Poll probe 'blamed all parties'
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An election expert writes a letter to clarify his findings on who was to blame for the Scottish election fiasco.
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Republicans accused Democrats of breaking political money laws in Florida through cozy arrangements among candidates, unions and outside fund-raising groups, an allegation a top Democrat said Thursday was absurd.
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Text of report by Estonian newspaper Postimees website on 5 September  [Commentary by Rein Veidemann: "Media Circus"]  Elections make for fatty raw material to the free media. The supply of news and opinions is far greater than the demand.
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A US House of Representatives ethics panel launched an investigation into a sex scandal that has rocked President George W. Bush's Republican party ahead of key elections next month.
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House Republican leaders mounted an effort to explain their own conduct after the resignation of Rep. Mark Foley and suggested there should be a criminal investigation of Foley's contacts with congressional pages. The scandal comes just weeks before the November 7 midterm elections, and Republicans were hurriedly trying to find someone to replace Foley.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - An independent commission will probe claims by all 15 challengers to interim leader Hamid Karzai that Afghanistan's first direct presidential election was marred by incompetence and fraud, a top official said Sunday.    The move to head off the attack on the vote's legitimacy came as workers began the long process of collecting ballots from Saturday's historic election, in which Karzai was a heavy favorite...
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Complaint lodged about party allegedly under-reporting value of shadow cabinet flights
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The leader of the British National Party tonight claimed his arrest by police investigating racism in the organisation was politically motivated.
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I used to believe that the Republicans were the party that most strongly believed in fiscal responsibility. Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon is forcing me to re-evaluate that belief.
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A study claims Labour lost the last Scottish election because of its poor performance on domestic issues.
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Italy launches an inquiry into claims that former PM's Silvio Berlusconi tried to rig April's general election.
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Sometimes in politics, the most damaging accusations come from your own staff.
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MOSCOW, Jan 14 (IPS) - Leading opposition candidate Levan Gachechiladze  has accused the Georgian government of widespread fraud in the  last presidential election after the Central Election Commission  released the final results declaring Mikheil Saakashvikli winner  and new president.
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The DUP calls for an investigation into SDLP's claims it ensured the  appointment of  the PSNI chief constable.
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Shocking viking hacking Hi-tech scandal cast its shadow over last weekend's Swedish elections after the incumbent Social Democratic Party accused its political rivals, the Liberal party, of hacking into its systems. The Social Democrats reckons that "someone linked to the Liberal Party" broke into its internal network to swipe election strategy information, Dagens Industri via AFX reports. Police have been asked to investigate the source of "hundreds of incidents" of unauthorised access, following complaints from the Social Democrats.â¦
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A team looking into the problems encountered at the Scottish Parliament election in May is due to report.
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Benazir Bhutto's political party has called for the UK government to help the investigation into her death.