Tag: politics
Myanmar loosens restrictions on press freedom
As Myanmar moves ahead with a set of reforms that have included the release of political prisoners, the country's government is also opening up its media. In some cases they've ended pre-publication censorship entirely and in others they've greatly reduced the restrictions....
Dwindling blue collar workforce a factor in upcoming Super Tuesday elections
As Super Tuesday elections approach, three battleground states that are home to large populations of America's blue collar workers will be in play. But blue collar workers are swing group, economically liberal, socially conservative. So just who will they support next week, as well as in November....
Moderate politicians beat hasty retreat from halls of U.S. Congress
Sen. Olympia Snow of Maine was the latest moderate congressional representative to decide that the partisan rancor that has enveloped Washington in recent years is so unlikely to get any better that rather than seek re-election, she's rather just go home. And that's only likely to make the partisan divide even worse....
Mitt Romney picks up big wins in Michigan, Arizona primaries
Mitt Romney won the Arizona primary handily and eked out a victory in Michigan, giving him two victories he badly needed to help him build lost momentum in the race to win the Republican presidential nomination....
Democrats being courted by, urged to vote for Rick Santorum in Michigan primary
Rick Santorum unleashed a robocall on Michigan Democrats, reminding them they can vote for him in the very tight Republican Primary. At the same time, Democrat groups are urging Democrats to get out to the polls and vote Santorum, to deny Romney a momentum-building victory....
Michigan primary nears, candidates press home
The Michigan Primary election is Tuesday, with candidates choosing between the four remaining Republican Presidential hopefuls. The race is neck-and-neck between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, with neither able to permanently hold onto the momentum....
As Arizona primary looms, Romney picks up key endorsement
As Mitt Romney looks to consolidate his position in Arizona, and perhaps shore up support for the general election in a state that used to be solidly Republican but it slowly turning purple, he picked up a key endorsement from popular Gov. Jan Brewer....
As Senegal counts votes, tensions fester between incumbent's supporters, challengers
Senegal's voters went to the polls on Sunday to choose a president. If incumbent Abdoulaye Wade wins, despite a constitution that says an incumbent can't win a third term, there are fears that there could be a great deal of unrest in what has otherwise been a stable African democracy....
Coptic Christians fearful for what an Islamist Egypt will mean for them
As the democratic process in Egypt winds up, Coptic Christians find themselves facing a number of restrictions and proclamations that would leave them with fewer rights than they already have. They're worried that the newly empowered Islamists will force them to pay special taxes or wear veils not called for by their religion....
VIDEO: Polls show Romney back on top in Michigan, but Santorum's appeal among women is rising
The latest polls project that Mitt Romney will sweep the next two electoral contests -- giving a badly needed bounce to a candidate who has been the Republican frontrunner all along, but whose most noteworthy victories came in New Hampshire and Florida....
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