presidential election

What about the economy? FAQ for the 2008 US Presidential Election

Peter Norvig (Free subscription) | yesterday

New question: "What about the economy" for FF00FF, my FAQ for the 2008 US Presidential Election.

Does race matter? FAQ for the 2008 US Presidential Election

Peter Norvig (Free subscription) | yesterday

New question: "Does race matter?" for FF00FF, my FAQ for the 2008 US Presidential Election.

Maldives to hold run-off presidential election

People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Maldives will see a run-off presidential election on Oct. 29 as none of the six candidates was able to secure more than 50 percent of the votes in the Indian Ocean archipelago's first-ever multiparty presidential election held on Wednesday. Elections Commissioner Mohamed Ibrahim told reporters midnight on Thursday that the incumbent President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom...

Why are there so many negative attacks on both sides? FAQ for the 2008 US Presidential Election

Peter Norvig (Free subscription) | yesterday

New question: "Why are there so many negative attacks on both sides?" for FF00FF, my FAQ for the 2008 US Presidential Election.

Thoughts about the election

Octogenarian (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

My wife and I have just voted for Barack Obama, and for the first time since 1996 we think we have voted for a winner in a Presidential election. We voted on an absentee ballot in New Jersey, our legal residence, because we plan to be in Florida on Election Day. Just a few months ago, I was not very optimistic that Obama would be the victor. I feared that John McCain would win...

Race, Unions, and the Presidential Election

Workplace Prof Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

NPR's Morning Edition this morning ran a story about Richard Trumka, UMW President and secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, who for the last several months has been giving speeches on the issue of race and the presidential election. It's a reaction,...

ACORN's assault on the integrity of the upcoming Presidential election continues

Hyscience (Free subscription) | yesterday

Via Powerline , the New York Post has the latest on ACORN's continuing assault on the integrity of the upcoming Presidential election: A man at the center of a voter-registration scandal told The Post yesterday he was given cash and cigarettes by aggressive ACORN activists in exchange for registering an astonishing 72 times, in apparent violation of Ohio laws. "Sometimes, they come up...

Maldives heads for run-off presidential election

People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday

With no candidate getting more than 50percent votes needed to be elected, the Maldives is heading for a run-off presidential election which will see the incumbent President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom contesting his main rival Mohamed Nasheed. Figures released from the Elections Commission showed that as of 9:30 p.m. local time (1630 GMT) Thursday, Gayoom has taken 40.87 percent of the...

Who’s really winning the presidential election?

Pundit Nation (Free subscription) | yesterday

According to the Washington Times, it's Tina Fey. (H/T: Sullivan.

Maldives likely to see run-off presidential election

People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008

With no candidate getting more than 50percent votes needed to be elected, the Maldives' incumbent President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and his main rival are likely to contest again in a run-off presidential election. Figures released from the Elections Commission showed that as of 6 p.m. local time (1230 GMT) Thursday, Gayoom has taken 41.56 percent of the 129,069 votes counted. Gayoom,...

No early elections in Ukraine, prime minister says

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Ukraine's prime minister said Friday there will be no early parliamentary elections, defying a presidential decree and raising the stakes in her fierce political battle with the president.

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First round of the Maldivian presidential election

Vino's Political Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Maldives has gone to the polls in its first multi-party election. The sitting president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has won 40.3% of the votes cast. The person who came second was Mohammed Nasheed of the opposition Democratic Party. He got 24.9%. As no candidate got more than half the votes, there will be a second round. It will be interesting to see whether Gayoom - who has been in power for 30...

• Maldives' presidential candidates to face showdown in run-off - Xinhuanet
• Maldives' presidential candidates to face showdown in run-off - People Daily
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Maldives' presidential candidates to face showdown in run-off

People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday

After failing to secure more than 50 percent of the votes needed to get elected in Maldives' first-ever multi-party presidential election, the incumbent president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and the opposition's Mohamed Nasheed will face a showdown in a run-off on Oct. 29. Elections Commissioner Mohamed Ibrahim told reporters midnight on Thursday that at the Indian Ocean archipelago's...

Maldives' presidential candidates to face showdown in run-off

Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | yesterday

After failing to secure more than 50 percent of the votes needed to get elected in Maldives' first-ever multi-party presidential election, the incumbent president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and the opposition's Mohamed Nasheed will face a showdown in a run-off on Oct. 29.

Trainspotting, US Presidential Election style

Caron's Musings (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008

Thanks to my friend Sandra for sending me this . It's kind of spookily accurate.