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Newt Gingrich, zombie politician - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The former House speaker resigned under a cloud of dishonor and disgrace, but now the dead man talking walks among us again. By Marc Cooper At this point in the recession, you've probably become familiar with the term "zombie bank," a financial …
Yuma Sun
GoErie.com
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Nearly assassinated, Mexican politician knew the way to San Jose - San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News, USA
He had been the young mayor of Agua Prieta who crusaded against street gangs, a congressman who supported the president's war on the drug lords and the director of Calderón's successful campaign in Sonora. During that campaign, assassins went after …
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Afghan Woman Politician and Women's Rights Activist Killed in Kandahar - Ms. Magazine
Ms. Magazine
Sitara Achakzai, a Kandahar provincial council member and women's rights activist, was murdered by gunmen outside her home yesterday.
New York Times
Bloomberg
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Taliban shoot dead Afghan politician - guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
A leading female Afghan politician was shot dead yesterday after leaving a provincial council meeting in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, which her colleagues had begged her not to attend.
Xinhua
AFP
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My ideal Cupertino politician
by Ruby Elbogen
While November seems a century away, with the presidential election still on our horizons, the buzz around Cupertino about who will run for city council in the next cycle is already in the air. And, a good policy for wannabe councilmembers is–there are no secrets in a small city like ours.
Would be city [...]
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