COUNCIL PRIMARY - In Ward 13, Newcomer Tries for Seat
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By CATHLEEN F. CROWLEY  Journal Staff Writer  This is another in a series of profiles of candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for Providence City Council in the Sept. 12 primary.
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The League of Women Voters of San Diego asked a court Wednesday to require that all votes cast for a maverick mayoral write-in candidate be counted, including ballots on which voters failed to fill in the circle next to her name.
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Democrat Bill Richardson officially entered the presidential race Monday with a naked appeal to Hispanics, saying in an interview that it's "rudimentary politics" to make sure the country's fastest growing voting bloc knows he's one of them.
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Too inexperienced or too old - candidates face dilemmas as they battle to capture centre ground
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In a year-end interview Thursday with The Associated Press, Williams also said he is hoping for a good partnership with his predecessor, Marion Barry, who will be sworn-in Sunday as the Ward 8 councilman.
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Voters in Hong Kong start the process of electing a new leader, with pro-democrats hoping for gains.
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Adrian Fenty, a 35-year-old city   council member, easily won Washington's Democratic nomination   for mayor on Tuesday, virtually guaranteeing him the job in the   biggest shake-up in local politics in nearly a decade.
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On Sept. 11, primary election voters of Salt Lake City will have an opportunity to choose between two candidates for the next Salt Lake mayor.
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By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 25--Mayor David Bieter will meet with North Boise residents Thursday as part of a series of neighborhood meetings designed to give residents a chance to ask the mayor questions and discuss quality of life issues.
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Bay-elections in Sedgefield and Ealing Southall take place on Thursday, with polls opening at 0700.
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New voters are flooding local election offices with paperwork, registering in significantly higher numbers than four years ago as attention to the presidential election runs high and an array of activist groups recruit would-be voters who could prove critical come Nov. 2...
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The Democratic candidate steps up his airwaves campaign in an early state.
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Aides to New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg have laid the groundwork for a potential independent run for president.
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By KEN MURRAY  DUBLIN Labour Councillor Kevin Humphreys has been left somewhat red-faced in recent weeks. Kevin set up a website called apartmentforum.com to encourage feedback about management fees for apartments.
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When he was re-elected, Mayor Ray Nagin promised to act quickly on housing, crime, debris removal and other issues in the first 100 days of his new term. As that mark arrives Friday, his results appear mixed.
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By Mary Hopkin, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Sep.
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By John Stark, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash.  Sep. 17--Tim Douglas doesn't plan to launch bold new projects during his unexpected year as mayor, but he doesn't see himself as a mere care- taker either.