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Troops sent to tighten security for Afghanistan election may stay ... - guardian.co.uk border=

Troops sent to tighten security for Afghanistan election may stay … - guardian.co.uk

guardian.co.uk
A 700-strong battalion deployed to Afghanistan to bolster security before the presidential election next month is expected to remain there longer-term as part of the government's review of Britain's military presence in the country. …
Reuters
Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal
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Was Iran's election rigged? Here's what is known so far. - Christian Science Monitor border=

Was Iran's election rigged? Here's what is known so far. - Christian Science Monitor

Christian Science Monitor
The Guardian Council has agreed to a partial recount amid alleged irregularities, including an unusually swift announcement of results and a lack of variation in results between cities, rural areas, and ethnic strongholds.
Al Jazeera
Times Online
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Corzine, in Burst of Election Ads, Pins GOP Label on His Rival - New York Times border=

Corzine, in Burst of Election Ads, Pins GOP Label on His Rival - New York Times

New York Times
By DAVID M. HALBFINGER He stayed mostly on the sidelines during primary season, but Gov. Jon S. Corzine of New Jersey has quickly gone on offense in his campaign for re-election, unleashing two tough campaign commercials portraying his challenger, …
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Philadelphia Inquirer
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News Analysis In Lebanese Election, Hopeful Signs for US - New York Times border=

News Analysis In Lebanese Election, Hopeful Signs for US - New York Times

New York Times
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN BEIRUT, Lebanon - There were many domestic reasons voters handed an American-backed coalition a victory in Lebanese parliamentary elections on Sunday - but political analysts also attribute it in part to President Obama's campaign …
RT
Reuters
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Iran reformists hope for high election turnout - The Associated Press border=

Iran reformists hope for high election turnout - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's reformists are hoping a high turnout in the upcoming presidential election would help them oust hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who they say pushed the country deeper into international isolation and economic trouble …
The Associated Press
PRESS TV
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Opinion: After the election debacle: Now what? - San Jose Mercury News border=

Opinion: After the election debacle: Now what? - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
Broadening this tax could easily add $5 billion annually to state coffers without touching basic necessities such as food. Restoration of the vehicle license fee. Even Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger now regrets eliminating it in 2004. …
Los Angeles Times
Press-Enterprise
New York Times
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Polls open today in statewide election - Los Angeles Times border=

Polls open today in statewide election - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times, CA
Tonight's results will gauge what polls suggest is voter fury over the failure of the Republican governor and the Democratic-controlled Legislature to balance the state's books. As Californians struggle with joblessness, home foreclosures and sharp …
SDNN
San Jose Mercury News
Monterey County Herald
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The budget ballot measures: a primer on California's special election - San Jose Mercury News border=

The budget ballot measures: a primer on California's special election - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
A In truth, the lottery really wouldn't be modernized much in the sense of introducing new technology. What the measure would do is allow the state to offer higher payouts to winners, which proponents say would drive more ticket sales. …
The Associated Press
New York Times
Education Week News (subscription)
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India's Congress to pick allies after election win - Reuters border=

India's Congress to pick allies after election win - Reuters

Reuters
By Krittivas Mukherjee NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's ruling Congress-led alliance, toasting a sweeping victory in a general election, began choosing on Sunday a small group of allies to support the coalition and focus on reviving a slowing economy.
Bloomberg
guardian.co.uk
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Conservative Wins Election in Panama - New York Times

New York Times
By REUTERS PANAMA (Reuters) - Ricardo Martinelli, a multimillionaire supermarket chain owner, won Panama's presidential election on Sunday, defying a trend of left-wing political victories in Latin America.
AFP
Xinhua
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