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Campus Elections in Lebanon Mirror Society’s Politics 13 Nov 09, 23:18 ET The results of student council elections in Lebanon are seen as crucial indexes of a party’s overall popularity and routinely make the front pages of national newspapers. more White House lawyer who led Gitmo efforts quitting 13 Nov 09, 22:36 ET AP - The White House's top lawyer is returning to private practice and being replaced by a longtime adviser to Barack Obama. more Gilani rejects rigging charges in Gilgit-Baltistan elections 13 Nov 09, 21:58 ET No rigging in Gilgit-Baltistan elections: GilaniDaily Times more Bye-bye election 13 Nov 09, 21:51 ET Brown Holds UK Parliament Seat in Special ElectionBloomberg more Obama pushes for greater U.S. involvement in Asia 13 Nov 09, 21:49 ET Reuters - President Barack Obama pledged to pursue greater U.S. engagement in Asia, pragmatic cooperation with China and a push for deeper trade ties with the region in a major speech in the Japanese capital on Saturday. more Obama: New Myanmar policy depends on reform 13 Nov 09, 21:47 ET AP - President Barack Obama says his new policy of direct communications with the Myanmar military junta was built on the failure of U.S. sanctions to change the behavior of the country's leaders. more Serb boycott of Kosovo poll likely to overshadow country's first election 13 Nov 09, 21:41 ET Kosovo election divides SerbsBBC News more Obama hails China's expanded role in world affairs 13 Nov 09, 21:29 ET AP - President Barack Obama said Saturday that he welcomes a robust China on the world scene, but he cautioned that all nations must respect human rights, including religious freedoms. In a speech to prominent Japanese, Obama called himself "America's first Pacific president" and urged greater cooperation between the United States and Japan and other Asian countries. more Over-votes in Nassau election districts questioned 13 Nov 09, 21:22 ET Local Incumbents Weather Election StormManhasset Press more No rigging in Gilgit-Baltistan elections: Gilani 13 Nov 09, 21:18 ET PPP wins maiden regional electionsGulfNews more Kosovo election divides Serbs 13 Nov 09, 20:51 ET Local elections in Kosovo aheadSofia Echo more A look at the 10 Gitmo detainees headed to US 13 Nov 09, 20:44 ET AP - Ten high-profile Guantanamo Bay detainees are being transferred to face justice in the United States. more It's Politics: City council elections set for Pico Rivera, Whittier 13 Nov 09, 20:36 ET Well another election cycle has ended. The campaigning is over and the winners are rejoicing. Now the politicos can rest. Well, maybe not - at least in Pico Rivera and Whittier where city council elections are scheduled for April 13. And filing will begin Dec. 21. more NYC trial of 9/11 suspects poses legal risks 13 Nov 09, 20:33 ET AP - In the biggest trial for the age of terrorism, the professed 9/11 mastermind and four alleged henchmen will be hauled before a civilian court on American soil, barely a thousand yards from the site of the World Trade Center's twin towers they are accused of destroying. more Hutchison won't resign seat before Texas primary 13 Nov 09, 19:31 ET AP - Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is challenging Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his job, is planning to keep her U.S. Senate seat until after the state's March gubernatorial primary. more FACT CHECK: Palin's book goes rogue on some facts 13 Nov 09, 19:14 ET AP - Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time. Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer's dime, a reformer without ties to powerful interests and a politician roguishly indifferent to high ambition. more Craig: 'I still think we were right' 13 Nov 09, 19:14 ET Politico - Greg Craig said Friday that he was not asked to step down as White House counsel and that his decision was unrelated to the difficulties in closing Guantanamo Bay prison or other policy issues. more On health, Senate awaits go from green eyeshaders 13 Nov 09, 19:04 ET AP - They don't vote or hold a veto pen, yet Congress' number-crunchers wield oversize influence on President Barack Obama's health overhaul agenda. more Obama wants domestic spending cuts in next budget 13 Nov 09, 18:26 ET AP - The Obama administration, mindful of public anxiety over the government's mushrooming debt, is shifting emphasis from big-spending policies to deficit reduction. Domestic agencies have been told to brace for a spending freeze or cuts of up to 5 percent as part of a midterm election-year push to rein in record budget shortfalls. more Palin stirs controversy ahead of book release 13 Nov 09, 17:19 ET Reuters - Sarah Palin is stirring controversy with her new book even before it is on shelves, complaining she was "all bottled up" by advisers to Republican presidential candidate John McCain last year. more 'Messy' Afghan Election: 13 Nov 09, 17:09 ET UN Declares Afghan Election 'Credible, Legitimate'Times of Central Asia (subscription) more Election poses no risk to inflation, says Tetangco 13 Nov 09, 16:29 ET SINGAPORE (Dow Jones) - Next year's presidential election doesn't pose a significant risk to inflation, the peso or the broader economy, with any impact likely to be as temporary as in past Philippine elections, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando Tetangco said Friday. In an interview with Dow Jones Newswires, Tetangco said the Philippine central bank's biggest challenge is finding the ... more Abbas may put off Palestinian elections 13 Nov 09, 16:03 ET Palestinian election body advises delaying voteCBC.ca more PPP wins maiden regional elections 13 Nov 09, 15:57 ET PM rejects allegation of rigging in GB electionsOnline - International News Network more Aslam quits; Hockey India given extension for elections 13 Nov 09, 15:53 ET Hockey India elections in February 2010Indian Express more FDA backs off oyster ban after strong criticism 13 Nov 09, 15:50 ET AP - Facing fierce resistance, the Obama administration on Friday backed off a plan to ban sales of raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico during warm weather. more Bauer pick panned, praised 13 Nov 09, 15:44 ET Politico - Incoming White House counsel Bob Bauer is widely respected as a skilled and pugnacious lawyer and has the unquestioned trust of President Barack Obama’s inner circle and a deep knowledge of the ways of Washington. more 9/11 suspects to face death penalty in NYC trial 13 Nov 09, 15:26 ET AP - Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be brought to trial in a civilian federal courthouse in New York, near the site of the devastating 2001 terror attacks. Prosecutors expect to seek the death penalty. more Federal judge sues impeachment panel 13 Nov 09, 15:19 ET AP - A Louisiana federal judge sued a House impeachment task force Friday, contending the panel is making the case for his ouster by using testimony he gave under a promise of immunity. more Election day 2009: A mixed bag 13 Nov 09, 15:12 ET Election? If So, Does It ...Brad Blog more Congressional Republicans Furious Over Decision to Try Gitmo Detainees 13 Nov 09, 14:54 ET CQPolitics.com - Congressional Republicans reacted with outrage to the Obama administration's decision on Friday to put five Guantanamo Bay detainees on trial in federal court in New York City, saying the move could compromise intelligence and possibly allow some conspirators to walk free. more Can baseball help bring US and Cuba together? 13 Nov 09, 14:52 ET AP - "Pingpong diplomacy" thawed relations between the United States and China in 1971. Can "baseball diplomacy" help do the same for the U.S. and Cuba? more PM rejects allegation of rigging in GB elections - Online 13 Nov 09, 14:51 ET PPP Leads GB Election ResultsA Pakistan News more Obama's 2008 win like election of Abraham Lincoln all over again 13 Nov 09, 14:39 ET "Lincoln for President: An Unlikely Candidate, An Audacious Strategy, and The Victory No One Saw Coming" Bruce Chadwick (Sourcebooks Inc.) It's inevitable ... more Excerpt of Palin memoir reveals campaign tension 13 Nov 09, 14:27 ET AFP - Sarah Palin has confirmed the bitter behind-the-scenes tensions within John McCain's failed 2008 presidential campaign in excerpts from her upcoming memoir that emerged Friday. more Book on Lincoln election seeks out Obama analogies 13 Nov 09, 14:19 ET AP - "Lincoln for President: An Unlikely Candidate, An Audacious Strategy, and The Victory No One Saw Coming" (Sourcebooks Inc., 416 pages, $24.99), by Bruce Chadwick: It's inevitable that a new book about the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 would seek out analogies between that remarkable event and the election of Barack Obama in 2008. more Iraq's Kurdish parties lose unity ahead of January election 13 Nov 09, 14:12 ET Iraq's Kurdish politicians, locked in dispute with the Baghdad government, will lack unity for the first time when fighting January's general election, due to the rise of a new opposition force. more Highlights of Obama's trip to Asia 13 Nov 09, 13:42 ET AP - A day-by-day look at what's ahead in President Barack Obama's trip to Asia: more Text of Obama's news conference with Hatoyama 13 Nov 09, 13:40 ET AP - Text of President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's remarks at a news conference on Friday in Tokyo, as transcribed by the White House. more Obama eyes domestic spending freeze 13 Nov 09, 13:11 ET AP - The Obama administration has alerted domestic agencies to plan for a freeze or even a 5 percent cut in their budgets, part of an election-year push to rein in record deficits that threaten the economy and Democrats' political prospects next fall. more Mahmoud Abbas puts off Palestinian elections after Hamas opposition 13 Nov 09, 13:00 ET Prospects for restarting the stalled Middle East peace process hit new uncertainty today when the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, decided to postpone crucial elections due to have been held in late January. Officials said Abbas would accept the recommendation of the central election commission that parliamentary and presidential elections could not go ahead because of the opposition of ... more David mcintosh: 1 Election. 10% Unemployment. 220 Votes 13 Nov 09, 12:59 ET Election Day GOP wins not a big dealSeminole Chronicle more Afghan election process 'not pretty' but useful: MacKay 13 Nov 09, 11:56 ET Canada's defence minister says the process of electing Afghan president Hamid Karzai, while flawed, produced a result that was important for stabilizing the ... more Hockey India election to be held before World Cup 13 Nov 09, 11:40 ET Gill meets FIH VP, talks to Kalmadi on Hockey India electionTimes of India more SNP confident of election success 13 Nov 09, 11:13 ET Brown Holds UK Parliament Seat in Special ElectionBloomberg more Obama aide: urgency for regulation may be fading 13 Nov 09, 11:05 ET Reuters - A top economic adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama warned on Friday that the urgency for changing the rules of the road for financial firms may be waning and urged Congress to act while the general public is focused on banking issues. more Maybe we'll have have an election in… 2011 13 Nov 09, 10:54 ET by Paul Wells on Friday, November 13, 2009 9:00am - 0 Comments “I don't think 2011 should be out of the question,” a Liberal MP told me, ... more Napolitano pronounces US border more secure now 13 Nov 09, 10:52 ET AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says many of the benchmarks Congress set in 2007 for border security have been met. more Army says morale down among troops in Afghanistan 13 Nov 09, 10:22 ET AP - The army says morale has fallen among its forces in Afghanistan, where troops are seeing record violence in the 8-year-old war. more AP Source: Gitmo 9/11 suspects heading to NY trial 13 Nov 09, 10:12 ET AP - Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York to face trial in a civilian federal court, and five other suspects will be sent to military commissions, an Obama administration official said Friday. more Labour 'can win fourth general election after Glasgow North East' 13 Nov 09, 10:07 ET Brown Holds UK Parliament Seat in Special ElectionBloomberg more White House counsel Craig is resigning 13 Nov 09, 10:03 ET Reuters - White House Counsel Gregory Craig is resigning and will be replaced by Bob Bauer, a Democratic lawyer who has worked for President Barack Obama, the White House said on Friday. more AP: Palin book goes after McCain camp but not Levi 13 Nov 09, 09:55 ET AP - Sarah Palin's new memoir describes heart-wrenching anguish about her teen daughter's pregnancy playing out before a national audience. But the 413-page tome doesn't contain a single reference to the father of her grandson, soon-to-be Playgirl model Levi Johnston. more Obama: Key for Afghans to provide for own security 13 Nov 09, 09:50 ET Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Friday he would make a decision soon on his Afghanistan strategy and the plan would make clear the goal is for Afghans to provide for their own security. more ELECTIONS 2009: More results announced 13 Nov 09, 09:39 ET Following are election results for several municipalities and school boards. All results are unofficial until certified by the Montgomery County Board of Elections. more Abbas's elections call faces new challenge 13 Nov 09, 09:39 ET Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's call for election is facing a new challenge after elections board said it is unable to hold polls in the Palestinian territories. The Central Elections Committee (CEC) said that Hamas questioned the legitimacy of its work and refused to receive the committee's staff in the Gaza Strip where the Islamic Hamas movement holds sway. Israel, which occupies East ... more Brown Holds UK Parliament Seat in Special Election 13 Nov 09, 09:22 ET By-election win 'endorses Brown'BBC News more " Did Doug Hoffman Actually Win the NY-23 Special Election? If So, Does It ... 13 Nov 09, 09:00 ET New York special election continues wild rideUSA Today more Transsexuals In India Get Their 'Own' Identity From The Election Commission 13 Nov 09, 08:54 ET Eunuchs to indicate their gender as 'other': Election CommissionSify more Clearer picture of MCA direct elections on Sunday 13 Nov 09, 08:52 ET KUALA LUMPUR: Come Sunday, MCA grassroot leaders will have a clearer picture of the proposed direct party elections when the top leaders brief them on the election models for adoption. more Khama calls for new Zimbabwe election 13 Nov 09, 08:51 ET Botswana president calls for new Zimbabwe electionReuters South Africa more Glasgow North East gives few clues to general election result 13 Nov 09, 08:27 ET By-election win 'endorses Brown'BBC News more Obama: 9/11 suspects to get demands of justice 13 Nov 09, 08:19 ET AP - President Barack Obama says he will insist that the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks will be subject to "the most exacting demands of justice." more Japan's Hatoyama eyes civilian role in Afghanistan 13 Nov 09, 08:18 ET AP - Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says a civilian contribution to security in Afghanistan would be more appropriate for his country than continuing its role in providing Indian Ocean refueling assistance to the United States. more Gill meets FIH VP, talks to Kalmadi on Hockey India election 13 Nov 09, 08:17 ET No deadline for Hockey India electionsIndian Express more Morehead Files Election Complaint On Absentees 13 Nov 09, 08:16 ET Dixwell Alderman Greg Morehead wondered how a perennial opponent almost beat him in last week's election through a last-minute surge of absentee ballots. Now he wants the State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) to answer his questions -- a quest his opponent labeled a "witch hunt." more Obama says his Afghanistan plan coming soon 13 Nov 09, 08:13 ET AP - President Barack Obama says he soon will announce his new plan for Afghanistan, one that takes into account the costs — the possible commitment of thousands more U.S. troops and billions of dollars. more AP Source: Gitmo 9/11 suspects to NY for trial 13 Nov 09, 07:50 ET AP - Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York to face trial in a civilian federal court, an Obama administration official said Friday. more Counties certify election results, results stand as originally reported 13 Nov 09, 07:37 ET TOPSAIL AREA – On Tuesday Pender and Onslow county election officials certified the results of local municipal elections. In every race the decisions stood. more U.S., Japan vow cooperation on non-proliferation 13 Nov 09, 07:19 ET Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama promised on Friday close cooperation on nuclear non-proliferation and Japan agreed to host a conference in January on nuclear security. more Elyria mayor to face recall: Group collects enough signatures for special election 13 Nov 09, 07:17 ET ELYRIA — In less than two months, Elyria residents will have to make the decision whether they want to see Mayor William Grace stay or go. Stand Up Elyria, the group looking to oust Grace from office, turned in enough valid signatures to have a special election, according to the Lorain County Board of Elections. more Ukraine election com ends registratn of pres candidates,18 registd 13 Nov 09, 06:32 ET KIEV, November 13 (Itar-Tass) -- The Ukrainian Central Election Commission has early ended the registration of candidates for the presidential elections due on January 17, 2010, the commission press service told Itar-Tass on Friday. more Smith Valley Advisory Council election scheduled for December 13 Nov 09, 06:18 ET Four people will run for election to three seats on the Smith Valley Advisory Council during board elections that are scheduled to take place on December 2. more Palestinian elections postponed 13 Nov 09, 06:18 ET The Palestinian electoral commission has said the elections called for January should be postponed because the vote can not take place in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. more Clinton: No binding climate deal at Denmark talks 13 Nov 09, 06:03 ET AP - Next month's climate change summit in Copenhagen is not likely to produce a legally binding treaty to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that are widely blamed for global warming, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday. more GOP chairman ends abortion insurance for employees 13 Nov 09, 06:02 ET AP - A chagrined GOP Chairman Michael Steele has told Republican National Committee staff to immediately stop providing RNC employees with insurance for elective abortions — an option that Republicans strongly oppose as Democrats try to pass a health care overhaul bill. more Obama plans to announce war on deficits in SOTU speech 13 Nov 09, 05:25 ET Politico - President Barack Obama plans to announce in next year's State of the Union address that he wants to focus extensively on cutting the federal deficit in 2010 – and will downplay other new domestic spending beyond jobs programs, according to top aides involved in the planning. more AP sources: Probers eye census worker's insurance 13 Nov 09, 05:18 ET AP - Investigators trying to solve the mystery of a census taker found hanging from a tree with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest are examining whether he manipulated the scene in order to conceal a suicide and make a life insurance claim possible for his son, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. more Lackawanna County election board orders recount 13 Nov 09, 05:12 ET Vowing to ensure confidence in future county elections, the Lackawanna County Board of Elections on Thursday ordered a machine recount of all 51,000 ballots cast in the Nov. 3 general election, and more limited manual recounts in 10 races. The board als more Official: Craig to step down as White House lawyer 13 Nov 09, 04:44 ET AP - The White House's top lawyer is announcing his resignation on Friday, senior administration officials said. more Election Day 2009: A Mixed Bag 13 Nov 09, 03:11 ET New York special election continues wild rideUSA Today more Clinton Says Burmese Elections Not Legitimate Without National Dialogue 13 Nov 09, 03:10 ET US pressures ASEAN to push for Burmese electionsRadio Australia more Labour sweeps to victory in Glasgow North East by-election 13 Nov 09, 03:08 ET Learning lessons in by-electionBBC News more Craig to step down on Friday 13 Nov 09, 03:03 ET Politico - White House Counsel Greg Craig will resign on Friday, according to a White House official. more Liberia's NEC to Announce By-Election Results Saturday, but CDC Already Claims Victory 13 Nov 09, 03:01 ET Liberia's National Elections Commission (NEC) said it will announce the final results of a highly contested senatorial by-election this Saturday. The election had been billed as a referendum on the administration of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and a prelude to the 2011 general elections. more PPP Leads GB Election Results 13 Nov 09, 02:34 ET Kaira rejects rigging in Gilgit-Baltistan electionsOnline - International News Network more Obama comes to Japan mulling Afghan war options 13 Nov 09, 02:25 ET AP - President Barack Obama aims Friday to shore up relations with a new Japanese government vowing to be more assertive with its U.S. ally, even as he grapples with sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan. more Election Board To Hand Count Ballots 13 Nov 09, 01:32 ET MAYVILLE - As required by New York state's election law, the Chautauqua County Board of Elections will hand count a percentage of the paper machine ballots cast in the Nov. 3 election to ensure the accuracy of the new voting system. At 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. more Learning lessons in by-election 13 Nov 09, 01:29 ET Brown Holds UK Parliament Seat in Glasgow Special ElectionBloomberg more Labour Wins Glasgow North East By-Election 13 Nov 09, 01:26 ET Brown Holds UK Parliament Seat in Glasgow Special ElectionBloomberg more U.S. Treasury Confident Congress Will Increase Debt Ceiling 13 Nov 09, 01:01 ET Bloomberg - Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration is confident Congress will raise the country’s debt limit by year end to avert a showdown similar to the one that shuttered parts of the government in 1995, administration officials said. more Hall County Commissioners want signs only in English for next election 13 Nov 09, 01:00 ET The Hall County Board of Commissioners at its board meeting Thursday told the elections office to stick to English-only signs in the next election. more Comelec taps DOJ for prosecution of election cases 13 Nov 09, 00:57 ET With most of its lawyers busy preparing for the 2010 automated elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has decided to tap the prosecutors of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to handle thousands of pending cases of election offenses. more Palestinian officials doubtful about elections 13 Nov 09, 00:57 ET Palestinian election body advises delaying voteCBC.ca more Is NDP's 'election on the HST' bad news for the Tories? 13 Nov 09, 00:42 ET Ottawa — From Friday's Globe and Mail Published on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 9:35PM EST Last updated on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 10:44PM EST Stephen Harper, ... more RNC health insurance plan covers abortions 13 Nov 09, 00:41 ET AP - The Republican National Committee's health insurance plan covers elective abortions for its employees, an option Republicans strongly oppose in health overhaul legislation that Democrats are trying to push through Congress. more Honduran elections may be only way out 13 Nov 09, 00:39 ET Honduras Human Rights Violations and ElectionsScoop.co.nz (press release) more Brown Holds UK Parliament Seat in Glasgow Special Election 13 Nov 09, 00:32 ET British pm's party wins by-election ahead of general pollChannel News Asia more

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