman says men cannot be trusted to run the government on their own, suggesting it would never happen again. PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Massachusetts is the most Democratic state in the nation, along with the District of Columbia, while Utah and Wyoming are the most Republican, a poll indicates. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic political candidates are still linking their Republican opponents to former U.S. President George W. Bush, analysts say. |
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| Sunday, August 2TORONTO, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- A Canadian appellate court Sunday rejected an appeal by a German-Canadian businessman to quash his extradition on tax evasion charges, his attorney said. JERUSALEM, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Israeli police have recommended that prosecutors indict Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on bribery, fraud and other charges, sources said. |
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| Saturday, August 1TEHRAN, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The largest political reform party in Iran, Mosharekat, says the ongoing trial of nearly 100 protesters is based on questionable confessions and charges. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Democratic state Attorney General Jerry Brown and Republican businesswoman Meg Whitman are the winners so far in California's gubernatorial cash-raising race. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Reducing civilian casualties in Afghanistan will be a top priority, the new commander of U.S. and NATO-led troops in the country says. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A poll taken after Sarah Palin left office shows Alaskans almost evenly split on their former governor. |
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| Friday, July 31WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) -- Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich reported Friday that his political group, American Solutions Winning for the Future, raised $8 million in six months. CHISINAU, Moldova, July 31 (UPI) -- The four opposition parties that won a slender parliamentary margin over the Communist Party in Moldova must now try to put together a coalition government. WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., confronted T. Boone Pickens over the oil billionaire's financing of Swift Boat ads in the 2004 campaign, witnesses said. NEW YORK, July 31 (UPI) -- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani says if state Republican leaders do not help improve the state of New York, he may run for governor. WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. representative leading conservative Democrats' challenge to healthcare reform was feted at several health industry gatherings, records indicate. |
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| Thursday, July 30HOBOKEN, N.J., July 30 (UPI) -- A second New Jersey mayor has announced his resignation after more than a dozen political figures were caught up in a huge corruption scandal. WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) -- Bush White House political adviser Karl Rove played a much bigger role than previously thought in the dismissal of U.S. attorneys, e-mails revealed. OTTAWA, July 30 (UPI) -- Indications mounted in Ottawa this week Canada's main opposition party was planning to force a fall election as the recession eased, an analysis says. ZAGREB, Croatia, July 30 (UPI) -- Sporting a T-shirt with a profane motto Thursday cost a TV cameraman his job because Croatia's prime minister considered it indecent and insulting. PRINCETON, N.J., July 30 (UPI) -- While more U.S. voters said they'd vote for Democratic congressional candidates over Republicans, the 2010 elections could be close, a Gallup Poll indicated. CHISINAU, Moldova, July 30 (UPI) -- Moldova's ruling pro-Moscow communists lost their parliamentary majority to the country's four opposition pro-Western parties, election results showed. |
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| Wednesday, July 29NEW YORK, July 29 (UPI) -- Eight people named "John Doe" are on voter registration rolls in the state of New York, The New York Times reported Wednesday. WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, said for the first time Wednesday she was prepared to resign her seat this fall to focus on campaigning for governor. SACRAMENTO, July 29 (UPI) -- California regulators say Jerry Brown, the Democratic attorney general and former governor, has raised almost $10 million for charities from special interest groups. WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- Actor Sam Waterston headed to Washington Wednesday to meet with lawmakers regarding campaign finance reform. BRUSSELS, July 29 (UPI) -- Lack of interest and trust were the main reasons for low voter turnout in the June elections of the European Parliament, a survey indicated. TEHRAN, July 29 (UPI) -- Iranian reformist activist Saeed Hajjarian will be released from prison soon, judicial authorities say. NEW DELHI, July 29 (UPI) -- The chief minister of Indian-administered Kashmir quit after an opposition accusation of involvement in a sex scandal, but was later persuaded to stay on. |
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| Tuesday, July 28TEHRAN, July 28 (UPI) -- About 140 Iranian demonstrators were freed from one prison Tuesday and officials said Iran's supreme leader has ordered a second prison closed. WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- Scandal-plagued U.S. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., has lost a key aide who has been with him since he first came to Congress in 1995, political observers say. KABUL, Afghanistan, July 28 (UPI) -- A campaign worker was wounded and a bodyguard was killed in an attack on representatives of a presidential candidate in Afghanistan, officials said. WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's presidential campaign organizers say they're still trying to return about $669,000 in tainted campaign contributions. TOKYO, July 28 (UPI) -- Japan's main opposition party has a lead over the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a survey done ahead of next month's elections. |
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| Monday, July 27SOFIA, Bulgaria, July 27 (UPI) -- The Bulgarian parliament Monday elected former Sofia Mayor Boyko Borisov prime minister and his center-right Cabinet to replace a socialist government. WASHINGTON, July 27 (UPI) -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is to be tapped to help Republican gubernatorial candidates, a post some observers say will help advance his political ambitions. TEHRAN, July 27 (UPI) -- There is no power struggle between Iran's top clerics over the results of last month's disputed presidential election, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani says. |
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| Sunday, July 26SALT LAKE CITY, July 26 (UPI) -- The job of lieutenant governor of Utah is proving tough to fill as potential candidates have declined the position, political sources say. KABUL, Afghanistan, July 26 (UPI) -- Gunmen attacked a convoy carrying a candidate for vice president of Afghanistan Sunday, but he escaped without injury, officials said. SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq, July 26 (UPI) -- A surprisingly strong election showing by an opposition party in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region has rearranged its politics, officials say. BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau, July 26 (UPI) -- Voters in Guinea-Bissau went to the polls Sunday for a run-off election to replace assassinated President Joao Bernardo Vieira, officials said. WASHINGTON, July 26 (UPI) -- Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., has made another apology for an affair, saying he has kept quiet because of a possible ethics complaint. |
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| Saturday, July 25WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- President Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown agreed to closely coordinate their national security teams during the coming elections in Afghanistan. WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- U.S. troops in Iraq have the right to defend themselves if they come under attack, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday in Washington. ERBIL, Iraq, July 25 (UPI) -- The two main political parties in the autonomous Iraqi region of Kurdistan are expected to retain their majorities in voting Saturday, observers say. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 25 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she'll resurrect her image as a clean government crusader even as she faces continuing inquiries into her own ethical conduct. TRENTON, N.J., July 25 (UPI) -- A Democratic political consultant says the latest corruption scandal in New Jersey gives a boost to the Republican candidate for governor, Chris Christie. |
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| Friday, July 24LONDON, July 24 (UPI) -- The British Labor Party suffered an electoral blow Friday when the Conservative candidate won a by-election in what had been a Labor district, Norwich North. KABUL, Afghanistan, July 24 (UPI) -- Support is growing for Abdullah Abdullah, who is emerging as a clear challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai in next month's elections, observers say. BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 24 (UPI) -- Kyrgyzstan's President Kurmanbek Bakiyev appears to have won re-election Friday in a contest monitors say was riddled with election law violations. FAIRBANKS, Alaska, July 24 (UPI) -- Americans are less enamored of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, voicing doubt about her leadership skills and understanding of complex issues, a poll indicates. |
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| Thursday, July 23NAIROBI, Kenya, July 23 (UPI) -- Millions of Kenyans face starvation because of a poor harvest caused by drought, Prime Minister Raila Odinga said. TORONTO, July 23 (UPI) -- Canadian voters say they are weary of minority federal government and would prefer a majority but are divided over who should govern, a poll showed Thursday. NEW YORK, July 23 (UPI) -- New York's famous Naked Cowboy has officially announced his intention to run for mayor of the city. WASHINGTON, July 23 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama, speaking at a town hall in Ohio Thursday, tied healthcare reform to the health of the U.S. economy. WASHINGTON, July 23 (UPI) -- Private investment firms would face restrictions on campaign contributions to U.S. public pension fund officials under a proposal that won provisional approval. |
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| Wednesday, July 22ALBANY, N.Y., July 22 (UPI) -- New York Gov. David Paterson says he is confident he can successfully appeal an injunction blocking his choice as lieutenant governor. HAMDEN, Conn., July 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., who switched parties a few months ago, is in a tie with his likely Republican challenger, a poll released Wednesday said. WASHINGTON, July 22 (UPI) -- The hotel at Washington's Watergate complex remained in the hands of lenders Wednesday after no one purchased it at an auction, officials say. WASHINGTON, July 22 (UPI) -- U.S. lawmakers criticized the Obama administration's bailout of General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC with a GOP lawmaker calling it a "war on capitalism." PHILADELPHIA, July 22 (UPI) -- The "irrationally devoted" aide to former Pennsylvania state Sen. Vince Fumo was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in federal prison. |
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| Tuesday, July 21NEW YORK, July 21 (UPI) -- Iranian authorities are coercing detained political dissidents into falsely accusing leading reformists of illegal activities, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. TEHRAN, July 21 (UPI) -- Iranian security forces clamped down on a crowd gathering in a Tehran square Tuesday, observers said. SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 21 (UPI) -- U.S. singer/songwriter Jackson Browne says he has resolved his lawsuit against the Republican National Committee and Sen. John McCain. NEW YORK, July 21 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., says she's sorry for using the "N-word" racial slur while relaying a story that she had heard. WASHINGTON, July 21 (UPI) -- Healthcare industry lobbyists have showered the Democratic U.S. senator leading reform efforts with $1.5 million in donations, records indicate. |
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| Monday, July 20TEHRAN, July 20 (UPI) -- Iran's supreme leader, in a speech Monday, dismissed the riots after the country's presidential election as the result of interference by foreign governments. BOSTON, July 14 (UPI) -- Chicago lawyer Barack Obama will give the keynote address at the July 27 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Crain's Chicago Business reported Wednesday. NEW YORK, July 20 (UPI) -- Former three-term New York Mayor Edward Koch was recuperating Monday after undergoing gall bladder surgery, his spokesman announced. NEW YORK, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- If campaign donations from Wall Street determined the winners in primary races, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., would be declared the winner on Super Tuesday. PRINCETON, N.J., April 9 (UPI) -- Voters' education levels influence which candidate they support in the Democratic race to be the U.S. presidential nominee, a Gallup poll indicates. NEW YORK, March 27 (UPI) -- Immediate relief for homeowners hit by the housing crisis and updating the regulatory framework are key to U.S. economic recovery, Barack Obama said Thursday. WASHINGTON, March 20 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., faces a narrowing path to the Democratic presidential nomination, needing some breaks along the way, her advisers say. CHULA VISTA, Calif., March 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., panned his Democratic presidential rivals for their calls to end the war in Iraq, saying military efforts there are succeeding. WASHINGTON, June 9 (UPI) -- Presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain told NBC Monday that presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama is "running for Jimmy Carter's" second term. MIAMI, June 24 (UPI) -- Political analysts say the ties between members of Barack Obama's campaign staff and the Elian Gonzalez matter will cost Obama votes in Florida. WASHNGTON, D.C., June 6 (UPI) -- Barack Obama says he did not rule out Palestinian sovereignty over parts of Jerusalem when he called for Israel's capital to remain "undivided." PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Former vice presidential foes Sarah Palin and Joe Biden met in Philadelphia Tuesday where Biden and President-elect Barack Obama discussed the economic crisis. WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Campaigners for Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain have switched from playing swing-state "offense" to "defense" of GOP strongholds, sources say. NASHVILLE, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Belmont University in Nashville is being groomed for an expected spotlight role as host site of a presidential debate, school administrators say. BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Former Democratic U.S. presidential candidate John Edwards said Barack Obama's presidency will signal a new era of U.S. leadership. WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- Aides to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., indicate the likely Republican U.S. presidential candidate may select a running mate before the Summer Olympics in Beijing. WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee said Monday it raised $12.8 million during the second quarter of 2009, and has $7.9 million cash on hand. KABAL, Afghanistan, July 20 (UPI) -- Preparations are under way for August elections in Afghanistan, including ensuring enough security, the biggest challenge, the United Nations said Monday. KENILWORTH, Ill., July 20 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk said Monday he's a candidate for the Republican nomination for Illinois' U.S. Senate seat that had been held by President Barack Obama. WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- Five million more U.S. residents voted in the 2008 U.S. presidential election than did so in 2004, led by minorities and young voters, the U.S. officials say. WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- The new director of the U.S. Defense Department's Federal Voting Assistance Program says he wants to improve its absentee ballot efforts. JERUSALEM, July 20 (UPI) -- Jerusalem's sovereignty is not debatable, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said in response to U.S. demands for a halt to building in east Jerusalem. JERUSALEM, July 20 (UPI) -- A European court will decide whether to impose taxes on Israeli goods manufactured in West Bank settlements, a report said. |
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| Sunday, July 19TEHRAN, July 19 (UPI) -- The last of the British embassy employees jailed in Iran on charges of aiding last month's election protests has been freed on bail, officials said Sunday. LIBREVILLE, Gabon, July 19 (UPI) -- The ruling party in Gabon says it has selected Ali-Ben Bongo to run for the presidency formerly held by his father, Omar, who died in June. |
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| Saturday, July 18WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is going to Georgia and Ukraine to talk with political leaders there about democratic and economic reforms, the White House says. WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- Republican hopefuls in three key U.S. Senate contests posted strong fundraising totals for the second quarter of this year, federal records show. NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, July 18 (UPI) -- Mauritanian military coup leader Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz is the front runner in Saturday's elections to determine the country's next president, observers say. |
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| Friday, July 17KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 17 (UPI) -- A Tennessee judge says lawyers for a student charged with hacking into Sarah Palin's e-mail must limit their request for information from the Alaska governor. TOKYO, July 17 (UPI) -- Rebel members of Japan's longtime governing party are making a last ditch bid to get rid of unpopular Prime Minister Taro Aso, government officials say. HARTFORD, Conn., July 17 (UPI) -- A lobbyist-bashing e-mail by the campaign of Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., was sent to his entire fundraising list -- including lobbyists. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 17 (UPI) -- Pakistan's Supreme Court Friday acquitted Nawaz Sharif in a plane hijacking case going back to when he was prime minister. |
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| Thursday, July 16LUCKNOW, India, July 16 (UPI) -- A senior female politician from India's ruling Congress Party faces 10 years in prison for suggesting a rival female leader should be raped, authorities said. JERSEY CITY, N.J., July 16 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama raised more than $1 million for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine and the state Democratic Committee Thursday during a fundraiser. WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- The Republican National Committee raised more than $8 million in June, officials with the U.S. political party said Thursday. STRASBOURG, France, July 16 (UPI) -- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has British government support to become the first permanent president of the European Union, a spokeswoman said. BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo, July 16 (UPI) -- Opposition parties and a human rights group Thursday disputed election results that returned Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou-Nguesso to power. TOKYO, July 16 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, with his popularity plunging amidst recession, faced new threats Thursday from his party's lawmakers. |
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| Wednesday, July 15LAS VEGAS, July 15 (UPI) -- Campaign staff for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid say the Nevada Democrat expects to raise $25 million for his re-election bid in 2010. |
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| Tuesday, July 14COLUMBIA, S.C., July 14 (UPI) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's staff frantically tried to phone and e-mail the missing chief executive while he was with his mistress, records show. |
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| Monday, July 13WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who's leaving public office in two weeks, raised nearly $733,000 since starting a federal political action committee, a report shows. KABUL, Afghanistan, July 13 (UPI) -- Aides to Afghan President Hamid Karzai are worried about what they privately say is his poor reelection campaign effort, The Washington Post reported Monday. LOS ANGELES, July 13 (UPI) -- Organizers for a California ballot measure that would deny benefits to illegal aliens and their U.S.-born children say they are launching a petition drive. HARGEISA, Somalia, July 13 (UPI) -- The nascent democracy in the East African territory of Somaliland is under threat by its government's disregard for the law, Human Rights Watch says. STRASBOURG, France, July 13 (UPI) -- Political introductions at the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France, were on the agenda Monday as a new assembly began, observers said. TOKYO, July 13 (UPI) -- Japan's main opposition won the majority in Tokyo's metropolitan polls, in a setback to Prime Minister Taro Aso, forcing him to call general elections. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 13 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will jump from state executive to national politics as soon as she leaves office this month, she said Sunday. |
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| Sunday, July 12WASHINGTON, July 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., is facing a tough political future as revelations about a sexual affair keep coming out, state Republicans say. WASHINGTON, July 12 (UPI) -- A key member of the U.S. Congress has tempered his support for ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya, analysts say. TOKYO, July 12 (UPI) -- Results from a bellwether election Sunday indicated the opposition Democratic Party of Japan will become Tokyo's leading party, analysts said. |
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| Saturday, July 11TEHRAN, July 11 (UPI) -- One of Iran's senior clerics said Friday laws on campaigning and elections need to be made more specific and rules need to be set to avoid future "tensions." TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, July 11 (UPI) -- Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya say the new government is silencing broadcast outlets that do not adhere to its line. |
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| Friday, July 10L'AQUILA, Italy, July 10 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized at an international summit in Italy Friday for making an incorrect claim about his chief political rival. CHICAGO, July 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Roland Burris said Friday he will not run for election to a full term in 2010. L'AQUILA, Italy, July 10 (UPI) -- Britain's nuclear stockpile could be cut as part of a global initiative to induce Iran and North Korea to give up nuclear aspirations, the prime minister said. |
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| Thursday, July 9SAN FRANCISCO, July 9 (UPI) -- Philip Day, once chancellor of City College of San Francisco, abused the public trust by using public funds for banned expenditures, the district attorney said. CHICAGO, July 9 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., whose appointment was tainted by the scandal involving the state's former governor, says he will not run for his seat in 2010. L'AQUILA, Italy, July 9 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown discussed alternative energy teamwork, a Russian Group of Eight summit delegate said. WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's job approval rating among Americans has plummeted, a survey released Thursday found. NEW DELHI, July 9 (UPI) -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will meet in Egypt, the Indian government confirmed Thursday. CHICAGO, July 9 (UPI) -- John Harris, who was ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's chief of staff, pleaded guilty to federal charges Wednesday and will testify against his ex-boss. |
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| Wednesday, July 8L'AQUILA, Italy, July 8 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso agree on how to deal with North Korea's nuclear threat, a White House statement says. CHICAGO, July 8 (UPI) -- Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Roland Burris, political sources said Wednesday. OXFORD, England, July 8 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore says World War II-era British Prime Minister Winston Churchill can serve as an inspiration for battling global warming. JERUSALEM, July 8 (UPI) -- Following a visit to Cairo by Israel's president, Israeli officials say Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is likely to retire and name his younger son successor. JAKARTA, July 8 (UPI) -- Exit polls indicate Indonesian President SusiloBamban Yodhoyono had a commanding lead in national elections Wednesday. WASHINTGTON, D.C., July 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged restraint by all in China's Xinjing-Uighur region in the wake of deadly ethnic riots in the capital Urumqi. |
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| Tuesday, July 7DILLINGHAM, Alaska, July 7 (UPI) -- Dressed in waders for salmon fishing, Sarah Palin Tuesday said she's happy about her decision to resign later this month as governor of Alaska. SAO PAULO, July 7 (UPI) -- Brazilian Vice President Jose Alencar was released from the hospital after receiving treatment for acute abdominal pains. |
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| Monday, July 6TEHRAN, July 6 (UPI) -- Allies of Mir-Hossein Mousavi, a defeated candidate in Iran's disputed presidential election, are encouraging the leader to found a political party. ROME, July 6 (UPI) -- Several European publications intend to publish bawdy photos of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi during the G8 summit in L'Aquila, sources said. SOFIA, Bulgaria, July 6 (UPI) -- A Bulgarian deputy government minister was arrested Monday on electoral vote-buying charges, one day after parliamentary elections, a prosecutor said. BRUSSELS, July 6 (UPI) -- A Polish member of the European Parliament is set to become the first ex-Iron Curtain politician to hold a top European Union post, analysts say. SOFIA, Bulgaria, July 6 (UPI) -- The Bulgarian opposition center-right party GERB of Sofia Mayor Boyko Borisov has won the country's parliamentary elections, official results showed Monday. MEXICO CITY, July 6 (UPI) -- Voters in Mexico turned aside the conservative party of President Felipe Calderon at the polls as they elected national, state and local leaders. CANBERRA, Australia, July 6 (UPI) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will talk about people smuggling when he meets in Malaysia with his counterpart Najib Razak, his office said. |
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| Sunday, July 5CHISHOLM, Minn., July 5 (UPI) -- Residents of northern Minnesota's Iron Range say they know Democrat Al Franken, waiting to be sworn in as Minnesota's new U.S. senator, will do well in the job. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 5 (UPI) -- U.S. officials say there is no FBI investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who resigned abruptly last week. WASILLA, Alaska, July 5 (UPI) -- Soon-to-be-former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin still commands support in her hometown of Wasilla, loyal followers said. WASHINGTON, July 5 (UPI) -- Washington City Council Member Marion Barry has been arrested after being accused of stalking, U.S. Park Police say. LONDON, July 5 (UPI) -- British officials say they've been assured the eighth of nine embassy workers detained in Iran is to be released Sunday. TEHRAN, July 5 (UPI) -- Senior Iranian religious leaders suggested Saturday recent election results are not legitimate and blasted the government's use of force against protesters. |
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| Saturday, July 4MEXICO CITY, July 4 (UPI) -- President Felipe Calderon is not on the ballot in the Mexican elections but his slippage with voters could be a drag on his party, political observers said. WASILLA, Alaska, July 4 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin issued a July Fourth message Saturday criticizing media coverage of her announcement that she plans to leave office this month. BAGHDAD, July 4 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says the United States' help isn't needed in reconciling the country's political and ethnic factions. BRUSSELS, July 4 (UPI) -- A vote to give European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso a second term has been delayed from July to September, European Union officials say. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 4 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was facing a tough road ahead in serving out her term in office had she chosen to stay on the job, political analysts said. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, July 4 (UPI) -- The Organization of American States says there's little chance Honduran leaders will allow ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya to return to power. |
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| Friday, July 3ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 3 (UPI) -- Republicans inside and outside Alaska suggested Friday that Gov. Sarah Palin's resignation is a poor move if she wants to run for president. CINCINNATI, July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Alec Baldwin says he has been approached about a possible bid for the governor's mansion in Ohio. WASILLA, Alaska, July 3 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday she will resign as governor by the end of July and will not seek a second term in 2010. VENTURA, Calif., July 3 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been selected as winner of the 2009 Sitting Duck Award, the National Society of Newspaper Columnists announced Friday. JAKARTA, July 3 (UPI) -- Indonesia's Golkar political party has taken an unusual approach to the presidential election by featuring head scarves known as jilbabs, an expert says. WASHINGTON, July 3 (UPI) -- Progressive and liberal Christians are revving up political activism in the faith-based politicking long associated with the religious right, observers say. SAN DIEGO, July 3 (UPI) -- San Diego prosecutors say they will decide whether to file charges in connection with the arrest of two Democratic Party activists at a fundraiser. |
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