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Kuwait: Elections Getting Closer
Region: Kuwait
by Abdullatif AlOmar Kuwait is gearing up for another round of Parliamentary elections on Saturday (May 17), allowing women to cast votes and nominate themselves for the second time in the country's history. Fifty seats are being contested in the elections, for the National Assembly (Majlis al-Umma). Kuwait's 1962 constitution calls for elections to the unicameral National Assembly every four years. Elec... more
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PML(N) ministers decided to resign enmasse from the Pakistan Federal Government
Region: PakistanIt is unfortunate to note that within three months from the date of forming the cabinet and restoration of democracy,Pakistan plunged into political uncertainty. The former Pakistan Prime Minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), Mr.Nawaz Sheriff announced that the ministers of his party are pulling out of the Federal Cabinet, consequent to the differences of opinion with the coalition ruling p... more
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Bob Barr Gets Ron Paul List and Announces Presidential Run
Region: District of Columbia
Today former Republican Congressman Bob Barr officially announced his run for the 2008 presidency on the Libertarian ticket. According to TechPresident.com, it appears Barr has access to Libertarian Ron Paul's mailing list of millions. Paul has been running on the Republican ticket but it largely ignored by mainstream media and admitted the unlikeliness of success on March 6th. Ron Paul's campaign has fam... more
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Can we Rely Upon the Results of an Exit Poll During the Elections ?
Region: India
In India, when elections are round the corner, either for State Assembly Elections or the Parliament Elections, it has become a fashion or even customary to release exit poll surveys on the eve of elections. Exit poll surveys are conducted by non-profit private organizations, like a team led by Loyola College, Chennai or sometimes some media sponsored organizations like NDTV. A common man’s dilemma is: 1) Whet... more
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Leaders in London grasp at straws
Region: Pakistan
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders on Saturday continued to grasp at straws in London, as the hours ticked away ahead of the deadline set for the restoration of the deposed judges. However, no breakthrough was achieved though PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif, who planned to set out for Pakistan on Saturday evening, delayed his departure reportedly for a day. Talking to Th... more
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The Judicial Review at its Best
Region: IndiaThe Supreme Court of India has been conferred with the power of Judicial Review by the Indian Constitution, to set aside a law or rule enacted by the parliament or executive, when it ultravires the provisions of the constitution and due to this salient feature conferred on it , the Supreme Court of India has been called as the guardian or custodian of the Indian Constitution as well as the Indian democr... more
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Caste Hindus of Southern Districts rally around the Caste Hindus of Uthapuram village in Tamil Nadu
Region: IndiaThe Caste Hindus of the Uthapuram village, especially the pillaimars, not satisfied with the dismantling of the portion of the wall (called as wall of untouchability), they had erected for their protection from the pallar community (dalits) who have been residing at the other side of the wall, vacated their houses enmasse and have camped at the hilly areas nearby, braving extreme heat, dry wind, unsafe conditions... more
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Talks on judges go up in smoke
Region: Pakistan
Talks between the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) leaders on the restoration of the deposed judges collapsed in London on Friday. “Both sides stuck to their points of view,” announced PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif after two rounds of negotiations. The first round was held at the residence of Nawaz Sharif while the second round took place at a location kept secret fr... more
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Scuttling the Sethusamudram Project in the name of Religion
Region: IndiaGone are the days when religion dominated politics and temporal head was considered as subservient to religious head in the western countries and now there is a clear-cut demarcation between the two and one head will not interfere in the affairs of the other. But in India, notwithstanding being secular, it is an irony, still some politicians thoroughly exploits the religious sentiments of the common people to their po... more
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Harvey Weinstein Pushing for Florida, Michigan and Hillary
Region: United States
Harvey Weinstein has threatened to cut congressional contributions to Democrats if Nancy Pelosi doesn't support his plan to fund the revote in Michigan and Florida. Weinstein is a fervent supporter of Hillary Clinton and he has vowed to make the race go on. While most pundits have declared Hillary out, Weinstein is trying to take the heat off her by bringing the revote back into the debate. Weinstein, founder o... more
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