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Swedish vote could end love story with left (AP)

September 12th, 2010

Sweden's Social Democrat party leader Mona Sahlin, red-green coalition, left, and Prime Minister and leader of the center-right coalition Fredrik Reinfeldt during a debate at public service TV-channel SVT late evening Thursday Sept. 9, 2010. The sign in background reads '10 days left' to general election. Most recent polls suggest Reinfeldt can capitalize on the Swedish economy's strong revival after the global slump to pull off what no center-right leader has done before: winning re-election after serving a full term. (AP Photo/Henrik Montgomery) ** SWEDEN OUT **AP - Swedish politics used to be like a long marriage with brief spells of infidelity.


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Turkey Braces for Key Vote Over its Future (Time.com)

September 11th, 2010

Time.com - Sunday’s constitutional reform referendum will be an important test of strength between the moderate Islamist government and its fiercely secular opponents

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Afghan vote runs up against fear, disenchantment (AP)

August 24th, 2010

In this Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 photo, Afghan women walk past election posters in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghans will go to the polls for parliamentary elections in September. Afghans will go to the polls for parliamentary elections in September. After a fraud-ridden presidential election last year that nearly undermined President Hamid Karzai's legitimacy and binternational/b support, the Sept. 18 parliamentary ballot is being watched closely as a test of whether the Afghan government is serious about reform. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)AP - A shopkeeper in Kandahar city says what others are thinking: Casting a ballot in next month’s Afghan parliamentary election isn’t worth the risk.


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APNewsBreak: Arabs lobby US on anti-Israel vote (AP)

August 15th, 2010

FILE - In this file photo made from a video which aired Friday, Jan. 7, 2005 by Israeli television station Channel 10, shows Israel's top secret nuclear facility in the southern Israeli town of Dimona, according to the broadcaster. Diplomats say Arab nations are urging Washington and other powers to end their support of Israel's nuclear secrecy and to push the Jewish state to allow binternational/b inspections of its program. (AP Photo/Channel 10, File) ** ISRAEL OUT, TV OUT, NO SALES **AP - Ignoring a U.S. warning, Arab nations are urging Washington and other powers to end support of Israel’s nuclear secrecy and to push the Jewish state to allow international…

Kenya sees big turnout in vote on new constitution (AP)

August 4th, 2010

Masai line up to vote on a new constitution at a polling station in Ngong, Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Long lines of voters formed before sunrise in the Kenyan capital early Wednesday, as voters cast ballots on a new constitution that would reduce the powers of the presidency and give citizens a bill of rights. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)AP - Enthusiastic voters, many wrapped in colorful traditional blankets, waited for hours Wednesday to cast ballots on a new constitution that could spell a new era for Kenya —…

Catalonia Bullfighting Ban: Divisive Vote Stirs Politics (Time.com)

July 28th, 2010

Time.com - Catalonia is the first region in mainland Spain to ban bullfighting, but opposition parties accuse Catalan politicians of using the vote to push a nationalist agenda

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BP chief Tony Hayward’s fate hinges on board vote (AP)

July 26th, 2010

BP CEO Tony Hayward and Managing Director Bob Dudley (R) leave after their meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington in a June 16, 2010 file photo. BP Plc's board will discuss the future of Chief Executive Tony Hayward when it meets on July 26 to discuss the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the firm's second-quarter results, sources familiar with the matter said. They said the focus will be on the timing of Hayward's departure, rather than whether or not he would stay with the company. REUTERS/Jim Young/files (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS DISASTER POLITICS ENVIRONMENT ENERGY)AP - The board of oil giant BP faced a decision Monday on whether to keep Tony Hayward as its chief executive, although deliberations appeared to have narrowed to setting…

Argentina legalizes gay marriage in historic vote (AP)

July 15th, 2010

Demonstrators wave a gay pride flag outside Congress in support of a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage in Buenos Aires, Wednesday July 14, 2010. Argentina's House of Deputies has approved same-sex marriage and sent the legislation to the Senate, which is discussing its consideration Wednesday. President Cristina Fernandez promises not to veto the measure if it reaches her desk. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)AP - Argentina legalized same-sex marriage Thursday, becoming the first country in Latin America to grant gays and lesbians all the legal rights, responsibilities and protections that marriage brings to…

Vote shows Mexicans have little faith in any party (AP)

July 5th, 2010

People count votes during local elections in Ciudad Victoria in Tamaulipas state, Mexico, Sunday July 4, 2010. A dozen Mexican states held elections Sunday after a campaign marred by assassinations and scandals that displayed drug cartels' power, including the killing of Rodolfo Torre, the PRI's candidate in Tamaulipas state whose brother ran in his place and won. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)AP - After a Super Sunday of elections across Mexico that was widely seen as a test for the 2012 presidential race and the nation’s future, the winner turns out…

Poland’s Komorowski scores 52.63 percent in vote (AFP)

July 4th, 2010

Polish politician Bronislaw Komorowski scored 52.63 percent of votes in the country's presidential elections with returns from 95.1 percent of polling stations counted, the state election commission said Monday.(AFP/Janek Skarzynski)AFP - Liberal Bronislaw Komorowski scored 52.63 percent of votes with returns from 95.1 percent of polling stations counted in Poland’s snap presidential election, the state election commission said Monday.


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