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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Election Recounts</title>
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		<title>Pressure mounts on Afghan rivals to broker deal as election fraud probe decisions expected</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Vogt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — International pressure was mounting Saturday on Afghanistan&#8217;s president to respect imminent findings from a fraud investigation that seem likely to force him into a runoff.

At the same time, envoys were urging both candidates to strike a deal to end the country&#8217;s election crisis rather than actually going forward with a potentially divisive and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resignation, confusion beset Afghan election recount</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Efforts to resolve Afghanistan&#8217;s fraud-marred presidential election suffered new setbacks Monday when one of two Afghans on the commission looking into alleged cheating resigned over &#8220;foreign interference&#8221; and U.N. officials acknowledged that errors and miscommunication had plagued the investigation.

Allegations of widespread fraud in the Aug. 20 balloting threaten to scuttle the international strategy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN head in Afghanistan says there was &#8216;widespread fraud&#8217; in August presidential election</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — The top U.N. official in Afghanistan acknowledged Sunday there was &#8220;widespread fraud&#8221; in the August presidential election, responding to allegations by a former deputy that he had tried to downplay charges of ballot-stuffing by supporters of the incumbent.

Kai Eide refused to give specifics or lay blame to avoid influencing the ongoing recount.
Peter Galbraith, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan, US troops kill 40 militants in hunt for those behind 1 of deadliest attacks on US</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Pitman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL, Afghanistan — American and Afghan troops swept through forested mountains in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing 40 militant fighters in a hunt for insurgents responsible for one of the deadliest attacks of the war on U.S. troops, the Defense Ministry said.

Ten Afghan soldiers were also killed during the operations since Monday, most of them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan election recount begins, new results expected next week; more combat deaths reported</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahim Faiez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Afghanistan edged closer to a long-awaited resolution to August&#8217;s presidential vote Monday as election workers started recounting suspect ballots and an official said a ruling on whether President Hamid Karzai won or will face a runoff is expected next week.

The Aug. 20 election was hampered by violence and allegations of vote-rigging that have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan lawmakers call for criminal investigation into election fraud, allege UN bias</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Vogt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — A group of Afghan lawmakers called Thursday for criminal investigations into alleged fraud in the country&#8217;s disputed presidential election, saying a probe by a U.N.-backed panel has been tainted because some U.N. officials are biased in favor of President Hamid Karzai.

The appeal by about a dozen lawmakers who support Karzai&#8217;s main challenger, Abdullah [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Targeted by suicide bomb, Afghan Cabinet minister threatens to quit post, deplores insecurity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahim Faiez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — A powerful member of President Hamid Karzai&#8217;s Cabinet threatened to quit after a suicide car bomb attack targeted him Sunday, killing five people, in the latest Taliban attempt to destabilize Afghanistan&#8217;s struggling government. Two Americans were among six NATO troop deaths elsewhere.

Shortly after the bombing in the western city of Herat, Energy Minister [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1 in 10 suspect Afghan ballot boxes to be recounted in disputed presidential vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Afghan election officials racing to meet a narrowing window for a possible presidential runoff said Friday they will recount a sample of 10 percent of suspect ballot boxes to speed long-delayed results of the disputed election.

Preliminary results from the Aug. 20 vote show President Hamid Karzai winning outright with 54.6 percent. But the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan fraud investigators to recount only a sample of suspect ballots to speed process</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Vogt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — The U.N.-backed panel investigating fraud in Afghanistan&#8217;s presidential vote has agreed to allow a recount of just a sampling of hundreds of thousands of suspect ballots to speed a process some fear could stretch into spring, an official said Monday.

Preliminary results from the Aug. 20 poll show President Hamid Karzai winning with 54.6 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Full, uncertified Afghan vote tally: Karzai has 54 percent; fraud probes still pending</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Vogt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Afghan officials issued full preliminary results Wednesday showing President Hamid Karzai got 54.6 percent of the vote in last month&#8217;s election, a result that could be annulled by mounting fraud allegations. European Union election monitors say fraud is indicated in more than a quarter of the 5.6 million votes counted.

The Aug. 20 vote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Full, uncertified Afghan vote tally shows Karzai at 54 percent; fraud probes pending</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Vogt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Afghanistan&#8217;s election commission released preliminary vote totals Wednesday showing President Hamid Karzai with 54.6 percent of the vote in the first full results to be released since the country&#8217;s Aug. 20 election.

The election still has not been certified as final, though. A U.N.-backed complaints commission is examining thousands of potentially fraudulent ballots. If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan election officials to release full preliminary results after repeated delays</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Vogt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Afghan election officials plan to release the full preliminary results Wednesday from last month&#8217;s presidential vote, though the much-delayed total has lost some significance in an election now likely to be determined by the outcome of fraud investigations.

With about 93 percent of preliminary results already released, President Hamid Karzai leads top challenger Abdullah [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recount ordered at 10 pct of Afghan poll sites because of fraud, could push Karzai into runoff</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Straziuso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Ballots from about 10 percent of Afghanistan&#8217;s polling stations need recounting because of suspicions of fraud, the chief election watchdog said Tuesday, increasing the chances that President Hamid Karzai could face a runoff.

Afghanistan&#8217;s second direct presidential vote, a critical test of the West&#8217;s effort to foster democracy in the country, has been tainted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recount order affects 10 pct of Afghan vote sites over suspect counts in presidential election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/recount-order-affects-10-pct-of-afghan-vote-sites-over-suspect-counts-in-presidential-election-168971/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Straziuso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Ballots from about 10 percent of Afghanistan&#8217;s polling stations must be recounted because of suspicions of fraud in last month&#8217;s presidential election, according to an order from a U.N.-backed body, an official said Tuesday.

The recounts raise the possibility that President Hamid Karzai&#8217;s lead could drop below the 50 percent threshold, forcing the country [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recount ordered at 10 pct of Afghan vote sites over suspect tallies in presidential election</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Straziuso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — A U.N.-backed monitoring body ordered Afghanistan&#8217;s election commission to recount ballots from about 10 percent of the country&#8217;s polling stations because of suspicious totals in last month&#8217;s presidential vote, an official said Tuesday.

The recount order raises the possibility that President Hamid Karzai&#8217;s lead could drop below the 50 percent threshold, forcing the country [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/recounts-ordered-at-10-percent-of-afghan-polling-sites-because-of-suspicious-vote-tallies-168658/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — A top election official says vote tallies from about 10 percent of Afghanistan&#8217;s polling stations need to be recounted because of possible irregularities in the country&#8217;s Aug. 20 presidential election.

Grant Kippen of the U.N.-backed Electoral Complaints Commission says just over 2,500 polling stations will need to be audited and recounted. There were about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN says &#8216;no winners&#8217; yet in Afghan presidential vote as commission exams fraud complaints</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-says-no-winners-yet-in-afghan-presidential-vote-as-commission-exams-fraud-complaints-166751/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahim Faiez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — There&#8217;s still no preliminary winner in Afghanistan&#8217;s presidential vote.

Election officials released just a sliver of new results Saturday, showing President Hamid Karzai with 54 percent and challenger Abdullah Abdullah with 28 percent.
The Independent Election Commission has now released results from 93 percent of polling stations. Five percent of votes have not been counted. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN says &#8216;no winners&#8217; yet as Afghanistan prepares to release full preliminary vote results</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-says-no-winners-yet-as-afghanistan-prepares-to-release-full-preliminary-vote-results-166722/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahim Faiez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — The U.N. mission in Afghanistan warned Saturday there are &#8220;no winners&#8221; yet in the country&#8217;s presidential election, as the Afghan election commission prepared to release full results for the first time.

More than three weeks have passed since the vote, but Saturday&#8217;s results will only be preliminary. A U.N.-backed complaints commission is investigating hundreds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan complaints body throws out ballots from 83 polling stations in Karzai strongholds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Vogt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — A U.N.-backed fraud commission threw out votes Thursday from 83 polling stations and ordered recounts at hundreds of others in three provinces that form Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#8217;s political base, reducing his chances of avoiding a runoff.

It was the first time the commission has flexed its muscles in the aftermath of an Aug. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commission probing fraud in Afghan vote issues first order to exclude ballots from final count</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/commission-probing-fraud-in-afghan-vote-issues-first-order-to-exclude-ballots-from-final-count-164540/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — The U.N.-backed commission investigating fraud in Afghanistan&#8217;s election issued its first orders Thursday to exclude some ballots from the final tally.

The Aug. 20 poll has been increasingly marred by reports of ballot-box stuffing and suspicious tallies. A U.S. monitoring group has said &#8220;large numbers of polling stations&#8221; had more than 100 percent turnout [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN-backed commission orders Afghan recount as Karzai wins majority of votes</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-backed-commission-orders-afghan-recount-as-karzai-wins-majority-of-votes-162942/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Straziuso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — A U.N.-backed commission found &#8220;convincing evidence&#8221; of fraud Tuesday in Afghanistan&#8217;s presidential election and ordered a recount of suspect ballots in at least three provinces, a process that could take months.

At the same time, Afghan officials released new returns that give President Hamid Karzai 54 percent of the vote with nearly all ballots [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN-backed commission orders recount in Afghanistan as Karzai nears outright win</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-backed-commission-orders-recount-in-afghanistan-as-karzai-nears-outright-win-162856/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Vogt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — A U.N.-backed commission Tuesday ordered a recount of tainted ballots from the Afghan presidential vote, saying it had &#8220;convincing evidence of fraud,&#8221; even as President Hamid Karzai for the first time surpassed the threshold needed to avoid a run-off and win re-election.

Doubts are growing about the Aug. 20 election&#8217;s credibility, a key step [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN-backed commission orders Afghan recount as Karzai nears outright win</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-backed-commission-orders-afghan-recount-as-karzai-nears-outright-win-162643/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — A U.N.-backed commission Tuesday ordered a recount of tainted ballots from the Afghan presidential vote, saying it had &#8220;convincing evidence of fraud,&#8221; even as President Hamid Karzai for the first time surpassed the threshold needed to avoid a run-off and win re-election.

Doubts are growing about the Aug. 20 election&#8217;s credibility, a key step [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.N.-backed commission finds fraud in Afghan election results, orders recounts at some sites</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-backed-commission-finds-fraud-in-afghan-election-results-orders-recounts-at-some-sites-162374/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — The U.N.-backed commission ordered a re-count Tuesday of ballots where it had found &#8220;convincing evidence&#8221; of fraud in Afghanistan&#8217;s presidential election, including polling stations where all votes were cast for a single candidate.

Widespread allegations of ballot-box stuffing and suspicious tallies are threatening the legitimacy of Afghanistan&#8217;s Aug. 20 vote as the country awaits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gabon opposition calls for recount as nation recovers from postelection violence</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gabon-opposition-calls-for-recount-as-nation-recovers-from-postelection-violence-162029/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca Blackwell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PORT GENTIL, Gabon — Gabon&#8217;s main opposition parties on Monday demanded authorities conduct a recount of a disputed election the government said was won by the son of the country&#8217;s long-ruling president.

Fifteen of the 17 candidates who took part in the Aug. 30 vote held a news conference in the capital, Libreville, to voice their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Albanian election officials confirm prime minister&#8217;s re-election after recounts</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/albanian-election-officials-confirm-prime-ministers-re-election-after-recounts-121948/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/albanian-election-officials-confirm-prime-ministers-re-election-after-recounts-121948/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRANA, Albania — Albanian officials confirmed Monday that Prime Minister Sali Berisha&#8217;s party has won re-election following a lengthy recount process.

Election officials said Berisha&#8217;s Democrats won 68 seats in the June 28 general election, while allies set to join the next government won two seats in the 140-seat parliament.
The recount confirmed that Berisha has secured [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen.-elect Franken tells supporters at Minnesota rally &#8216;I&#8217;m not going to waste this chance&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sen-elect-franken-tells-supporters-at-minnesota-rally-im-not-going-to-waste-this-chance-96992/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Bakst</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sen.-elect Al Franken turned a rally at Minnesota&#8217;s Capitol on Wednesday into an extended thank-you to supporters, promising not to &#8220;waste this chance&#8221; in what amounted to a victory speech nearly eight months late.

With a crowd of several hundred cheering his words, Franken said he had drawn strength from their efforts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Al Franken&#8217;s win in Minnesota Senate race gives Democrats filibuster-proof majority</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/al-frankens-win-in-minnesota-senate-race-gives-democrats-filibuster-proof-majority-96341/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Bakst</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. PAUL, Minn. — Al Franken refused his rival&#8217;s calls for an election night concession last November, choosing instead to begin vote counting and courtroom haggling that stretched almost eight months and ultimately landed him a seat in the U.S. Senate.

Franken&#8217;s victory over Republican Norm Coleman gives Democrats 60 Senate seats, the critical number needed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democrat Al Franken wins Minn. Senate race, gives Democrats fillibuster-proof majority</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Bakst</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. PAUL, Minn. — Al Franken ascended Tuesday from the ranks of former &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; comedians to an even more exclusive club, outlasting Republican Norm Coleman in an eight-month recount and courtroom saga to win a seat in the U.S. Senate.

Franken&#8217;s victory gives Democrats control of 60 seats in the Senate — the critical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran declares election fight over, vote valid, paving way for Ahmadinejad&#8217;s second term</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-declares-election-fight-over-vote-valid-paving-way-for-ahmadinejads-second-term-95312/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Weissenstein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

Supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad celebrated Tuesday after Iran&#8217;s highest electoral authority proclaimed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran says partial recount shows presidential election valid, rejects calls for new vote</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-says-partial-recount-shows-presidential-election-valid-rejects-calls-for-new-vote-94867/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Heintz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

Iran&#8217;s election oversight body on Monday declared the hotly disputed presidential vote to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran says recount shows presidential election valid, rejects calls for new vote</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-says-recount-shows-presidential-election-valid-rejects-calls-for-new-vote-94836/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Iranian officials have declared the hotly disputed presidential election to be correct after a partial recount.

State television reports that Guardian Council Secretary Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati presented Minister of the Interior Sadegh Mahsouli a letter Monday saying the council has approved the election after a recount of 10 percent of the ballots.
Requests for a new election [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran begins partial recount in bid to placate opposition; won&#8217;t downgrade ties to Britain</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William J. Kole</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

In an attempt to placate protesters, Iran conducted a partial recount Monday of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Witnesses say Iranian police fire tear gas in clashes with up to 3,000 protesters in Tehran</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/witnesses-say-iranian-police-fire-tear-gas-in-clashes-with-up-to-3000-protesters-in-tehran-94116/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William J. Kole</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

Riot police clashed with up to 3,000 protesters near a mosque in north [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran detains local staff at British Embassy; Britain angrily complains of &#8216;harassment&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-detains-local-staff-at-british-embassy-britain-angrily-complains-of-harassment-94043/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin Laub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

Iranian authorities have detained several local employees of the British Embassy in Tehran, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran detains local staff at British embassy; Britain complains of &#8216;harassment&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin Laub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

Iranian authorities have detained several local employees of the British Embassy in Iran, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s supreme ruler calls for national unity after bitter election dispute</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Iran&#8217;s supreme ruler has called for national unity and urged both sides in a bitter election dispute &#8220;not to stoke the emotions of the young.&#8221;

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei&#8217;s appeal was broadcast Sunday on state TV.
Khamenei has rejected demands by opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi to hold a revote. Mousavi says he is the rightful winner, not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reports: 8 local employees working for British Embassy in Tehran detained</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

Iranian media reported Sunday that authorities have detained eight local employees of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian opposition leader rejects partial recount, insists June 12 election be nullified</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

Iran&#8217;s opposition leader insisted that the recent bitterly contested presidential election be nullified, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran top leader calls recent election historic celebration in rare Friday address to country</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s supreme leader says the country&#8217;s recent presidential elections showed off the country&#8217;s religious democracy for the world to see.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressed the country in a rare speech at Friday prayers at Tehran University.
During the address to a packed hall that included President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Khamenei said that if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s top leader addresses nation after mass opposition protests challenge ruling clerics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Karimi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s supreme leader addressed the nation Friday in his first public comments since opposition supporters flooded Tehran&#8217;s streets in an unprecedented challenge to the country&#8217;s ruling clerics.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has already approved the June 12 election results that gave hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a landslide victory, but he has not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards warn media as opposition plans rally, heightening tension</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Akbar Dareini</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s most powerful military force is warning online media of a crackdown over their coverage of the country&#8217;s election crisis.

The Revolutionary Guards, an elite body answering to the supreme leader, says Iranian Web sites and bloggers must remove any materials that &#8220;create tension&#8221; or face legal action.
It is the Guards&#8217; first public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rival demonstrations held in Iranian capital; government offers to recount some ballots</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Keyser</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Thousands of Iranians swarmed the streets of Tehran on Tuesday in rival demonstrations over the country&#8217;s disputed presidential election, pushing a deep crisis into its fourth day despite a government attempt to placate the opposition by recounting a limited number of ballots.

Iran&#8217;s supreme ruler drew a firm line against any threats to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands rally for, against Iranian regime as Guardian Council agrees to limited vote recount</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Karimi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Thousands of protesters have rallied in Tehran in support of reformist opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, according to witnesses and video footage.

The amateur footage shows a large column of protesters walking peacefully along a central avenue in north Tehran. It was taken about the same time as thousands of people waving Iranian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands rally to support Iranian regime as Guardian Council agrees to limited vote recount</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Karimi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Thousands of people waving Iranian flags and pictures of the country&#8217;s supreme leader massed Tuesday at a rally organized by the clerical regime in an apparent attempt to reclaim the streets hours after saying it would recount some disputed presidential ballots.

Later, a &#8220;massive&#8221; crowd supporting reformist challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi gathered in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands rally to support regime in Tehran as Guardian Council agrees to limited vote recount</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Karimi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Thousands of people waving Iranian flags and pictures of the supreme leader massed Tuesday at a rally organized by Iran&#8217;s clerical regime in an apparent attempt to reclaim the streets hours after saying it would recount disputed presidential ballots.

The government barred foreign media from covering the rally in north-central Tehran, where government [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran bars journalists for foreign media from firsthand reporting on the streets</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-bars-journalists-for-foreign-media-from-firsthand-reporting-on-the-streets-82909/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — Iranian authorities are restricting all journalists working for foreign media from firsthand reporting on the streets.

The rules cover all journalists, including Iranians working for foreign media. It blocks images and eyewitness descriptions of the protests and violence that has followed last week&#8217;s disputed elections.
The order issued Tuesday limits journalists for foreign media to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s Guardian Council agrees to limited ballot recount in disputed elections</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-guardian-council-agrees-to-limited-ballot-recount-in-disputed-elections-82692/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s Islamic leadership is prepared to conduct a limited recount of disputed presidential elections, a spokesman said Tuesday, as thousands of people took to the streets to show support for the regime and authorities cracked down on independent media.

The announcement comes after Iran&#8217;s state radio reported earlier Tuesday that seven people were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP News in Brief</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
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