Corruption That Shook Capitol Isn't Rattling Elections
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HAMILTON, Mont. -- Sen. Conrad Burns gazed at a debate audience and asked if anyone could guess who was blocking efforts in Washington to control health-care costs.
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Officials say there may have been fraud in the presidential poll, but it is unlikely to affect the result showing Karzai has won.
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Lawmakers vowed to respond to bribery scandals with reforms, but their pledges have come to next to nothing.
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In the convoluted political atmosphere of the Capitol, where lawmakers worry about re-election, it may not be so easy for the Republicans to steamroller the Democrats.
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The candidates are debating the Iraq war, corruption in Congress, and a state scandal - but not immigration.
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Hordes of angry opposition supporters have been tramping through the capital since a disputed weekend presidential runoff election, but the protests are marked by a peculiar civility. Strong words have not boiled over into harsh actions.
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Looks like the Philippines, despite itself, has survived the election without excessive violence, major civil unrest, or untoward People Power eruptions. GMA finally has that elusive electoral mandate, and the air of uncertainty that pervaded Manila in the weeks leading up to the election has given way to (for some) an air of cautious optimism or (for others) resignation that nothing ever changes much in the Philippines and that the strong leadership and fundamental changes needed to save the country are long shots.
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Not even a sex-sting arrest and an on-again, off-again guilty plea can keep Idahoâs senior senator from induction into the pantheon of Gem State greats.
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He may have won re-election and a majority in both houses of Congress, but George W. Bush shouldn&#39;t expect a free ride on Capitol Hill.
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Regardless of the reason, Congress&#39; failure to pass a bill reorganizing the nation&#39;s intelligence agencies may not be a such a bad thing.
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The "Fighting Dems" aren't a collective powerhouse after all.
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Former Gov. John G. Rowland was not among those charged Thursday with operating a corrupt organization from his office, and it was unclear from the indictment whether the
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Lawmakers failed to set a date for a new election and they cannot cancel the result, leaving the nation in confusion.
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Iraq's historic election was widely  hailed as an unexpected success on Monday but diplomats and  analysts warned that the failure of insurgents to wreck the  poll did not mean they were on the run.
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A series of tactical errors, with peculiarities in the voting process, prevented democracy advocates here from winning as many seats as expected in Sunday&#39;s legislative
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Washington scandals can sometimes intersect, even when they occur years apart.
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The political balancing act that is at the heart of the country's unity is keeping it from finding new leadership