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		<title>DC board says &#8216;no&#8217; to putting gay marriage ban on ballot, citing human rights law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Gresko</dc:creator>
		
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DC board won&#8217;t allow gay marriage ban on ballot

WASHINGTON — A measure to let voters decide whether to ban same-sex marriages in D.C. cannot go on the ballot because it would violate a city human rights law, the Board of Elections and Ethics ruled Tuesday.
The D.C. City Council is expected to approve gay marriage next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DC board says &#8216;no&#8217; to putting gay marriage measure on ballot, citing human rights law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
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DC board rejects gay marriage ballot effort

WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C.&#8217;s Board of Ethics and Elections says a measure that would ban same-sex marriages cannot go on the city&#8217;s ballot.
The ruling was announced Tuesday. Opponents of same-sex marriage wanted to ask voters whether &#8220;only marriage between a man and woman&#8221; should be recognized in the city.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. lawyers reap financial benefits from voting rights law they wrote</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael R. Blood</dc:creator>
		
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Jackpot: Lawyers earn fees from law they wrote

LOS ANGELES — Every lawsuit filed or even threatened under a California law aimed at electing more minorities to local offices — and all of the roughly $4.3 million from settlements so far — can be traced to just two people: a pair of attorneys who worked together [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After Owens sworn into NY&#8217;s 23rd House seat, recanvassing finds race is getting closer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Bauman</dc:creator>
		
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Winning margin in NY House 23 race tightens

ALBANY, N.Y. — The special election last week for the 23rd Congressional District seat in New York may not be over after all.
Though Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman conceded and Democrat Bill Owens was sworn into Congress last week, the routine recanvassing of votes shows Owens&#8217; lead has narrowed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq&#8217;s PM warns of threat in run-up to January vote, vows to maintain security</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hamid Ahmed</dc:creator>
		
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Iraq PM warns of threat in run-up to January vote

BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s prime minister warned on Wednesday that insurgents will try to undermine the country&#8217;s fledgling democracy in the run-up to January&#8217;s national elections.
Nouri al-Maliki told tribal leaders from Baghdad&#8217;s Shiite Sadr City district that maintaining security would remain his top priority because the insurgent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>T-Mobile Exec Mallahan concedes Seattle mayor race; environmentalist McGinn wins</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Manuel Valdes</dc:creator>
		
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Mallahan concedes Seattle mayor race; McGinn wins

SEATTLE — Cell phone executive Joe Mallahan conceded defeat Monday in the race for Seattle mayor, handing environmental attorney Mike McGinn a victory in the state&#8217;s biggest city.
Mallahan conceded after the latest batch of results from King County showed McGinn had more than doubled his lead, to nearly 5,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carnival-like atmosphere leads up to official Barack Obama holiday in poor Alabama county</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Alabama county celebrates official Obama holiday
MARION, Ala. — The sign going on the front door at the Perry County courthouse reads: &#8220;Closed for the Obama Holiday.&#8221;
The rural, mostly black county has proclaimed Monday as an official holiday celebrating the election of the nation&#8217;s first black president, Barack Obama. It&#8217;s one of Alabama&#8217;s poorest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Security Council urges new Afghan government to improve security and fight corruption</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
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UN urges Karzai to fight corruption
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council joined calls Friday on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to fight corruption, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling the country&#8217;s political situation &#8220;delicate&#8221; following deeply flawed elections.
In a tepid statement, the Council &#8220;acknowledged&#8221; — rather than welcomed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stalemate over Iraq election law threatens delay of January vote, US troop withdrawal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca Santana</dc:creator>
		
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Iraq lawmakers can&#8217;t agree on election law _ again
BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers failed Thursday to agree on an election law for the country&#8217;s January vote, raising concerns the balloting may be delayed and in turn push back a U.S. troop withdrawal.
Iraq&#8217;s election law has been stalled for weeks as lawmakers argue over who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NYC mayor bruised by surprisingly close victory over Democratic underdog</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Kugler</dc:creator>
		
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NYC mayor bruised by surprisingly close victory

NEW YORK — Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg heads toward a third term bruised by a surprisingly close re-election battle that exposed lingering anger over his reversal on term limits and his prodigious campaign spending.
In the days leading up to the election, Bloomberg was expected to secure an easy victory, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rybak eases to 3rd term as Minneapolis mayor; Coleman wins re-election in St. Paul</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Rybak wins re-election as Minneapolis mayor

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak has locked up a third term as the leader of Minnesota&#8217;s largest city.
Rybak rolled up more than 72 percent of the vote in Tuesday&#8217;s election with almost three-fourths of precincts reporting, far ahead of anyone else in a field of 11 candidates.
Rybak, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Havana-born commissioner, former television reporter wins Miami mayor&#8217;s race</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Havana-born city commissioner elected Miami mayor

MIAMI — A Havana-born commissioner and former television reporter has won the Miami mayor&#8217;s race.
With all of the precincts reporting, unofficial results showed Tomas Regalado had 72 percent and Joe Sanchez&#8217;s had 28 percent of the vote.
Regalado, 62, was first elected as a city commissioner in 1996.
He replaces outgoing Mayor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bloomberg wins 3rd term as NYC mayor, beats back strong Dem challenge</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bloomberg-wins-3rd-term-as-nyc-mayor-beats-back-strong-dem-challenge-217027/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Kugler</dc:creator>
		
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NEW YORK — Billionaire Michael Bloomberg won a third term as New York mayor Tuesday in a closer-than-expected race against a Democratic challenger who stoked voter resentment over the way Bloomberg changed the city&#8217;s term-limits law so he could stay in office.
Bloomberg, the richest man in New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basketball legend Dave Bing re-elected Detroit mayor in nonpartisan election</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Dave Bing elected to full term as Detroit mayor

DETROIT — Professional basketball Hall of Famer Dave Bing has been re-elected Detroit mayor.
The 65-year-old Democrat defeated accountant Tom Barrow in Tuesday&#8217;s nonpartisan general election.
Bing&#8217;s NBA career lasted 12 seasons, nine with the Detroit Pistons.
As mayor, he has laid off workers and demanded a 10 percent wage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coleman wins re-election as St. Paul mayor; instant runoff too close to call</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Coleman wins re-election as St. Paul mayor

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The mayor of St. Paul, Minn., has breezed to a second term.
Chris Coleman&#8217;s win Tuesday came just weeks after he ruled out a run for governor, saying he wanted to focus on his duties at City Hall.
Coleman, a Democrat, outpolled GOP businesswoman Eva Ng (ING) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some notable races and measures on state ballots</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Some notable races and measures in Tuesday&#8217;s election:
GOVERNORS:
—Chris Christie, a Republican former U.S. attorney, unseated New Jersey Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine, a billionaire former Wall Street executive.
—In Virginia, Republican Bob McDonnell beat Democrat R. Creigh Deeds to replace the term-limited Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine.
U.S. HOUSE:
—California Lt. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cleveland&#8217;s mayor, big primary winner, looking to win second four-year term</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas J. Sheeran</dc:creator>
		
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Cleveland mayor looking to win second term

CLEVELAND — Mayor Frank Jackson&#8217;s campaign for election to a second four-year term has focused on maintaining city services and avoiding tax increases amid a recession that hurt the city&#8217;s manufacturing-dependent economy.
He held a big fundraising edge and carried the September nonpartisan primary with 71 percent of the vote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s at stake in Tuesday&#8217;s elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
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What&#8217;s at stake in Tuesday&#8217;s elections
What&#8217;s at stake in Tuesday&#8217;s election:

GOVERNORS:
Voters in two states, New Jersey and Virginia, are electing governors.
—The New Jersey race has centered on the economy and the state&#8217;s highest-in-the-nation taxes. Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine, the billionaire former Wall Street executive, is fighting to earn a second term. His opponents are Republican [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Detroit voters hope Tues. election brings political stability to City Council, mayor&#8217;s office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Detroit seeks political stability with election

DETROIT — The look of the Detroit City Council could change drastically when voters go to the polls in the city&#8217;s fourth election in just over eight months.
Mayor Dave Bing is expected to easily win re-election in Tuesday&#8217;s nonpartisan race, but five incumbents are being challenged by 13 newcomers for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil-rich city of Kirkuk lies at the heart of Iraq election law deadlock</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
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BAGHDAD — Iraqi politicians have been turning up their rhetoric over Kirkuk, the oil-rich city that both Kurds in the north and Arabs in the south want to control.
The dispute has caused a deadlock over the country&#8217;s election law, threatening to delay Iraq&#8217;s nationwide elections [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado ski town could push marijuana legalization, adding paraphernalia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Colo. ski town could push marijuana legalization

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Voters in this Rocky Mountain resort town will decide next week whether to legalize pot for all adults at a time when the movement to allow medical marijuana is gaining steam around the country.
A measure before Breckenridge voters in Tuesday&#8217;s municipal election would legalize possession of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Race re-emerges as Atlanta mayoral election appears headed for a runoff with white candidate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Race re-emerges in tight Atlanta mayoral election

ATLANTA — A neighborhood activist with crossover appeal on the verge of making history. A city leader with a civil rights legacy. A native son seen by some as the heir apparent to the city&#8217;s first black mayor.
Three of Atlanta&#8217;s prominent political personalities are colliding in the race for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birmingham Blues: Mayor&#8217;s bribery conviction only latest problem for Alabama&#8217;s largest city</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Reeves</dc:creator>
		
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Mayor&#8217;s conviction only one problem in Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It&#8217;s hard to blame residents of Alabama&#8217;s most populous city if they&#8217;ve got the Birmingham blues.
An interim mayor took over Thursday after her predecessor, Larry Langford, was convicted on 60 felony counts for bribery and kicked out of office.
Across a park from City Hall, officials at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Even in corruption-as-usual New Jersey, recent stings color local elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Corruption stings color elections in New Jersey

NEWARK, N.J. — Did you hear the one about the best way to identify public officials in New Jersey? Check for the handcuff marks on their wrists.
A massive federal corruption sting over the summer again made New Jersey a punch line for late-night comedians, but it has also turned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi Kurds, angry over oil-rich Kirkuk&#8217;s future, boycott parliament vote on Iraq election law</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Kurds snub parliament vote on Iraqi election law

BAGHDAD — Kurdish lawmakers pushing for control of a northern oil-rich city boycotted a parliament session on Thursday that was to tackle a crucial election law needed for January&#8217;s nationwide balloting, throwing into doubt the country&#8217;s ability to pull off the upcoming elections on time.
The election law has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bloomberg keeps mayoral opponent on the defensive in debate; Democrat struggles to define self</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Kugler</dc:creator>
		
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NYC mayor, Dem have final debate
NEW YORK — The Democrat aiming to unseat New York City&#8217;s rich and popular mayor, Michael Bloomberg, struggled to define himself in their final debate before Election Day, while Bloomberg kept him on the defensive.

Bloomberg, who finances his own campaign, has outspent William Thompson Jr. $85.2 million to $6 million, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fate of oil-rich Kirkuk stalls Iraq electoral law, amid fears key elections will be delayed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Qassim Abdul-zahra</dc:creator>
		
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Fate of oil-rich Kirkuk stalls Iraq election law

BAGHDAD — A long-sought political consensus in Iraq over how to conduct crucial upcoming elections fell apart Tuesday over the thorny issue of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, an Iraqi lawmaker said.
The new snag came as an al-Qaida-linked group claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian president defends vote that helped Kremlin, inspired opposition and drew fraud charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Birch</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russia&#8217;s president on Saturday defended recent local elections that drew fraud allegations, inspired an opposition walkout of parliament and strengthened the Kremlin&#8217;s grip on power.

Dmitry Medvedev said during a meeting with parliamentary opposition leaders that the election was &#8220;overall well-organized.&#8221; In broadcast comments he seemed to dismiss allegations of vote-rigging while noting there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Medvedev calls controversial local elections that helped Kremlin well-organized</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Birch</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russia&#8217;s president on Saturday defended recent local elections that drew fraud allegations, inspired an opposition walkout of parliament and strengthened the Kremlin&#8217;s grip on power.

Dmitry Medvedev said during a meeting with parliamentary opposition leaders that the election was &#8220;overall well-organized.&#8221; In broadcast comments he seemed to dismiss allegations of vote-rigging while noting there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Medvedev calls Russia&#8217;s controversial local elections well organized</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Birch</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russia&#8217;s president on Saturday defended recent local elections that drew fraud allegations, inspired an opposition walkout of parliament and strengthened the Kremlin&#8217;s grip on power

Dmitry Medvedev said during a meeting with parliamentary opposition leaders that the election was &#8220;overall well-organized.&#8221; In broadcast comments he seemed to dismiss allegations of vote-rigging while noting there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gorbachev blasts Russia&#8217;s local elections swept by Putin&#8217;s party as a mockery of democracy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev harshly criticized recent regional elections in Russia, describing them as a mockery of democracy in an interview published Monday.

Gorbachev said the Oct. 11 vote had discredited Russia&#8217;s political system, according to Novaya Gazeta newspaper.
&#8220;The elections have turned into a mockery of the people and showed utter disrespect for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gorbachev blasts Russia&#8217;s local elections as a mockery of democracy; Putin&#8217;s party wins big</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has denounced recent local elections in Russia as mockery of democracy.

Gorbachev said in an interview published in the Novaya Gazeta newspaper Monday that the Oct. 11 election discredited Russia&#8217;s political system.
The main Kremlin-backed United Russia party swept more than 7,000 local elections in 75 of Russia&#8217;s 83 regions. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outrage grows for Louisiana justice of the peace who wouldn&#8217;t marry interracial couple</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Foster</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana&#8217;s governor and a U.S. senator joined Friday in calling for the ouster of a local official who refused to marry an interracial couple, saying his actions clearly broke the law.

Keith Bardwell, a white justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish in the southeastern part of the state, refused to issue a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 groups call for La. justice of the peace to quit after he wouldn&#8217;t marry interracial couple</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-groups-call-for-la-justice-of-the-peace-to-quit-after-he-wouldnt-marry-interracial-couple-198365/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Foster</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS — Two civil and constitutional rights organizations called on a Louisiana justice of the peace to resign Friday after he refused to marry an interracial couple, saying any children the couple might have would suffer.

The leaders of the American Civil Liberties Union in Louisiana and the Center for Constitutional Rights and Justice in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moscow police detain protesters demanding cancellation of local elections they say were rigged</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Nowak</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Police on Friday detained about 10 people protesting alleged fraud in local elections across Russia and prevented them from delivering a petition to the presidential administration.

Friday&#8217;s small protest was led by marginalized Kremlin critics, but it followed a rare display of rebellion in Russia&#8217;s Kremlin-controlled parliament. Dozens of lawmakers on Wednesday walked out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poor South Africans protest government&#8217;s failure to deliver a better life after apartheid</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Celean Jacobson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[STANDERTON, South Africa — Protesters barricaded a major highway with rocks and burning tires Thursday, clashing with police who fired on them with rubber bullets. Youths retaliated with slingshots and threw rocks.

The protest evoked images from decades earlier, when township residents took to the streets to fight apartheid. Now the issue is the government&#8217;s failure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bosnia, Lebanon, Gabon, Nigeria and Brazil win Security Council seats</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — Bosnia and Lebanon won seats Thursday on the Security Council and will be in the rare position of being subject to scrutiny by the U.N.&#8217;s most powerful body while serving their two-year terms. Brazil, Nigeria and Gabon also won easy election.

Unlike most previous Security Council elections, there were no contested seats this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Violent protests by poor South Africans angry at government&#8217;s failure to deliver better life</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Celean Jacobson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[STANDERTON, South Africa — Ellen Mgaga&#8217;s high school final exams start next week, but her school is closed as protests against the government&#8217;s failure to improve lives of poor South Africans have intensified.

The rioting — with police firing rubber bullets Thursday to disperse rampaging crowds — evokes images of anti-apartheid protests. Some believe such tactics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian lawmakers walk out of parliament to protest local elections they say were rigged</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Rybakova</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Dozens of Russian lawmakers staged a rare walkout from parliament Wednesday to protest what they and independent monitors describe as rigged local elections across Russia.

It was the first time in nine years that all factions except the main Kremlin-favored United Russia party had walked out in protest.
The United Russia party won an overwhelming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All but Kremlin-favored lawmakers walk out of Russian parliament to protest election results</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Rybakova</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russian lawmakers from all but the main Kremlin-favored party staged a rare walkout from parliament Wednesday to protest what they describe as rigged local elections.

It was the first time in nine years that all factions other than United Russia had walked out in protest.
The United Russia party won an overwhelming victory in more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pro-Kremlin party sweeps election for Moscow city council, other local elections across Russia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pro-kremlin-party-sweeps-election-for-moscow-city-council-other-local-elections-across-russia-193746/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Berry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — The pro-Kremlin party dominated an election for Moscow city council and other local votes across Russia, results released Monday showed.

With 99 percent of the Moscow vote counted, United Russia won 66 percent and the Communist Party 13 percent. No other party cleared the 7 percent threshold to win seats on the city council.
United [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Entrenched Chicago mayor shows no sign of leaving office quietly, despite failed Olympic bid</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — A Daley has run Chicago and its all-powerful Democratic political machine for 41 of the last 54 years, and despite a recent spate of bad publicity for the nation&#8217;s third-largest city, Mayor Richard M. Daley shows no sign of relinquishing his throne.

In office for 20 years and on track to surpass his legendary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Ala. judge accused of having sex with male inmates in exchange for sentence leniency</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phillip Rawls</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Ex-Ala. judge accused of trading sex for leniency

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Herman Thomas had an enviable political record as a black Democrat elected and re-elected in a county overwhelmingly white and increasingly Republican. The respected circuit judge once was the Democratic Party&#8217;s choice to be the first black federal judge in south Alabama.
Then his career collapsed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi prime minister announces election alliances with Sunnis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — The re-election strategy for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki took shape Thursday as he unveiled a broad alliance for January&#8217;s parliamentary voting that includes prominent Sunni clans who joined the fight against insurgents.

Al-Maliki&#8217;s Shiite-led government is facing a challenge from a powerful bloc led by Shiite religious factions, including the largest Shiite political [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rivalries in oil-rich Kirkuk threaten to complicate Iraq&#8217;s parliament elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers appear to be snagged again at a familiar impasse: how to settle power-sharing disputes in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk before important national elections.

Parliament officials have scheduled a Thursday session to seek some compromises in the three-way dispute that has held up critical laws on oil investment and increased worries about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi Shiite leader appeals for unity before election, promises electricity, water</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hamid Ahmed</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — The leader of Iraq&#8217;s largest Shiite party sought Monday to shore up political support before January&#8217;s elections, urging his rivals to join him and resist what he called threats to their unity.

The push by Ammar al-Hakim, who took over the Iranian-backed Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council after the death of his influential father last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opponent? What opponent? NYC mayor says he&#8217;s not really facing anyone in this year&#8217;s election</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Kugler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday he&#8217;s not really running against anyone in this year&#8217;s mayoral election, and sought to cast his challengers as irrelevant.

The Republican-turned-independent portrayed his campaign for a third term as a lone effort to advertise his record since taking office in 2002.
&#8220;I&#8217;m not running against anybody,&#8221; Bloomberg told reporters. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: Death of Iraqi Shiite leader brings questions about future of political empire</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Qassim Abdul-zahra</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim held together Iraq&#8217;s biggest Shiite political party as the ultimate middleman: maintaining his deep ties with Iran and cultivating his new alliances of necessity with America.

His death Wednesday in Tehran now forces questions about whether any single figure can occupy the same tricky ground — or even still needs to — [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shiite groups form new alliance excluding Iraq&#8217;s PM in major shake-up ahead of January vote</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/shiite-groups-form-new-alliance-excluding-iraqs-pm-in-major-shake-up-ahead-of-january-vote-148648/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Qassim Abdul-zahra</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — The Iranian-backed Shiite parties that helped propel Iraq&#8217;s prime minister into power three years ago dumped him Monday as their candidate for re-election, forming a new alliance to contest the January vote.

The move dealt a blow to Nouri al-Maliki&#8217;s chances to keep his job next year and set the stage for a showdown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Further election results show Nickels still in trouble; Mallahan leads in Seattle mayor&#8217;s race</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE — Elections officials have released further results from Tuesday&#8217;s primary, and things aren&#8217;t looking any better for Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels.

With about two-thirds of the vote counted, Nickels still has only about 25.2 percent of the vote, with T-Mobile executive Joe Mallahan leading at 26.7 percent and Sierra Club activist Mike McGinn at 26.5 [...]]]></description>
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