Former guerrillas now hope to make mark at ballot box
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BAGHDAD -- These days the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq is talking less and less about Islam and not at all about revolution.
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Cubans voted in parliamentary elections on Sunday that could start a transition to a post-Castro government in Cuba after half a century of rule by the Communist revolutionary.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian Marxist rebels kept  up pressure on the government to release imprisoned guerrillas,  releasing a videotape of 12 former congressmen they kidnapped  30 months ago and want to swap for their comrades.
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The winners of the parliamentary elections said that they would take a new approach to fighting Islamic militants.
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By the time Nick Kenaya fled Iraq, he had been tortured, blacklisted and threatened with execution for refusing to swear allegiance to Saddam Hussein's Baath Party. Now, after more than 20 years of exile in this San Diego suburb, Kenaya will help decide who leads his homeland when he casts an absentee ballot this weekend in Iraq's historic election.
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The interior West has added new independent and Latino voters who are up for grabs.
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At 6-foot-3, former President Alan Garcia strikes an imposing figure in his bid for re-election. But he also casts a long shadow of dark memories. To Maria Teresa Chavez, a 46-year-old housewife, Garcia&#039;s 1985-90 administration was a time when she would stand in line for hours, shopping basket stuffed with wads of devalued currency, to buy two pounds of sugar and a can of milk for her children&#039;s breakfast.
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The ballot for the Iraqi elections scheduled for Jan. 30 may list about 200 parties or individuals, each identified on a line with a name and a logo, but each voter will have a single vote to cast.
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Guatemalans rattled by soaring crime and a wave of campaign-related violence will decide in elections Sunday between a former general who promises law and order and a three-time presidential contender who says he will focus on reducing poverty.
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Three political clans introduce the next generation of leaders.
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On Thursday, for the first time, towns in the Gaza Strip will hold municipal elections, choosing members of local councils from among 414 candidates, many of whom belong to radical groups listed by the United States as terrorist organizations.
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People in the breakaway region of Azerbaijan vote in the hope their bid for independence will be boosted.
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As the country prepares for local elections on Sunday, many are finding that the murder and intimidation that once defined politics here are diminishing.
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Vietnam veterans supporting John Kerry for president made their case Friday in the heart of what was once enemy territory.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- A former communist who runs a respected Palestinian human rights organization, a professor with ties to Islamic groups, and a lawmaker known for exposing government corruption are among the 10 candidates vying to lead the Palestinian Authority, in what analysts here say will be the first truly competitive presidential election in the Arab world.
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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 a state that prizes undeclared voters, a small but potent group is deciding between two politically divergent candidates&#13;&#10;