Posts Tagged ‘election’
NY special election a measure of Obama’s strength (AP)
AP – Democrat David Weprin faced an unusually tight race against Republican Bob Turner in a special election Tuesday in New York’s heavily Democratic 9th Congressional District, where voters unhappy with President Barack Obama could elect a Republican for the first time.
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Sarah Palin on 2012 presidential election: ‘I can win’
The former vice presidential candidate said the 2012 race could be hers to win. In a cover story in the new Newsweek, Palin warned that the GOP field “is not yet set.”
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Thailand’s military accepts sweeping election win (AP)
AP – Thailand’s military eased concerns of renewed turmoil Monday by accepting the sweeping electoral win of toppled ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra’s party, while his sister vowed to reconcile the deeply divided nation as its first female prime minister.
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Thaksin’s sister wins Thai election, seeks unity (AP)
AP – The woman poised to become Thailand’s first female prime minister acknowledged huge challenges in reconciling the divided country, after an election landslide seen as a rebuke of the military-backed establishment that ousted her brother in a 2006 coup.
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Thaksin party wins landslide Thai election victory (AP)
AP – The woman poised to become Thailand’s first female prime minister acknowledged huge challenges in reconciling her divided country, after an election landslide seen as a rebuke of the military-backed establishment that ousted her brother in a 2006 coup.
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Obama visits Puerto Rico with eye on 2012 election (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama is making a rare presidential visit to Puerto Rico, the U.S. island territory, with a firm eye on Puerto Ricans back on the mainland who could help him win at least one key state during his re-election campaign next year.
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Turkey’s ruling party wins election (AP)
AP – Turkey’s ruling party surged to a third term in parliamentary elections Sunday, setting the stage for the rising regional power to pursue trademark economic growth, assertive diplomacy and an overhaul of the military-era constitution.
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