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World Briefs | Asia Sri Lanka: Bomb Kills 11 Before Provincial ... 9 May 08, 23:59 ET By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A bomb attributed to Tamil Tiger rebels ripped through a cafe in eastern Sri Lanka on Friday, killing 11 people and casting a cloud ... more Mock election part of Democracy 250 9 May 08, 23:51 ET DEBERT – About 100 students from central and northern Nova Scotia will take part in a mock election on Monday as part of Nova Scotia's celebration of 250 ... more Obama says Oregonians can move election forward 9 May 08, 23:42 ET , said babies have been born and started walking ... more WILL: A Southern test for a GOP election strategy 9 May 08, 23:28 ET S OUTHAVEN, Miss. | The 1st Congressional District, the northernmost in the most culturally Southern state, has given the nation William Faulkner and Elvis ... more Direct investments for presidential election 2008 to exceed ... 9 May 08, 23:16 ET Baku, Fineko/abc.az. In the process of correction of State Budget 2008 direct centralized expenditures for presidential election in Azerbaijan this year ... more Gore’s Pelosi Ad May Violate Election Law 9 May 08, 23:13 ET Two Republican lawyers say House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may have violated federal election law by appearing in an ad concerning climate change. ... more TTA offers senior citizens free rides on Election Day 9 May 08, 23:10 ET HUNTINGTON -- Senior citizens and all other Medicare Card Holders will be able to ride Tri-State Transit Authority (TTA) services free all day on Election ... more India's software state votes in high-stakes election 9 May 08, 23:08 ET The southern Indian state of Karnataka goes to the polls Saturday in a crucial election testing the ruling Congress party's popularity amid surging food prices. more New poll finds Parnell in the game for election 9 May 08, 23:04 ET by Bill McAllister ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Democrats are gunning for Alaska Congressman Don Young but a new poll indicates that the longtime representative may ... more Over 1.5 lakh election, security officials for Karnataka 9 May 08, 23:02 ET POLL FEVER: Voting will take place in 18562 polling booths from 7 am to 5 pm on Saturday. The fate of several heavyweights including ex-CM HD Kumaraswamy to ... more Lamberti intends to see if a Republican can win a countywide ... 9 May 08, 23:01 ET By Anthony Man | Political Writer Though he tantalizingly left open the door to switching to the Democratic Party for months, appointed Sheriff Al Lamberti ... more Ogun, governance and the election tribunals 9 May 08, 22:55 ET By Olukoshi Recently, the Ogun State Election Petition Tribunal upheld, in a far reaching judgment, the April 14 election of Otunba Gbenga Daniel as ... more Bells has $7.25M school bond election 9 May 08, 22:54 ET BELLS, TX - This weekend is election time across North Texas. Cities and schools will be deciding on leaders and other issues. Residents in Bells must now ... more US Urges Bangladesh To Stay On Track For Elections 9 May 08, 22:48 ET Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) - Restoration of democracy is the only path for Bangladesh, while Washington expects the election to be held in line with the ... more 2008 US elections: Pandering as usual 9 May 08, 22:47 ET By Syd Goldsmith, Special to The China Post Don't you think it's about time the US Presidential candidates explained what they understand the job of the ... more An election hinging on race or gender 9 May 08, 22:46 ET By Dr. William Fang, Special to The China Post In spite of increasing calls from party leaders for her to quit following a poor showing in Tuesday's ... more Sri Lanka election draws complaints - Daily Mail 9 May 08, 22:36 ET By RAVI NESSMAN AP Writer BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Separatist rebels destroyed a navy cargo ship Saturday just hours after a bombing blamed on the ... more Obama momentum builds in Democratic White House race 9 May 08, 22:21 ET AFP - Barack Obama moved closer to sewing up the Democratic presidential nomination Friday with more superdelegates rallying to his side, as rival Hillary Clinton fought on despite mounting odds against her. more Battle brews over BC election spending 9 May 08, 22:07 ET The BC Liberal government wants to restrict campaign spending by parties and third-party interest groups before the provincial election next spring. ... more Carpenter talks of early election to clean out hostile Upper House 9 May 08, 22:04 ET Alan Carpenter yesterday gave his clearest indication yet that he would seek a mandate from the public to clean out obstructive elements in Parliament ... more Bright shuffles pack following election 9 May 08, 22:01 ET By Marcus Dysch Council leader Morris Bright has relinquished his role as the councillor responsible for Elstree Studios following a mini-reshuffle of his ... more Sri Lanka holds provincial election in newly freed east amid rebel ... 9 May 08, 21:59 ET AP BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka: Less than a year after the Tamil Tiger rebels lost control of the region, residents of eastern Sri Lanka were getting a chance ... more Tarai violence surges post election 9 May 08, 21:54 ET BY THIRA L BHUSAL KATHMANDU, May 10 - Incidents of murder, kidnapping, looting and other criminal activity have seen a resurgence in the eastern and central ... more Sri Lanka election draws complaints 9 May 08, 21:52 ET Separatist rebels destroyed a navy cargo ship Saturday just hours after a bombing blamed on the group killed 11 people in eastern Sri Lanka _ violence that ... more Sri Lanka violence casts cloud over elections 9 May 08, 21:51 ET BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Separatist rebels destroyed a navy cargo ship Saturday just hours after a bombing blamed on the group killed 11 people in ... more Mayor's Races Closes in on Election Day 9 May 08, 21:50 ET "The more contact, direct contact you can have with a person," Miller said, "the more likely a voter will vote for him or her." In less than 24 hours, ... more Q&A: Serbian Elections 9 May 08, 21:50 ET Serbians will vote in the first parliamentary and local elections since Kosovo seceded and declared independence in February. At the crux of the election is ... more Sri Lanka election draws complaints - The Times-Picayune 9 May 08, 21:49 ET By RAVI NESSMAN AP BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Separatist rebels destroyed a navy cargo ship Saturday just hours after a bombing blamed on the group killed ... more Sri Lanka election draws complaints - The Oregonian 9 May 08, 21:43 ET By RAVI NESSMAN AP BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Separatist rebels destroyed a navy cargo ship Saturday just hours after a bombing blamed on the group killed ... more Obama picks up 9 superdelegates, union endorsement 9 May 08, 21:39 ET AP - Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign. more Tsvangirai to announce decision on run-off election 9 May 08, 21:34 ET THE Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) president is expected to announce the party’s decision on whether or not to contest the run-off presidential ... more Dom Rep’s election campaigns heats up 9 May 08, 21:33 ET Campaigning is heating up in the Dominican Republic as the country prepares for its Presidential election next week. President Leonel Fernandez and his ... more Another round of polling for the Vancouver civic election 9 May 08, 20:53 ET I got this email from one of my enthusiastic blog fans (thanks so much for the flattering note, btw!) letting me know about the latest poll going on. ... more Sri Lanka holds provincial election in newly freed east under ... 9 May 08, 20:48 ET © AP BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka (AP) - Less than a year after the Tamil Tiger rebels lost control of the region, residents of eastern Sri Lanka were headed for ... more Mugabe Wages Retribution Campaign After Losing the Election ... 9 May 08, 20:39 ET by Constance Manika • Wellington (left) and his wife Tariro barely escaped Mugabe's sponsored violence with their daughter and two friends. ... more Sri Lanka suffers pre-election bomb attack 9 May 08, 20:33 ET At least 11 civilians were killed and 29 wounded when a powerful bomb tore through a cafe in Sri Lanka's east Friday evening, a day ahead of provincial ... more Bomb blast kills 11 in eastern Sri Lanka before key election 9 May 08, 20:15 ET BATTICALOA: A bomb blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels tore through a cafe yesterday evening in eastern Sri Lanka, killing 11 people and casting a cloud over ... more Primary election likely decides county race 9 May 08, 20:15 ET Nebraska voters will go to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in a state-wide primary election. It is an off-year for state offices but in prior elections this time in the cycle was considered to be a presidential primary. The presidential candidates are still listed on the ballot but interest... more Election Day cometh for city council, school board and bond package. 9 May 08, 20:12 ET By Kim Nguyen, Staff Writer It’s now or never. Polling places for City Council, School Board and the 2008 Bond Program will be open from 7 am to 7 pm ... more PTN to air election results 9 May 08, 20:09 ET Immediately after the polls close, the Plano Television Network will begin airing Saturday’s election results as they are received and tallied. ... more Place 4 candidates work contacts day before election 9 May 08, 20:07 ET AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- With just one day remaining before the municipal election, candidates for City Council's Place 4, one of the least talked-about ... more No Rules Govern New Brunswick Municipal Election Spending 9 May 08, 20:06 ET On Monday, May 12 the residents of the province of New Brunswick head to the polls for the municipal elections. There are no rules to govern how candidates ... more Molokai Enterprise Community attempting to cancel elections 9 May 08, 19:43 ET By David Lichtenstein In a closed meeting, the Molokai Enterprise Community board, Ke Aupuni Lōkahi, Inc., voted in favor of changing its bylaws in an ... more And Next for Bolivia, Elections Once More 9 May 08, 19:41 ET The price of bread is rising faster than yeast – sixty cents for a morning maraqueta now in Cochabamba. The national government is talking about a ... more North Texans vote Saturday in some hot elections tied to illegal ... 9 May 08, 19:39 ET DALLAS, TX (2008-05-09) Record setting deportations of illegal immigrants put Irving in the national spotlight in the past year, and ordinances aimed at ... more Half of workers in by-election seat are 10p tax losers 9 May 08, 19:33 ET By James Kirkup Half the workers in the Crewe and Nantwich constituency stand to lose because of Gordon Brown scrapping the 10p tax rate. ... more Tony Blair Secretly Advising Gordon Brown On How To Win Election ... 9 May 08, 19:29 ET Tony Blair is secretly advising his old rival Gordon Brown on how to win the next election, according to reports. Cherie Blair told The Times about her ... more Mbeki meets Mugabe again on election crisis 9 May 08, 19:27 ET HARARE: Mediator and South African leader Thabo Mbeki held talks with President Robert Mugabe yesterday on Zimbabwe’s disputed election, officials said, ... more Campaign & Election News - Covering Key Races Around the Country 9 May 08, 19:20 ET In the wake of what appears to be a career-ending scandal for Staten Island GOP Rep. Vito Fossella, the Swing State Project is updating its NY-13 race ... more ASIAN TRIBUNE SAYS UNP HAS IMPORTED ELECTION GOONS FROM COLOMBO TO ... 9 May 08, 19:19 ET By Walter Jayawardhana The popular web newspaper Asian Tribune reported that the opposition United National Party has imported election goons from Colombo ... more Cherie: Blair still advises Brown on election 9 May 08, 19:04 ET By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent Tony Blair continues to give Gordon Brown advice and is confident his successor can win the next election, ... more Grayson County Elections Preview 9 May 08, 18:57 ET Grayson County is gearing up for several elections. On Saturday, voters will go to the polls to vote on city councils, school bonds and more. ... more Serbian elections key to EU future 9 May 08, 18:46 ET The upcoming parliamentary elections between Serbian nationalists and pro-western democrats on Sunday are big news. Voters have to choose between moving ... more Election Saturday 9 May 08, 18:44 ET During early voting there was near record turnout and election officials are gearing up for what is expected to be a busy day at the polls tomorrow. There are a number on contested elections on the ballot. But here in taylor county it is some of the propositions that are getting the most attention. more Petrowski to seek re-election in 86th Assembly District 9 May 08, 18:39 ET Pledging to continue his “bipartisan, common sense approach” in the Legislature, state Rep. Jerry Petrowski, R-Stettin, today announced that he will seek ... more Richmond will not seek re-election 9 May 08, 18:38 ET By Jeremy Deutsch - Kamloops This Week - May 09, 2008 When Kamloops MLA Claude Richmond took his first run at provincial politics back in 1981, ... more TX Gov. Perry Will Run For Re-Election In 2010 9 May 08, 18:35 ET Perry says he's like the leader of a prosperous company who should stay on board. Perry made the comments in Fredericksburg, where he took part in ... more Blair advises Brown on how to win next election 9 May 08, 18:33 ET LONDON: Tony Blair has been advising his successor Gordon Brown on how to win the next general election, The Times' political editor said on Friday after ... more Days Away From Election, Some Voters Undecided 9 May 08, 18:15 ET OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. -- An informal Hillary Rodham Clinton rally in downtown Wheeling Friday afternoon became a last-minute battle between supporters of the ... more Blair advising Brown on how to win next election: report 9 May 08, 18:13 ET Middle East Quartet envoy Tony Blair gestures during a visit to the West Bank city of Jenin on May 7, 2008. Blair has been advising his successor Gordon ... more A crash course in true political science 9 May 08, 18:11 ET AP - Daniel Suson has a doctorate in astrophysics and has worked on the superconducting super collider and a forthcoming NASA probe. Now he's heading back to school to take on an even trickier task - getting elected to public office. more ON DEADLINE: What if Clinton had Obama's lead? 9 May 08, 18:08 ET AP - Getting out is hard to do for any presidential candidate, doubly so when the name is Clinton. Hillary or Bill, graceful exits are not the Clinton style. Lose an election or an issue and they tend to dig in deeper. more National & New Jersey political news, local talk & election results - The Star-Ledger 9 May 08, 18:07 ET AP VIDEO By NEDRA PICKLER AP WASHINGTON (AP) — With the racially tinged Democratic race drawing to an awkward close, Barack Obama and John McCain face the ... more Georgia House Representative Amy Carter Announces She's Running ... 9 May 08, 17:56 ET Georgia State Representative Amy Carter has officially announced she will run for re-election this coming November. Carter represents Lowndes County, ... more Races in Tuesday elections 9 May 08, 17:49 ET By Cathy Gilbertie Knipper Mansfield voters will head to the polls Tuesday, May 13 to decide three contested and one uncontested race. ... more Election in Serbia could cripple the hunt for war crimes suspect ... 9 May 08, 17:47 ET By WILLIAM J. KOLE AP Writer AP For 13 years, he has eluded capture for atrocities a UN judge described as "scenes from hell ... written on the darkest ... more Analysis: 'Hillary Democrats' could be up for grabs 9 May 08, 17:41 ET AP - With the racially tinged Democratic race drawing to an awkward close, Barack Obama and John McCain face the challenge of winning over "Hillary Democrats" - the white, working-class voters who favored the former first lady over Obama's historic candidacy. more Democracy on trial in Serbia's elections 9 May 08, 17:38 ET BELGRADE, Serbia— Serbians head to the polls Sunday for crucial parliamentary elections, still bitterly divided between nationalist anger and tentative optimism about a European future. more Reports: Tony Blair advising Gordon Brown on how to win next election 9 May 08, 17:35 ET By AP A British newspaper is reporting that ex-Prime Minister's Tony Blair wife says her husband is secretly advising his successor, Gordon Brown. ... more Elections Can't Really be Fair, Free and Accurate if Eligible ... 9 May 08, 17:33 ET Last week, the United States Supreme Court upheld an Indiana law requiring voters to present a government-issued photo ID in order to vote. ... more Serbian gov't adopts two key bills before elections 9 May 08, 17:32 ET BELGRADE, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Serbia's caretaker government adopted two crucial bills on Friday to pave the way for their ratification by the new parliament ... more Kosovo Albanians protest against Serbian elections 9 May 08, 17:32 ET PRISTINA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of Kosovo Albanians demonstrated on Friday in the capital Pristina, protesting against upcoming Serbian elections in ... more US Justice Department to monitor elections in 2 immigration hot spots 9 May 08, 17:26 ET By FRANK TREJO / The DallasMorning News The US Justice Department announced today that it would send federal observers to Farmers Branch and Irving to ... more Blair advised Brown on election, says Cherie 9 May 08, 17:22 ET By Andrew Pierce and Laura Clout Cherie Blair has revealed that the embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been having secret meetings with Tony Blair. ... more SMCISD board elections Saturday 9 May 08, 17:19 ET San Marcos — Two of five candidates will be chosen to serve on the SMCISD Board of Trustees during the election on Saturday. Vying for District 1 will be ... more Justice Department will Monitor Municipal Elections in Dallas 9 May 08, 17:13 ET DALLAS (AP) - The Justice Department will monitor Saturday's municipal elections in a pair of Dallas suburbs that have been flash points in the immigration ... more SC orders for holding Jammu, Kashmir housing society elections on ... 9 May 08, 17:12 ET ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) has ordered for holding Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Housing Society elections on May 11 and has adjourned the hearing till ... more Justice to monitor elections in 2 immigration hot spots 9 May 08, 17:09 ET AP DALLAS—The Justice Department will monitor Saturday's municipal elections in a pair of Dallas suburbs that have been flash points in the immigration ... more Hours before a local election, bomb kills 11 in Sri Lanka 9 May 08, 17:03 ET Tamil Tiger rebels were suspected in the bombing of a café in eastern Sri Lanka on Friday, killing 11 people and casting a cloud over pivotal provincial elections on Saturday. more Army ready for J&K elections 9 May 08, 16:25 ET By OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Srinagar, May 9: Army Chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor said on Friday that militants reportedly waiting across the Line of Control may ... more Obama-Clinton Ticket Is Unlikely Option, Kennedy Says 9 May 08, 16:23 ET Bloomberg - May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama isn't likely to pick rival Hillary Clinton as a running mate, according to one of his most prominent supporters. more McCain and blogger trade barbs over his 2000 vote 9 May 08, 16:21 ET Reuters - Did U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain vote for President George W. Bush in 2000? more $1B county bond election appears dead 9 May 08, 16:11 ET Barring some kind of economic miracle - and fast - Pima County’s November bond election to fund up to $1 billion in new and expanded projects is dead. ... more Carpenter announces re-election 9 May 08, 16:10 ET Prosecuting Attorney Michael Carpenter has announced his intention to seek re-election as the Midland County Prosecutor and has filed the appropriate ... more War Vets Continue to Target Homes of Election Observers 9 May 08, 16:09 ET May 09, 2008 (SW Radio Africa/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- -- The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) report that there is continued ... more The Student Council Election to the South of Us 9 May 08, 16:04 ET The more I read (consume is a better word) every bit of commentary and editorial about the democratic nomination in the US, the more I feel I’ve seen this ... more Supreme Court orders free and fair election 9 May 08, 16:02 ET By SSSelvanayagam Subsequent to the rights violation petition filed by Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE), the Supreme Court yesterday directed ... more How to Cover an Election 9 May 08, 15:56 ET By Frank Rich When, in the summer of 1968, Norman Mailer covered the Republican and Democratic conventions on assignment for Harper's magazine, ... more Contenders vie for high stakes at EP election 9 May 08, 15:55 ET By Kumar Rupesinghe Not for the last twenty years have the people of the Eastern Province witnessed such a large presence of politicians in each Divisional ... more US Justice Department to observe Farmers Branch, Irving elections 9 May 08, 15:54 ET By FRANK TREJO / The DallasMorning News The US Justice Department announced today that it would send federal observers to Farmers Branch and Irving to ... more Former mayor in court for Mount Vernon election lawsuit hearing 9 May 08, 15:42 ET By Desiree Grand MOUNT VERNON - For the first time since a $600 million lawsuit calling for new election was filed, former Mount Vernon Mayor Ernest Davis ... more In Oregon, Clinton hits Obama while he targets McCain 9 May 08, 15:36 ET AP - Campaigning a few miles from each other Friday, Barack Obama trained his eye on November and the GOP, while Hillary Rodham Clinton battled for her political life, trying to hang on a few more weeks or even days in hopes of denying him the Democratic presidential nomination. more 11 killed on eve of Sri Lanka elections 9 May 08, 15:23 ET A bomb exploded in eastern Sri Lanka today killing at least 11 people, according to the military. The bomb comes a day before the first local elections in ... more CA Court stays Sindhuli-1 election result 9 May 08, 15:23 ET The Constituent Assembly Court today issued interlocutory stay order directing the government authorities not to include Bisam Lal Adhikary, ... more City of Chipley Sets Election Date 9 May 08, 15:21 ET When they met for their monthly meeting Thursday, the Chipley City Council approved Resolution 08-09, which sets the general election date for municipal ... more Claude Richmond won't seek re-election 9 May 08, 15:20 ET VICTORIA — Liberal cabinet minister Claude Richmond will not seek re-election next May, his staff has confirmed. Richmond, who is in his Kamloops ... more After elections, Nepal searches for a unified path forward 9 May 08, 15:19 ET The surprise results of Nepal’s elections are now giving way to the next, perhaps more challenging, step of piecing together a coalition to write a new ... more Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Texas 9 May 08, 15:18 ET WASHINGTON, May 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Justice Department today announced that on Saturday, May 10, 2008, it will monitor local elections in the ... more Adwatch: Clinton portrays herself as middle-class champion 9 May 08, 15:15 ET AP - TITLE: "Hillary for President" more Zimbabwean Opposition Rejects Presidential Run-Off Elections 9 May 08, 14:50 ET (RTTNews) - Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) will not take part in the presidential run-off elections proposed by the country' s Election Commission, said reports on Friday quoting a senior party official. more Saffron combine shines in Mayoral elections 9 May 08, 14:42 ET It is reason enough for the saffron combine of Shiv Sena and the BJP to celebrate. The results of the Mayoral elections that were conducted on Wednesday, ... more Election race crucial to Serbia's role in Europe 9 May 08, 14:41 ET Sunday's tight election race between Serbian nationalist radicals and pro-western democrats is seen as the most crucial vote in the country since Slobodan ... more Twinsburg Twp.: Trustees to pay board of elections $4,831 9 May 08, 14:31 ET TWINSBURG TOWNSHIP -- Trustees unanimously approved adjusting the budget to account for $4,831 in fees owed to the Summit County Board of Elections. The budget previously had no money allocated for the county's cost of conducting the local election. The... more Cheney touts special election candidate in Miss. 9 May 08, 14:30 ET Vice President Dick Cheney went on a local Mississippi talk radio station to promote the campaign of Greg Davis, the Republican locked in a ... more Angolan President: Fight for Election Victory 9 May 08, 14:30 ET Luanda, May 9 (Prensa Latina) Angolan President and leader of local Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) Jose Eduardo dos Santos called the people ... more Give EC funding six months to election year - Adenze Kanga 9 May 08, 14:30 ET By myjoyonline - myjoyonline.com The Electoral Commission says to avoid delays in executing plans for elections, the country will have to seriously consider ... more Serbia defies UN with elections for Kosovo 9 May 08, 14:21 ET By Harry de Quetteville in Mitrovica Serbia will make its most defiant claim yet to sovereignty over breakaway Kosovo on Sunday, staging crucial elections ... more