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Brazil Election: Lula’s Legacy Set to Propel Dilma Rousseff to Victory
Rio de Janeiro - Brazilians face an unfamiliar ballot today when they enter polling booths to elect a new president. For the first time since the end of the …
Iraq: The Age of Darkness
Part I: “Success,” A Devastating Balance Sheet In the immediate aftermath of the 2003 invasion, the triumphalist verdict of the mainstream media was that the war had been won; …
Voter Beware, Concentrated Corporate Power Is Creating Deceptive Elections
The Republican Party is being replaced with secret donors and unlimited donations as concentrated corporate interests spend hundreds of millions in the midterm elections.
Hugo Chavez’s Upcoming Test: A Preview of Venezuela’s September 26 Elections
Venezuelan politics have become increasingly polarized during President Hugo Chávez’s twelve years in office. The upcoming National Assembly elections are no exception, especially as the results are expected to …
Houston Voting Machine Fire Update and Shouting “Voter Fraud” in a Crowded Midterm Election
Thousands of borrowed e-voting machines made by Austin-based Hart Intercivic have begun arriving in Harris County (Houston), TX this week in the wake of last month's massive warehouse fire …
Obama’s Latino Strategy Faces Voting Barriers in Swing States
This week could help decide the fate of the mid-term elections. Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid - facing a close re-election fight in Nevada - brought to the …
With Just 40 Votes, Republicans Block Debate Over Defense Authorization Bill
Moments ago, in a 56-43 vote, Senate Democrats failed to invoke cloture on the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, falling three votes shy of the 60 need to break …
Afghan Election Panel Reports New Evidence of Serious Fraud
KABUL, Afghanistan — Internal reports Tuesday from Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission provided new evidence of serious fraud in the country's parliamentary elections, including turnouts that exceeded 100 percent in …
Tom Engelhardt | One and a Half Cheers for American Decline: The Future’s Not Ours and That’s Good News
Compare two assessments of the American future:
Amid Violence, Afghans Vote
KABUL, Afghanistan — Despite scattered rocket attacks, kidnappings, and explosions, there was a tangible holiday feel in the air as polls opened Saturday morning in the Afghan capital. Shops …