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Saturday, 6 September 2008
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Pakistan presidency vote begins
Members of Pakistan's parliament and four provincial assemblies began voting in a presidential election on Saturday to choose a replacement for Pervez Musharraf, who resigned last month.
06 Sep 2008 |
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Obama and McCain dodge questions on No. 2
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain dodged questions about their looming vice presidential picks on Wednesday as they renewed their battle over who has the best judgment on national security and the economy.
21 Aug 2008 |
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Speculation rife on U.S. VP running mates
Sly hints and outright guesses fostered speculation in the U.S. vice presidential sweepstakes on Tuesday as Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain neared their choices of a No. 2.
20 Aug 2008 |
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Bangladeshis vote in landmark local elections
Bangladeshis began voting on Monday in the first phase of local elections, the first polls organised by the country's army-backed interim government that is working to restore democracy since it took power in early 2007.
04 Aug 2008 |
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Brown mauled in local elections
The Labour Party slumped to its worst local election defeat in 40 years on Friday, dealing a bitter blow to Prime Minister Gordon Brown in his first test at the polls since taking over from Tony Blair.
02 May 2008 |
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London key as Brown's Labour faces elections test
Gordon Brown faces his first major electoral test as prime minister this week, battered by negative opinion polls, industrial unrest and simmering rebellion within his Labour Party.
28 Apr 2008 |
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Armed ex-Tigers seen winning east Sri Lanka poll
Residents in swathes of Sri Lanka's war-ravaged east voted for the first time in more than a decade on Monday, but with armed former Tamil Tiger rebels seen as the likely poll winners, peace remains precarious.
10 Mar 2008 |
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Left gains at Sarkozy's expense in French vote
President Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right UMP party suffered losses in the first round of French municipal elections on Sunday but avoided the crushing defeat some had predicted.
10 Mar 2008 |
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Proposed Pakistan coalition could oust Musharraf
The leaders of the two parties that came out on top in Pakistan's election meet on Thursday to discuss forming a coalition government that could force President Pervez Musharraf out of power.
21 Feb 2008 |
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Myanmar seen barring Suu Kyi from 2010 polls
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not be allowed to take part in elections proposed by the country's military leaders in 2010 because she had been married to a foreigner, the Straits Times reported on Wednesday.
20 Feb 2008 |
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