Technocrat Recasts Yemen's Presidential Race, Political Future
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SANAA, Yemen, Sept. 19 -- When Faisal bin Shamlan was approached several months ago by a coalition of opposition groups to run in this week's presidential election, he turned down the offer. The 72-year-old economist, who had resigned as oil minister to protest corruption, was enjoying his days...
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Speculation is growing in Pakistan that Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of Benazir Bhutto, the country&#39;s former prime minister, is ready to retake the centre stage of politics.
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The giant Indian Ocean island of Madagascar began voting on Sunday in a presidential election widely expected to be won by incumbent Marc Ravalomanana, a self-made dairy tycoon.
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We are likely to hear a lot about former United States president Herbert Hoover in the coming months as the US election approaches in November.
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Blog: The White House political spin master says high-tech's spread will ultimately put more votes on the Republican side of the political ledger.
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The man expected to be Aceh's new governor hails the province's first direct vote but says hard work lies ahead.
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The Arab world's slow lurch toward democracy will take another step forward this weekend when the wealthy United Arab Emirates holds the first election in its 35-year history.
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A former army general looks set to snatch Indonesia&#39;s presidency by a landslide in next week&#39;s election run-off, two surveys showed on Wednesday, but incumbent
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will visit Yemen March 2-3 on an official visit accompanied by a high-level delegation including ministers, officials and prominent businessmen.
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Yemen's presidential elections, which   President Ali Abdullah Saleh is expected to win, and municipal   council elections were an overall success despite some   irregularities and few women candidates, a European observers'   group said on Thursday.
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Blog: The White House political spinmaster says high tech's spread will ultimately put more votes on the Republican side of the political ledger.
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Plan to channel funds from reconstruction to security signals focus on shorter-term goal of holding elections.
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In the course of three short months, the political system has come full circle: a presidential campaign, an inauguration, a State of the Union address and now this &#151; another presidential race.
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As the presidential campaign got underway a year ago, the candidates faced a volatile political environment dominated by the Iraq war, illegal immigration and terrorism. A year later, the campaigns are rewriting their scripts as it appears that the race may actually be shaped once more by the eco...
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The coming presidential election is sure to be about as close as they come, and technology is at the heart of much of the surrounding discussion.
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WashingtonÂs old cold war nemesis, Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua, has his best chance yet of returning to power in elections on Nov. 5.
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Yemeni and Western officials are concerned that Al Qaeda-linked radicals are among those making the journey.