COUNCIL PRIMARY - In Ward 11, Brito Challenges Young
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By CATHLEEN F. CROWLEY  and GREGORY SMITH  Journal Staff Writers  This is another in a series of profiles of candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for Providence City Council in the Sept. 12 primary.   * * *   South Providence businessman Jose R.
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An East Timorese independence hero faced off against a former prime minister for leadership in this fledgling democracy as important parliamentary elections got under way Saturday.
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John J. Sweeney is facing his first serious challenge as he seeks a fourth term -- and it is from his own base, the labor left. The AFL's 60 member unions will meet in July to choose the next president, but the struggle for votes has already begun.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - Vancouver residents took to the polls in record numbers Saturday and voted not to adopt a ward system used by every other major Canadian city to elect its municipal politicians.
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An early leader out of the gate faces stiff competition in the stretch.
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By James S. Tyree, The Daily Oklahoman  Feb. 27--NORMAN -- Hal Ezzell is challenging incumbent Jim Stanley for the Ward 3 seat on the Norman City Council. Growth is the biggest issue in this race -- or not, depending on whom one asks.
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By Julia Oliver, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Mar. 5--Union County has asked a court to uphold its growth-control ordinance in response to a developer's suit challenging its legality.
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By NO BYLINE  YOUNG Scottish musicians with a social or political message are being invited to compete for big cash prizes.   And the winners will be decided by using the same voting system which will make its debut at local government elections in May.
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Â· Dozens turned down by local Catholic primaries Â· Councillor warns of mini apartheid in seaside town
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A council says it faces a fight to win one the UK's next generation of nuclear power stations.
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Military&#39;s approach comes under fire from UN representative, who questions wisdom of the push for an early election. By Sameer N. Yacoub.
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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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Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak faces a stiff challenge from a fellow former senior military officer in next week's runoff election for leadership of the Labour party, polls showed on Thursday.
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Â· Mayor remains defiant after assembly questionsÂ· Agency chief says Jasper email was inappropriate
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A retired judge refused Monday to intervene in the city's mayoral election, where Mayor Dick Murphy has claimed victory over a maverick city councilwoman who mounted a surprising write-in bid.
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When 11th-ranked Holliston faces a young Medfield team that has improved rapidly from week to week, the stakes will be even higher than usual in today's Tri-Valley League meeting.
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It would be impossible, in a short letter, to counter every argument made in your newspaper over the past few days lambasting Mayor Rocky Anderson. The short response is that Mayor Anderson is beholden to the constituents who elected him.