UN-backed commission orders recount in Afghanistan as Karzai nears outright winKABUL — A U.N.-backed commission Tuesday ordered a recount of tainted ballots from the Afghan presidential vote, saying it had “convincing evidence of fraud,” even as President Hamid Karzai for the first time surpassed the threshold needed to avoid a run-off and win re-election. State Department says it could take months to resolve allegations of fraud in Afghan electionWASHINGTON — The State Department is saying it could take months to sort out the many allegations of vote fraud in the Aug. 20 Afghan presidential election. Hoyer: Most Dems support Obama’s Afghan policy, but aren’t yet ready to add troopsWASHINGTON — House and Senate lawmakers are expressing increasing skepticism over the prospect of ordering thousands more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, saying they want to see strong evidence that such an increase would dislodge insurgents from safe havens there and in neighboring Pakistan. UN-backed commission orders Afghan recount as Karzai nears outright winKABUL — A U.N.-backed commission Tuesday ordered a recount of tainted ballots from the Afghan presidential vote, saying it had “convincing evidence of fraud,” even as President Hamid Karzai for the first time surpassed the threshold needed to avoid a run-off and win re-election. Karzai has 54 pct in Afghan vote, passing key threshold, but concerns grow over fraudKABUL — President Hamid Karzai surpassed for the first time the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a run-off in Afghanistan’s presidential election, according to preliminary results released Tuesday, but with fraud allegations rising, a U.N.-backed commission ordered a re-count of tainted ballots. Karzai has 54 pct in Afghan vote, passing threshold for outright victory, amid fraud claimsKABUL — President Hamid Karzai surpassed for the first time the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a run-off in Afghanistan’s presidential election, according to preliminary results released Tuesday, but with fraud allegations rising, a U.N.-backed commission ordered a re-count of tainted ballots. U.N.-backed commission finds fraud in Afghan election results, orders recounts at some sitesKABUL — The U.N.-backed commission ordered a re-count Tuesday of ballots where it had found “convincing evidence” of fraud in Afghanistan’s presidential election, including polling stations where all votes were cast for a single candidate. Afghan electoral officials discard about 200,000 votes because of fraudKABUL — About 200,000 votes have been thrown out of the tally of Afghan election results because of fraud, an election official said Tuesday. SPIN METER: Political opportunity makes a convert of the GOP on MedicareNEW YORK — Weren’t Republicans against Medicare before they were for it? Anticipation of change lingers for many Americans 8 months into Obama presidencyWASHINGTON, Pa. — They’ve heard it all before — the tanking economy, the bleeding of jobs, the creeping hardship that never seems to ebb. And the desperate hope that hangs over everything and whispers that maybe, just maybe, tomorrow might be a tiny bit better. Karzai wins votes in neat, round-number blocks, proof, observers say, of Afghan election fraudKABUL — At the Afghan polling station called Haji Nehmetullah House, every one of the 725 votes cast during the country’s Aug. 20 election went to President Hamid Karzai. At another site, Haji Akhtar Mohammad House, the incumbent got each of the precisely 400 ballots cast. Democrats hoping 2005 Social Security debacle is not blueprint for health care this yearWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s health care initiative is repeating history. No, not the failed attempt by President Bill Clinton in 1993. Right now, Obama’s troubled plan is on the same shaky ground that preceded President George W. Bush’ grand flop with Social Security. No kneejerk partisan judgment here: Obama seen as bridge to next uncertain American eraWASHINGTON, Pa. — They’ve heard it all before — the tanking economy, the bleeding of jobs, the creeping hardship that never seems to ebb. And the desperate hope that hangs over everything and whispers that maybe, just maybe, tomorrow might be a tiny bit better. A flood of fraud charges undermines voter trust in Afghanistan’s presidential electionMAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan — School principal Karima Monib has become an unwilling celebrity in her hometown as a symbol of the fraud allegations plaguing Afghanistan’s recent presidential election. Karzai creeps closer to 50 percent in Afghan vote; Abdullah far behind at 30 percentKABUL — President Hamid Karzai nudged closer to the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff in Afghanistan’s election, according to the latest results released Sunday. Top challenger in Afghan election calls for moratorium in poll results pending probeKABUL — The leading challenger in Afghanistan’s presidential vote urged electoral officials Saturday to stop announcing preliminary results because of “highly suspicious numbers” in tallies released so far. Diebold selling much-maligned US voting machine unit to competitorNORTH CANTON, Ohio — ATM maker Diebold Inc. has sold its much-criticized U.S. voting-machine business to its bigger competitor, Election Systems & Software Inc. of Omaha, Neb. Diebold sells much-maligned US voting machine unit to Election Systems & SoftwareNORTH CANTON, Ohio — Ohio-based ATM maker Diebold Inc. has sold its much-criticized U.S. voting-machine business to a competitor, Election Systems & Software Inc. of Omaha, Neb. Greece heads for election 2 years early as weakened PM struggles to reform economyATHENS, Greece — The early election that Greece’s embattled conservative prime minister has called for next month — just halfway through his four-year term — will be a risky bid to shore up enough support to reform the country’s faltering economy. Scottish nationalists push for independence referendum next year, but proposal faces long oddsEDINBURGH, Scotland — Scotland’s separatist government said Thursday that it would push for a referendum on independence from the United Kingdom next year — a proposal unlikely to go far because the nationalists are outnumbered in Scotland’s parliament. Concern growing in Japan that new leaders don’t have long-term vision for economic growthTOKYO — Now that the Japanese have overthrown the old guard, worries are growing the new leaders lack a long-term vision to turn around the hobbled economy. Son of Gabon’s late dictator declared election winner; demonstrators hit French consulateLIBREVILLE, Gabon — Gabon’s government declared late dictator Omar Bongo’s son the winner of presidential elections Thursday, triggering the worst violence in years in the oil-rich nation. Son of Gabon’s late dictator declared winner of presidential electionLIBREVILLE, Gabon — After police fired tear gas at opposition demonstrators, the government of this oil-rich African nation on Thursday declared the eldest son of the late dictator Omar Bongo the winner of weekend presidential elections, triggering allegations of fraud from one of the runners-up. Son of Gabon’s late dictator wins presidential election; police fire tear gasLIBREVILLE, Gabon — Gabon’s interior minister has announced that Ali Bongo Ondimba, the son of Gabon’s late dictator, won the country’s presidential election. Japan’s Hatoyama tells Obama security alliance the ‘foundation’ of Tokyo’s diplomacyTOKYO — Japan’s incoming leader said Thursday he told President Barack Obama that the two countries’ security alliance is the “foundation” of his country’s foreign relations, an apparent attempt to ease concerns his new government may try to distance itself from Washington. Greece’s conservatives, seeking mandate for economic reforms, call early election on Oct. 4ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s Conservative prime minister on Wednesday called an early general election for Oct. 4, seeking a renewed mandate to impose tougher economic reforms and deal with the international financial crisis. Japan’s incoming leader Hatoyama speaks by phone with President ObamaTOKYO — Japan’s incoming leader said Thursday he told President Barack Obama that the two countries’ security alliance is the “foundation” of his country’s foreign relations, an apparent attempt to ease concerns his new government may try to distance itself from Washington. Time in the opposition could reinvigorate Japan’s long-ruling party, reeling from worst defeatTOKYO — For the past half-century, the Liberal Democratic Party has called the shots in Japan, naming the prime ministers, filling the Cabinets and setting the national agenda. Now, it is learning to look at itself in a new way — as the opposition. Poll finds Japan’s new leaders have weak mandate, low voter expectationsTOKYO — Japan’s new government will have a shaky mandate when it takes office later this month, a poll indicated Wednesday, as party leaders acknowledged they must get to work immediately to deal with the country’s severe economic problems. Colombia’s lower House backs referendum on allowing Uribe to run for 3rd term; court rnextBOGOTA — Colombia’s lower House has approved a bill calling for a referendum on whether to change the constitution to allow President Alvaro Uribe to run for a third term. |
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