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Few contested elections in Tosa, West Milwaukee (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) (jsonline.com) - January 06, 2009
Only two seats are being contested in the April municipal elections in Milwaukee County's western suburbs.

Board of Elections rejects ballots in Padavan vs. Gennaro (Queens Courier) (queenscourier.com) - January 06, 2009
The New York City Board of Elections (BOE) may have set the stage to declare that state Senator Frank Padavan has been re-elected to his 11th District seat.

2008 brings changes in education, elections, differing opinions on hospital project (Denison Bulletin Review) (zwire.com) - January 06, 2009
Elections, school buildings and differences of opinion over the construction of a new hospital were among the top stories from 2008.

Bucher sworn in as Palm Beach County elections chief (The Palm Beach Post) (palmbeachpost.com) - January 06, 2009
Even before her new stationery was ready, Palm Beach County Elections Supervisor Susan Bucher spent her first day on the job firing off memos and signaling at least one significant change to the much-…

PRP to fight it out alone in next elections (The Times of India) (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) - January 06, 2009
Chiranjeevi has asserted that his Prajarajyam Party would go it alone in the coming elections as the party has `gained' enough confidence in the hearts of the public.

Combined elections considered (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) (telegram.com) - January 06, 2009
WORCESTER - The Election Commission wants to meet with the city solicitor to discuss the feasibility of a proposal informally broached by City Clerk David J. Rushford to have municipal elections held…

Tories help new Maldives president prepare for parliamentary elections (Daily Telegraph) (telegraph.co.uk) - January 06, 2009
Delegation of senior Tories fly to the Maldives ahead of the country's firstever multiparty democratic parliamentary elections.

Mozambique: Dhlakama Denounces Municipal Elections (AllAfrica.com) (allafrica.com) - January 06, 2009
Maputo — Afonso Dhlakama, leader of Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, has threatened that he will disregard the results of the municipal elections held on 19 Novemb…

mental_floss Blog » Secrets of Past Elections Revealed! (1988) (mentalfloss.com) - January 06, 2009
Newsweek described the election year as the year of the handler, because it was the candidates’ handlers and strategists – a breed of professional approaching an apogee of influence in the 1988 electi…

Johnstown man tapped for elections job - News, Sports, Jobs ... (leaderherald.com) - January 06, 2009
The Leader-Herald is the best source for news, sports and visitor’s information for those living, or traveling to Gloversville. The paper serves the towns of Gloversville, Johnstown and Mayfield plus…

Ghana News | Ghana Elections | Britain Hails Ghana's Elections (modernghana.com) - January 06, 2009
A statement issued in Accra said although the elections were close and hard fought, they had shown that Ghana's democratic institutions and electoral processes are solid. It said Ghana's elections rep…

Are elections purposefully avoided at Irvine Ranch Water District ... (taxdollars.freedomblogging.com) - January 06, 2009
Less than two months after winning re-election to the Irvine Ranch Water District’s board of directors, long-time board member Darryl Miller has resigned. That means Irvine Ranch is free to appoint Mi…

The Reality-Based Community: Elections Have Consequences Redux (samefacts.com) - January 05, 2009
My only quibble with Mark's dead-on post about Bolton and Yoo is that here, losing elections does not teach neocons to "care about the Constitution" because their argument about the Constitution is si…

"Quickie" Elections under EFCA - Peter Kirsanow - The Corner on ... (corner.nationalreview.com) - January 05, 2009
The idea arises from the premise that dispensing with the secret ballot in union elections is enormously unpopular, making passage of EFCA as presently drafted difficult (difficult, but far from impos…

Will they be screaming about unfair, stolen elections now? : Stop ... (stoptheaclu.com) - January 05, 2009
Has anyone noticed that as states have begun diallowing the use of Diebolds electronic voting machines, and have mandated paper trails, democrats have begun winning elections again, and that exit poll…

Special Elections For Emanuel Seat Set For March, April (huffingtonpost.com) - January 05, 2009
Rod Blagojevich said today. The governor needed to set special elections because Emanuel has taken the post of chief of staff under the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama administ…

Why Democracy Is Struggling in Asia: Most Asian nations now hold elections, yet true democracy still eludes the .. http://tinyurl.com/7jf2v6 - January 06, 2009

@EnergyCollectiv If cap and trade isn't part of the election momentum package it will be much tougher in front of mid-term elections. - January 06, 2009

Few contested elections in Tosa, West Milwaukee : .. http://tinyurl.com/9bzd6n - January 06, 2009

5 southern municipalities will have contested elections : .. http://tinyurl.com/7sydvx - January 06, 2009

TOP STORIES: Why Democracy Is Struggling in Asia: Most Asian nations now hold elections, yet true de.. http://tinyurl.com/7jf2v6 - January 06, 2009

Why Democracy Is Struggling in Asia: Most Asian nations now hold elections, yet true democracy still eludes the .. http://tinyurl.com/7jf2v6 - January 06, 2009

Freedom Dogs: Run-Off Elections!: Those of us who follow politics and Democrats carefully knew something that f.. http://tinyurl.com/97satt - January 06, 2009

Speaking on Parliamentary Elections: Monday evening, I spoke at my first ever public demonstration. The event wa.. http://tinyurl.com/8y6spc - January 06, 2009

CNN's Sanjay Gupta to be named Surgeon General - January 06, 2009
President-elect Barack Obama has offered the job of surgeon general to Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the neurosurgeon and correspondent for CNN and CBS, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation.

President-elect Obama to name Leon Panetta to head CIA, - January 05, 2009
Leon Panetta to head CIA, NBC reports

Sen. Chuck Schumer Declares Al Franken the Minn. Race Winner - January 04, 2009
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the just-departed chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, declared Sunday that Al Franken has won the Minnesota Senate recount against Sen. Norm Coleman…

RNC chair race: 'Everyone is basically pissed' - January 04, 2009
As Republicans struggle to determine the future of their party after a tough election, intraparty tensions have flared over three forums next week that may prove crucial to determining the winner of t…

Essay Prize: Parade Seats For D.C. Kids - January 04, 2009
Some lucky and literary D.C. middle and high school students could write their own ticket to a front row seat at President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural parade

Still essential after 40 years - January 04, 2009
2008 had some fine albums, but it's unlikely they'll measure up to 1968's...Both were turbulent years with watershed presidential elections, unpopular foreign wars, and major upheaval - social then, f…

Richardson to withdraw as Commerce secretary - January 04, 2009
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, tapped in December by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as secretary of Commerce, has withdrawn his name for the position, citing a pending investigation into a co…

Obama Offers New Hope for Science in America - January 04, 2009
When President-elect Barack Obama showed off Steven Chu, the Nobel-prize winning physicist he picked to be his energy secretary, you could almost hear the American scientific community exhale, loudly…

Foreign Policy: Elections to Watch in 2009 (foreignpolicy.com) - January 06, 2009

Members of Kenya tribes work toward reconciliation - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) - January 06, 2009
Members of Kenya tribes work toward reconciliation

USA political election logos 2008 - 1960 | Logoblink.com (logoblink.com) - January 06, 2009

Election Monitoring Enterprise Dashboard (enterprise-dashboard.com) - January 06, 2009

Citizens' funding of the nation's elections (change.org) - January 06, 2009
Lessig suggests the fix to the first problem, removing ills of campaign fundraising, before we can solve the bigger problems facing the USA.

Five running for state schools superintendent | greenbaypressgazette.com | Green Bay Press-Gazette (greenbaypressgazette.com) - January 06, 2009

The Raw Story | 'Karl Rove's IT guru' Mike Connell dies in plane crash (rawstory.com) - January 06, 2009

mental_floss Blog " Secrets of Past Elections Revealed! (1988) (mentalfloss.com) - January 06, 2009