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Elections in Iraq and Escalation in Afghanistan: Paying For A “Violent Semi-Peace”
This weekend Iraqis turned out in the millions to vote in their 2010 parliamentary elections. By most accounts, it was a relative success. There were very few instances of fraud or polling issues reported. Several prominent religious leaders, including…
Obama dog and pony show damages Democrats
President Obama will be traveling to speak in favor of Democrats running for re-election on Thursday, February 18, 2010 in what may turn out to be a dog-and-pony show. A dog-and-pony show is defined as an elaborately staged activity, performance,…
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Altona By-election Brief
Australians will head to the polls for a federal election sometime later this year and until the exact date is to be announced decided, any number of theories and speculative guesses abound. However political junkies will also no doubt be aware that this…
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Tea Party effects Arizona Republican Primary Election
If you were thinking that the Tea Party would be automatically supporting Sen. John McCain for re-election in Arizona, there may be a surprise in store. Actually there may be a split among the conservative party members as to who they will endorse…
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Scott Brown internet savvy attracts voters
Scott Brown's unexpected win in Massachusetts may be partly due to his Internet savvy. He used social networks, ads on YouTube, Gmail and key word searches to spread the message that he would vote against Obamacare, Cap and Trade and most…
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Lessons Learned from the Scott Heard 'Round the World: Lesson # 2 Pay Attention to the Voters
If the first and most important lesson from Scott Brown's improbable victory in Massachusetts is elections are about voters and not about candidates, then the second lesson builds on the first. Lesson # 2: Pay Attention to the Voters It's not as if the…
Lessons Learned from the Scott Heard 'Round the World--#1 Elections Are About Voters, Not Candidates
There are many lessons to be learned from Scott Brown's stunning defeat of Martha Coakley in last night's Massachusetts special election. Most of them are of the most basic variety, but as last night's election results show, it is important to…
Recent Elections Have Impact on Alabama in 2010
The recent off year elections in New Jersey, Virginia and New York have kept the political pundits chattering the last few days. Everyone seems to have the answer to what the message was from those elections. Of course my side of the aisle will…
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State Employees Honor Rep. Cam Ward
via Cam Ward
State employees honored Rep. Cam Ward with the Lester White Service Award at their annual state convention in Birmingham.
State holding back better tram timetables
It would seem that few mainstream media outlets felt it necessary to publish a detailed article about the Victorian government's refusal to consider a reasonable proposal to improve tram timetables. The proposal from Keolis, the new tram operator, would…
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Are Term Limits Needed For Congress?
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Victorian elections an open affair
Generally the Victorian Labor Party's state conference sets the party's tone and direction for the following year and the election. The ALP, like the Liberals, Nationals and the Victorian Greens, are busily undertaking their various pre-selection…
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Blogging for change in Iran
The debate about whether blogging is a legitimate tool for political action and/or change will continue to rage. But at the moment there is a need to ensure there continues to be a momentum of discussion and commentary about what is happening in Iran.
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Tragic Turnbull and Cunning Costello
The Liberal Party continues to find itself stymied by the Costello merry-go-round until the other day or so the party faithful thought. Even now with his memoirs out, his official resignation signed and sealed, he has found new ways to keep the good [sic]…
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Victorian Liberals offer nothing new
The Victorian Liberals have nothing to offer. And to provide further proof to that is the launch of their "new" online attack advertisements. This time they've replaced Steve Bracks with John Brumby; true the content has been updated but they're still…
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What to make of Greens Fremantle victory
The Western Australian Greens have declared victory in the Fremantly by-election held on Saturday (16/05). This was after a long, hard campaign with very high stakes for the Greens and the WA Labor Party. For Labor it was another test of their electoral…
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