Ayman Qenawi: Egypt’s presidency … The Amazing Race – Al

Published By Guest Authors On Monday, April 9th 2012. Under Politics

Ayman Qenawi: Egypt’s presidency … The Amazing Race – Al

Thousands of his supporters brought one of Cairo’s main highways to a complete standstill for long hours on March 30 as they marched to the Commission’s headquarters. While the law requires either 30 endorsements from lawmakers or 30,000 citizens from at least 15 governorates, Abu Ismail submitted 40 parliamentary endorsements and ... Read More

Presidential candidates keep Egyptians riveted

Published By Guest Authors On Monday, April 9th 2012. Under Politics

Presidential candidates keep Egyptians riveted

"Please put a news channel on," a client of a café-bistro in the middle class neighbourhood of Dokki asked the waiter. He explained with his Blackberry at hand, "Abu-Ismail is going to give a press conference now; we really need to see it." At a nearby table another client shared in the ... Read More

Presidential elections: SP thumbs up for Kalam

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Presidential elections: SP thumbs up for Kalam

Samajwadi Party might propose the name of former President APJ Abdul Kalam for the post of President provided all political parties give unanimous approval to his name. In a high-level meeting, senior party leaders discussed possible names of luminaries whom Samajwadi Party could support for the post of President. “There was ... Read More

JOSE DE LA ISLA: Agenda-setting in Mexico’s presidential race

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JOSE DE LA ISLA: Agenda-setting in Mexico’s presidential race

MEXICO CITY — Candidates for Mexico's July 1 presidential election are laying out their economic agendas for the country. Presidential candidate Manuel Lopez Obrador, if elected, has said he will pick Monterrey businessman Fernando Turner for commerce secretary. In Turner's mind, investment isn't stronger in Mexico because government spending is high and ... Read More

Hollande rides mood as France embraces left

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Hollande rides mood as France embraces left

RENNES, France (AP) — The man polls say has the best shot at becoming France's next president wants to hire thousands more teachers, re-negotiate Europe's expensive, hard-won bailout package, and reassess his country's role in both Afghanistan and NATO.But Socialist Francois Hollande ... Read More

Omar Suleiman, Hosni Mubarak’s Former Spy Chief, Enters Egyptian Presidential Race

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Omar Suleiman, Hosni Mubarak’s Former Spy Chief, Enters Egyptian Presidential Race

WASHINGTON -- The former official known as the C.I.A.'s man in Cairo formally entered the Egyptian presidential race on Sunday in a move that threatens to upset all but the most superficial gains of the year-old revolution. Omar ... Read More

Former KGB boss wins presidential election in Georgia’s breakaway republic of …

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Former KGB boss wins presidential election in Georgia’s breakaway republic of …

Post Recommended Washington Post reporters or editors recommend this comment or reader post. ... Read More

Obradovich: Legislative candidates wonder what effect race for president will …

Published By Guest Authors On Sunday, April 8th 2012. Under Politics

Obradovich: Legislative candidates wonder what effect race for president will …

When some Iowa Senate clerks complimented Sen. Merlin Bartz for his singing of “Danny Boy” during a St. Patrick’s Day celebration, he turned somber when talk turned to next year’s festivities. “I may not be here,” he said. “This may be my swan song.”Legislators play musical chairs every 10 years ... Read More

Unregistered Christian voters could turn tide in presidential election – Sun

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Unregistered Christian voters could turn tide in presidential election – Sun

Stemberger didn’t provide specific numbers of unregistered Christians in his speech or in a subsequent email interview. But the political ... Read More

Hollande rides mood as France embraces left

Published By Guest Authors On Sunday, April 8th 2012. Under Politics

Hollande rides mood as France embraces left

RENNES, France (AP) — The man polls say has the best shot at becoming France's next president wants to hire thousands more teachers, re-negotiate Europe's expensive, hard-won bailout package, and reassess his country's role in both Afghanistan and NATO.But Socialist Francois Hollande ... Read More

Polls Open In South Ossetian Presidential Elections

Published By Guest Authors On Sunday, April 8th 2012. Under Politics

Polls Open In South Ossetian Presidential Elections

Polling stations have opened in the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia for a second round of presidential elections. The two candidates who received the most votes in the March 25 first round are competing -- former head of South Ossetia's KGB Leonid Tibilov and human rights commissioner David Sanakoev. The election ... Read More

Egypt Says 23 File to Run in Presidential Election, MENA Reports

Published By Guest Authors On Sunday, April 8th 2012. Under Politics

Egypt Says 23 File to Run in Presidential Election, MENA Reports

Egypt’s election commission said today a total of 23 people have ... Read More

Egypt’s Brotherhood picks alternate candidate

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Egypt’s Brotherhood picks alternate candidate

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's most powerful political group, the Muslim Brotherhood, announced Saturday it is nominating the head of its party as a back-up candidate for president in the face of attempts to disqualify their primary nominee.The decision to put forth a ... Read More

What do election years foretell about markets?

Published By Guest Authors On Sunday, April 8th 2012. Under Politics

What do election years foretell about markets?

Print this Article Email this Article With the presidential election in full swing, I am hearing more questions from investors about how the election might impact their portfolios. Should they alter their asset allocation, perhaps adding more stocks ... Read More

Jose de la Isla: Agenda-setting in Mexico’s presidential race

Published By Guest Authors On Sunday, April 8th 2012. Under Politics

Jose de la Isla: Agenda-setting in Mexico’s presidential race

MEXICO CITY — Candidates for Mexico's July 1 presidential election are laying out their economic agendas for the country. Presidential candidate Manuel Lopez Obrador, if elected, has said he will pick Monterrey businessman Fernando Turner for commerce secretary. In Turner's mind, investment isn't stronger in Mexico because government spending is high and ... Read More

Unregistered Christian voters could turn tide in presidential election – Sun

Published By Guest Authors On Sunday, April 8th 2012. Under Politics

Unregistered Christian voters could turn tide in presidential election – Sun

... Read More

France’s left wing holds its breath as Sarkozy’s surge takes the presidential …

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France’s left wing holds its breath as Sarkozy’s surge takes the presidential …

"He's sure to be a Marxist," whispered Vesna Gerintes, an art critic, as we went into the launch of Le sens du peuple, Professor Laurent Bouvet's account of how popular passions would shape the French presidential election. "Every professor in Paris is. It's a tradition."The setting ... Read More

In Egypt, foreign citizenship rule roils presidential race

Published By Guest Authors On Sunday, April 8th 2012. Under Politics

In Egypt, foreign citizenship rule roils presidential race

But now the provision is haunting Hazem Abu Ismail, a politician running on an ultra-conservative, nationalist and anti-foreign intervention platform. On Saturday, the presidential election commission confirmed that Abu Ismail’s late mother became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2006 and that it would notify the Islamic preacher of the finding. ... Read More

In Close French Election, Anniversaries on Path to Algerian Independence a …

Published By Guest Authors On Saturday, April 7th 2012. Under Politics

In Close French Election, Anniversaries on Path to Algerian Independence a …

Fernand Parizot/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesAlgerians wave flags in the casbah in Algiers following the ratification of independence in July 1962.LONDON — Fifty years after the French people voted overwhelming to endorse independence for Algeria, the legacy of a traumatic eight-year colonial war continues to resonate on both sides of ... Read More

New Bill Could Give RI No Voice In Presidential Elections

Published By Guest Authors On Saturday, April 7th 2012. Under Politics

New Bill Could Give RI No Voice In Presidential Elections

On Feb. 2, 2012, the National Popular Vote bill (H7388) was introduced into the Rhode Island House of Representatives by Representatives Gallison, Blazejewski, Valencia, Serpa, and Chippendale. The House bill has a total of 45 sponsors (in a 75-member chamber), including Representatives Christopher R. Blazejewski, Edith H. Ajello, ... Read More

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