New Mayor Plans Status Quo: Interim Leader Says He'Ll Stay the Course Until '07 Election
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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.
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After a seven-month search, Gateway has a new CEO.
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The country's first secretary of homeland security plans to leave by Feb. 1, unless a successor is confirmed before then.
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District residents have renewed optimism about the direction of the city after Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's first year in office, and most say they expect his takeover of the public schools to improve the system, according to a new Washington Post poll. But those polled were less impressed by Fenty's...
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Less than a week after he was formally inaugurated as Afghanistan&#39;s first popularly-elected president, Hamid offered words of advice for the people of Iraq, who are preparing to go to the polls next month.
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Ballots are still being counted to determine who will be Washington state's next governor, but if residents are getting antsy, they're not showing it.
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By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 10--BILOXI -- Mayor A.J.
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'Wednesday morning, we'll make a decision,' says presidential candidate on whether he will carry on
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ISLAMABAD: The Newly elected Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Friday vowed to ensure good governance in the country which would give priority to merit and ability in all fields.
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New York mayor's move sparks speculation he intends to run for president.
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Mayor Richard M. Daley will be on course to eclipse his legendary father and become the city's longest-serving mayor if voters Tuesday give him a sixth term despite a City Hall corruption scandal.
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government forces and will soon unveil plans to pursue his goals through politics rather than conflict, aides say. this year, to renounce violence and to enter the political arena ahead of elections due to be held in January.
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BUDAPEST, Dec. 15 (IPS) - When Mayor Jiri Cunek ordered the eviction of Roma  inhabitants from his town last month,  voices were raised  demanding he step down from politics. Instead, he has been  elected  leader of the Christian Democratic Party and will  probably have a role in forming the new  Czech government.
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U.S. News & World Report - Gavin Newsom has been mayor of this city for barely a year, and already he's fantasizing about re-election and his ideal opponent. "I'd sure love to run against me in 2008," says the dashing 37-year-old Democrat, who could have been plucked straight from the pages of the Most Promising New Politicians catalog. "I'm an easy target to exploit."
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The interim Palestinian leader promised to set a date for internal elections in the ruling Fatah movement, a Cabinet minister said Friday, in an apparent attempt to persuade the head of Fatah&#39;s restless young guard to drop out
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BAGHDAD - Iraqâs interim President Ghazi al-Yawar insisted that crucial elections would go ahead as planned next month despite the sharp upsurge in insurgent attacks that have killed more than 90 people in three days.
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By Bernard Harris  Mayor asks for patience, but says city will not back away from single-hauler system that begins in October.  It was too late for the crowd that turned out in opposition to the city's new trash plan on Monday night.