Calif. retiree runs for office in Sicily
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He has never been to Sicily, but that isn't stopping a retired math professor from running for a city council seat there.
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By Craig Tenbroeck, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.
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Being of Irish descent is no longer a prerequisite in Bay State politics. More Italian-Americans now hold top posts.
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California's Democratic gubernatorial candidate said Tuesday he'd fight to withdraw California National Guard troops from Iraq if elected, a proposal that has drawn mixed reviews in a state with a deep military tradition.
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The former mayorâs association with New York may be a hurdle to becoming the Republican presidential nominee.
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Edward Bitet fought in World War II, built affordable housing for veterans and taught sixth grade. When the Long Island native retired to Florida, he fulfilled another civic duty by becoming a poll worker. But Bitet, 77, isn't volunteering this year &#151; he says he doesn't trust Palm Beach County's electronic voting machines. He walked out of a county demonstration of touch-screen terminals convinced that software bugs could wreak havoc on Nov. 2.
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By Dick Morris Is A Former Political Consultant. His Column Runs Thursdays In The, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Dec.
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HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept 24 -  - Veteran U.S. Sen.   Daniel Akaka, an 82-year-old Democrat from Hawaii, defeated   upstart challenger and fellow Democrat, U.S. Rep. Ed Case in   the state's primary election.
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A dead Sicilian Mafia boss who once helped lead a drug ring out of New York pizza parlours may get the last laugh back home in Italy.
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Former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles said Monday he will run for a new term, challenging the nation&#039;s oldest governor for a chance to return to office.
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In California e New Jersey, al voto il 5 febbraio
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Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are pumping money into Jenny OropezaÃ¢ÂÂs campaign, hoping that the Latina California state senator can eke out a win in the special election June 26 to replace the late Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald.
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By Shelli Derobertis, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif.  Dec.
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New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, whose investigations of white-collar crime have shaken the nation's financial institutions, said Tuesday he will run for governor in 2006.
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Comedian and New Jersey native Joe Piscopo says he's being urged to make a run for the Statehouse in the wake of Gov. James E. McGreevey's resignation and acknowledgment of a sex scandal.
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State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, whose investigations have shaken the nation&#39;s financial institutions, said Tuesday he will run for governor of New York in 2006.
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Ousted from power last year, Silvio Berlusconi is gambling big in his quest for a way back into the political limelight.