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Gunmen Kill Khan's Senior Official Ahead of Pakistan Recount
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19.5.2013 |
CommonDreams.org Headlines |
| A senior member of Imran Khan's Movement for Justice party (PTI) was shot dead on Saturday outside the gates of her home in Karachi, Pakistan, hours before several re-elections were scheduled to take place in the country on Sunday.
Zohra Hussain, 59, was a senior vice-president of the PTI in the southern Sindh province. She was shot by one of three gunmen who approached her by motorcycle outside her residence.
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Dem Effort Marked By Internal Wrangling
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18.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| ATLANTA -- Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections. Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently... |
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Key Group Reaches Agreement On Immigration
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17.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of... |
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Marco Rubio Adds New Twist To Immigration Reform Debate
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15.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| * Senator Hatch aims to ease hiring of foreigners * Senate panel closes loopholes in student visa program * House Republicans campaign to kill Senate... |
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Buchanan's Plan To Keep The GOP White
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13.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| Pat Buchanan has a plan to win more white voters for the GOP. In an article published by the website World Net Daily last week,... |
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Vote Rigging? Charges Fly in Pakistan As Election Results Announced
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12.5.2013 |
CommonDreams.org Headlines |
 A massive crowd rallies Thursday evening, May 9, 2013 for Imran Khan, the populist cricketer-turned-activist. Khan has drawn massive crowds and enthusiasm in the closing days of Pakistan's national elections. (Photo/Facebook)
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Palin: 'I'm Sure Obama Is Grateful' For Poor IRS Choice
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11.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) took to Facebook Friday night to tear into the Internal Revenue Service for targeting conservative groups during the 2012... |
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Polls Open In Pakistan Election
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11.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| By John Chalmers and Michael Georgy ISLAMABAD, May 11 (Reuters) - Pakistanis began voting on Saturday in a landmark election that will bring the first... |
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Imran Khan's 'Tsunami' Sweeps Nation as Pakistan Prepares to Vote
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9.5.2013 |
CommonDreams.org Headlines |
| A massive crowd rallies Thursday evening, May 9, 2013 for Imran Khan, the populist cricketer-turned-activist. Khan has drawn massive crowds and enthusiasm in the closing days of Pakistan's national elections. (Photo/Facebook)
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NRA Launches Ad Backing Kelly Ayotte
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8.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| The National Rifle Association is running a new television spot in support of Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), who recently voted against bipartisan legislation that would... |
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Even More Obstacles For Immigration Reform
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8.5.2013 |
Huffpolitics on The Huffington Post |
| Even More Obstacles For Immigration Reform |
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'Let the People In!': NY Senate GOP Bars Public From Public Hearing
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7.5.2013 |
CommonDreams.org Headlines |
| Protesters chanting outside an open window interrupted a 'closed-door public hearing' Tuesday at the New York Senate. (Photo: @MissFleck) A Republican-sponsored New York State Senate hearing on campaign finance reform was disrupted by protests Tuesday morning after guards blocked the door, preventing the public or anyone for free and fair elections from entering the 'public hearing'.
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Immigration Push Will Help Border Security, Officials Say
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7.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| WASHINGTON — Department of Homeland Security officials say the U.S.-Mexico border is more secure than ever but a new bipartisan immigration bill would help them... |
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Mahmood Delkhasteh: The Defense of Human Rights Will Not Legitimize War on Iran
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7.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| There is no doubt that even if the nuclear issue is resolved, the current Iranian regime will create other crises. But it has been weakened by this long struggle for power. These crises are only symptoms of deeper underlying problems. |
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Gary Hart: Weep for the Senate
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6.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| By the time we reach the 2014 election, almost one third of the current Senate will have resigned in the past three elections. Recent reports indicate that those formerly considered to be virtually automatic candidates are rejecting the opportunity to seek the vacated seats. |
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Dem Senator Faces Pressure Over Contentious Vote
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3.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- As one of five Democrats who opposed expanding background checks for firearm sales, U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas is facing... |
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All lawbreakers will be punished … unless they happen to be Alberta Conservatives
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2.5.2013 |
rabble.ca - News for the rest of us |
| In Alberta, lawbreakers must be punished, and they will be punished -- unless, of course, they happen to be supporters of the ruling Progressive Conservative Party.
So, the government announced yesterday, it will be going after the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees for the full cost of the wildcat strike by 2,500 jail guards -- a figure the government ministers were somewhat fancifully suggesting yesterday will be about $6 million.
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William Bradley: Schwarzenegger's New USC Policy Center Takes Up Immigration Reform: Where Is This Issue Heading?
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2.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| It's not all that hard to incite a Republican race to the hard right on immigration. Once undertaken, that race ends up in the same place: one of fences, exclusion and super-heated rhetoric that utterly turns off most people of color and younger voters. |
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Harry Kresky: Corruption, Democracy and Political Reform
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1.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| The fight against corruption and the fight to expand democracy go hand and glove. If we do not recognize this, we allow those who seek greater control and less democracy to increase their power and the power of the parties they lead. |
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Obama To Test Higher Profile Role In Contentious Debate
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1.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's prospects for a sweeping legislative victory this year now rest almost solely on the immigration overhaul working its way through... |
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