National elections
Egypt: Brotherhood, ex-regime candidate in runoff
CAIRO -- The Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate and a veteran of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak’s autocratic regime will face each other in a runoff election for Egypt’s president, according to first-round results Friday. The divisive showdown dismayed many Egyptians who fear either one...
Date: 05/25/2012 | Nation & World
Brotherhood claims lead as Egypt vote count begins
CAIRO -- The Muslim Brotherhood said Thursday that its candidate was leading in exit polls from Egypt's landmark presidential election, as official counting began after two days of voting to choose a successor to ousted leader Hosni Mubarak.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Nation & World
Egyptians vote in first free presidential election
CAIRO -- After a lifetime of being told who will rule them, Egyptians dove enthusiastically into the uncertainty of the Arab world’s first competitive presidential race Wednesday, wrestling with a polarizing choice between secularists rooted in Hosni Mubarak’s old autocracy and...
Date: 05/23/2012 | Nation & World
Fundraising in federal races near $2 billion in 2011
Presidential and congressional candidates plus the political forces behind them raised nearly $1.9 billion last year, according to a report released today by the Federal Election Commission.
Date: 05/01/2012 | The Petri Dish
6 reasons it's the Year of Big Money in politics
WASHINGTON -- Sure, there's always handwringing about money in politics. This time really is different, though -- the first presidential race since the courts changed the rules, clearing the way for secret cash and freeing billionaires and businesses to write multimillion-dollar checks for their...
Date: 04/26/2012 | Nation & World
Some Dems feel bombarded by Republican cash
WASHINGTON -- "Where's the cavalry?"That's the question some Democrats in Missouri are asking about the wave of outside money flooding the state to unseat Sen. Claire McCaskill.
Date: 04/21/2012 | Nation & World
Mitt Romney turns from primaries, toward Obama
MILWAUKEE — Mitt Romney is turning away from his primary opponents and toward Democratic President Barack Obama after sweeping three more Republican contests.
Date: 04/03/2012 | Nation & World
Etch A Sketch ads riff on Romney gaffe
Etch A Sketch's advertising budget got the Mitt Romney bump.The 104-year old company that makes the Etch A Sketch is launching a new politics-themed ad campaign after making headlines nationwide last week when an aide for Romney compared his election campaign to the toy.
Date: 03/31/2012 | Business
New law may be needed to fill Inslee's seat this year
A new state law may be required to ensure the winner of a special election to replace U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee is seated in the U.S. House of Representatives this year.
Date: 03/30/2012 | The Petri Dish
Republicans plan for takeover of U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON — Republicans' clear shot at winning control of the Senate is attracting tens of millions of dollars from GOP-allied outside groups eager to spend on a surer bet than a White House race with a resurgent President Barack Obama and an unsettled GOP field.
Date: 02/25/2012 | Nation & World
Newt Gingrich expected to stop in Snohomish County on Friday
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will be in Snohomish County on Friday as part of a two-day swing through Washington before the Republican Party caucuses March 3.
Date: 02/20/2012 | The Petri Dish
Boeing on upswing provides Obama with a backdrop for jobs message
EVERETT -- When President Barack Obama arrives Friday at the Boeing Co.'s factory here, he'll see a manufacturer on the upswing, with jet orders galore and new employees coming in the door every week.
Date: 02/16/2012 | Local News
Papua New Guinea court rules Somare is leader
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea -- The Papua New Guinea Supreme Court has ruled the election of Prime Minister Peter O'Neill is unconstitutional and restored his predecessor Sir Michael Somare as the South Pacific nation's leader.
Date: 12/12/2011 | Nation & World
Growing criticism of Congo vote
KINSHASA, Congo -- The chorus of voices calling into question the results from Congo's recent election is growing louder, and on Monday the country's influential clergy as well as the United Nations joined those that are now casting doubt on the victory of President Joseph Kabila.
Date: 12/12/2011 | Nation & World
New Jersey Nets owner challenges Putin for presidency
MOSCOW -- After a week of surprising challenges to his authority, Vladimir Putin faces a new one from one of Russia's richest and most glamorous figures: The billionaire owner of the New Jersey Nets says he will run against him in March's presidential election.
Date: 12/12/2011 | Nation & World
An insider's account of vote rigging for Putin
MOSCOW -- The election official had a problem. Workers at his polling station had been stuffing ballot boxes with votes for Vladimir Putin's party all day, he says, but when the votes were counted United Russia still didn't have enough.
Date: 12/06/2011 | Nation & World
Demonstrators clash with police in Moscow protest
MOSCOW -- Police clashed with demonstrators protesting alleged election fraud in Moscow and at least two other major Russian cities on Tuesday as anger boiled over against strongman Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his United Russia party.
Date: 12/06/2011 | Nation & World
Moderate Islamist party claims election victory in Tunisia
TUNIS, Tunisia -- A moderate Islamist party claimed victory Monday in Tunisia's landmark elections as preliminary results indicated it had won the biggest share of votes, assuring it will have a strong say in the future constitution of the country whose popular revolution led to the Arab...
Date: 10/24/2011 | Nation & World
GOP showcasing its rising Hispanic stars
ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Florida Sen. Marc Rubio are popular, relative political newcomers in presidential battleground states.
Date: 10/16/2011 | Nation & World
Egypt's 1st post-Mubarak election to begin Nov. 28
CAIRO -- Egypt's first parliamentary elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak will begin on Nov. 28, the country's military rulers said Tuesday in an announcement greeted with little fanfare by activists who have grown deeply suspicious of the generals' commitment to change.
Date: 09/27/2011 | Nation & World
Singapore narrowly elects Tony Tan as president
SINGAPORE -- Former Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan won a narrow victory to become the country's seventh president, officials said Sunday, a sign that the popularity of the Southeast Asian city-state's ruling party is eroding.
Date: 08/27/2011 | Nation & World
Thailand's Yingluck plays down endorsement delay
BANGKOK -- The woman set to become Thailand's first female prime minister on Wednesday played down a decision by the Election Commission to postpone certification of her poll victory over allegations she violated electoral law.
Date: 07/13/2011 | Nation & World
Likely candidate says Mexico ready for woman pres
MEXICO CITY -- A congresswoman who would be the first woman to seek a major party nomination for Mexico's presidency is "absolutely certain" that her country is ready for a female leader, she said Monday.
Date: 07/11/2011 | Nation & World
Poll finds discomfort with Mormons
WASHINGTON — Many Americans are uncomfortable with the Mormon religion — yet Mitt Romney, who is Mormon, is the clear frontrunner for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.
Date: 06/09/2011 | Nation & World
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