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  • Nigeria: Boko Haram - Mandara Insists Sheriff is Involved Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:29AMA day after the former governor of Bono State, Alhaji Ali Modu Sherrif, denied any link with the dreaded Boko Haram sect, the Zanna Dujima of Borno, Alhaji Bukar Mandara, has called on the federal government to put machinery in motion towards prosecuting him.
  • Exclusive: Germany, Italy resist second IEA oil release Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:26AMPARIS (Reuters) - Germany and Italy are expected to oppose a second release of emergency oil reserves by the International Energy Agency, which needs the backing of all 28 of its members if it is to pour more oil on a volatile crude market.
  • SAF commandos confirm 2004 poll fraud coverup Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:16AMFormer Maguindanao election supervisor Lintang Bedol, in an interview wioth ABS-CBN’s Anthony Taberna said that investigation in the 2004 election fraud should look into the supposed ballot-switching at the House of Representatives. “Importante masyado iyun to find out whether or not nagkaroon nga tayo ng totoong presidente o hindi,” Bedol said. “Kasi doon, meron movement [...]
  • News Minute: Here is the latest Georgia news from The Associated Press Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:16AMA nonprofit organization that aims to empower young people to make better decisions is holding a workshop on bullying in Greenville. Think2xTwice.org is hosting a town hall meeting today at the Carolina First Center.
  • Israeli Air Force to protect the country from the stars: Israel Today Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:12AMPresident Barack Obama opposes a unilateral declaration of Palestinian state. He stated this at the White House at a joint press conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
  • Ann Marie Buerkle lags in campaign cash Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:11AMThe freshman representative raised $121,493 in the second quarter.
  • Debt debate widens intraparty divisions Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:30PMWASHINGTON (MCT) — The once-vaunted unity of congressional Republicans has become a distant memory, crumbling under pressure of the deadline to raise the government’s credit limit.
  • Eric Cantor Faces Democratic Criticism In Debt Ceiling Talks Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:28PMWASHINGTON -- Testy lawmakers pointed fingers at one another and President Barack Obama on Thursday as negotiations over raising the national debt limited entered a perilous endgame. Wall Street eyed the standoff with growing anxiety, warning of catastrophe if the U.S. defaults on its obligations.
  • Chris Weigant: Historical Context Missing From Debt Ceiling Reporting Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:28PMBack in 1995 and 1996, a government shutdown actually happened -- twice. The debt ceiling was not raised, but the country did not default. President Clinton actively used his veto pen, as the Republicans sent him bills that they knew he would not sign.
  • Analysis: Republicans own worst enemy in debt talks Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:25PMRepublican leaders trying to wrangle deep spending cuts from President Barack Obama face an even more implacable negotiating partner: their own rank and file.
  • Lawmakers snipe, Wall St. frets as deadline nears Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:25PMTesty lawmakers pointed fingers at one another and President Barack Obama on Thursday as negotiations over raising the national debt limit entered a perilous endgame. Wall Street eyed the standoff with growing anxiety, warning of catastrophe if the U.S. defaults on its obligations.
  • Nigeria: El-Rufai - Buhari Condemns Arrest Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:43AMThe Presidential Candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, in the last presidential election, General Muhammadu Buhari has described the arrest of former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai as a flagrant violation of his rights.
  • Nigeria: El-Rufai Arrested Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:43AMFormer Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT and Chieftain of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has been arrested by the State Security Service, SSS.
  • Hugo Chavez underwent surgery to remove cancerous tumour Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 4:03AMHugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president, has revealed that he has undergone surgery to remove a cancerous tumour.
  • Global Voices: June 23-29, 2011 Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:56AMSyria: Blogging Day for Syria Today marks the 100th day since the protest movement found its foothold in Syria. A 100 days later, more than 1,400 deaths, and three presidential speeches, the protest movement is still in full force. This Friday is being billed "friday of delegitimization".
  • Republican Super PAC gets FEC go-ahead Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:48AMThe new Republican Super PAC got the green light from the Federal Election Commission on Thursday to skirt federal campaign-finance limits and to raise more money than ever before for the Republican presidential nominee and other party candidates. "Its a victory because what we set out to do was to ...
  • For Perry, education cuts may dilute jobs record Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:47AMRick Perry built his career as the longest-serving U.S. governor using the "bird-hunting rule of Texas politics," fellow ...
  • Nigeria: June 12 - Citizens Remember Abiola, 18 Years After Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 11:40AMNigerians still vividly remember Moshood Abiola, 18 years after his election as President on June 12, 1993 was quashed, then gave birth to the current democratic era, on the backs of a guerrilla warfare, incarcerations, bloodshed, and terminated careers.
  • Obama pushes jobs in trip fraught with politics Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 11:36AMBedeviled by a bleak employment picture, President Barack Obama is pushing for more private sector hiring while seeking to protect his own job during a two-day domestic trip that aims to raise his political profile in two...
  • New group wants millennials to be a power bloc Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 11:35AMThe 50 and older crowd has AARP, so why not a new group to advocate for those under age 30 and build their political muscle?
  • Kenya: Why Vote Rigging Comes As Second Nature to Locals Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 11:25AMWhen the time to elect a new bishop of the African Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa fell due mid-last month, four candidates put their names forward.
  • Obama to Visit Miami...Again Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 11:19AMPresident coming to town Monday and Miamians better get used to it.
  • Obama courting Puerto Ricans at home and abroad Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 11:14AMCheering crowds in the steamy tropical heat are expected Tuesday when President Barack Obama makes a rare presidential visit to Puerto Rico.
  • Wryly Writ: Turn out the lights, the parties hover Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 11:13AMI grew up in a household where our partisanship was kept private, since my father was a public employee. But within those walls lived staunch Republicans. As usually the case, most of the progeny developed similar political beliefs.
  • Obama, heading to swing states, seeking to spur jobs Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 11:04AMPresident Barack Obama will weigh new steps to boost hiring in a visit on Monday to North Carolina, as he tries to reassure voters over his handling of the economy after a string of disappointing news.
  • As 2012 Election Season Ramps Up, AOL’s Patch Will Launch 33 Sites In ‘Key’ Primary States Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 8:12PMIn its last earnings report , AOL revealed that it poured $40 million into its hyperlocal news platform Patch in the quarter. It’s no secret that AOL, Arianna Huffington and CEO Tim Armstrong have high hopes for Patch. And today, the company is announcing that that Patch will launch 33 new sites in New Hampshire, Iowa, and South Carolina —the first three states to hold primaries in 2012. In ...
  • Analysis: U.N. protection of civilians at issue after Libya Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 10:04PMUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Recent U.N. resolutions on Libya broke new ground in backing international action to protect civilians, but the stalemated civil war that has ensued could roll back those advances, diplomats and analysts say.
  • Saleh rejects US call, three protesters slain Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 9:59PMRepublican Guards killed at least three anti-regime protesters yesterday as Yemen’s embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh vowed to hold on to power despite US calls for his rapid departure.
  • Ex-senator faces possible U.S. charges in sex case Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 11:28PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator John Ensign appears to have violated federal law in a sex-and-lobbying scandal that drove the once-rising Republican star from office, a congressional panel said on Thursday.
  • Ron Paul For President Campaign Announcement Expected Friday Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 3:40PMRep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) is expected to announce whether he plans to run for president in the next election cycle on Friday. A source tells Politico that the Texas congressman is prepared to jump into the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
  • Obama campaign hires Goodall as SC state director Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 3:34PMIn the 2008 presidential election, President Barack Obama lost the Palmetto State to GOP Candidate John McCain. But Obama hopes that his new South Carolina re-election candidate can turn the tables in 2012.
  • Online commentary: Anti-slavery leader Zachariah Chandler deserves place in historic hall Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 12:27AMTom George, M.D. served two terms in the state senate and is a former president of the Historical Society of Michigan.
  • Florida Legislature sends health care, tax amendments to voters Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 12:24AMBy Marc Caputo, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Wednesday, May 4, 2011 TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Legislature handed Senate President Mike Haridopolos an elections gift Wednesday when it approved two proposed constitutional amendments concerning health care and taxes that could join him on the 2012 ballot. Haridopolos, a Republican U.S. Senate candidate, said he proposed the amendments to give ...
  • Terror threat remains Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 11:58PMOsama bin Laden’s death does not mean that the problem he symbolised has gone, not until the causes of terrorism are dealt with properly.
  • Lawmakers approve bills to put healthcare and taxes on 2012 ballot Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 11:57PMThe House and Senate approved two bills that would put tax and President Obama’s healthcare law on the 2012 ballot.
  • Poll setback for Palin and Trump Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 11:48PMNONE OF the potential candidates in the unsettled Republican presidential field breaks the 20 per cent mark, according to a poll released on the eve of the first official debate among some contenders.
  • Sneads gets chance at new direction Sunday, April 17, 2011 @ 2:30PMThere are some new faces on the Sneads city council, and a chance for some fresh thinking.
  • 2012 Fix Face-offs! Sunday, April 17, 2011 @ 2:26PMCandidates are running! Money is being raised! Staff is being hired! Yes, it’s true — the 2012 presidential election is a reality.
  • Nigeria presidential poll results show north-south divide Sunday, April 17, 2011 @ 2:23PMNigerian presidential poll results Sunday showed sharp divides between the mainly Muslim north and mostly Christian south after a largely peaceful vote, though sporadic riots broke out over rigging fears.
  • Saturday A.M. News, April 17 Sunday, April 17, 2011 @ 2:15PMThis weekend is the 20th Anniversary of the UMass Extravaganja, a festival designed to promote the legalization of marijuana. A group of 14 wounded veterans are in Boston to compete in the 2011 Boston Marathon. They are reportedly "close to death." Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook . [ more › ]
  • After Gbagbo, Ivory Coast faces many challenges Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 5:49PMLONDON (Reuters) - Laurent Gbagbo may soon be gone from Ivory Coast, but Alassane Ouattara will inherit a divided country, an unsolved massacre and potential chaos in Abidjan.
  • GOP leaders near closed primary Thursday, March 24, 2011 @ 7:25AMBOISE — Idaho Republican leaders are close to inking a deal that would limit GOP primary elections to the party’s registered voters — long a goal of conservatives who suspect crossover voting that’s
  • Grand Old Pandemonium Thursday, March 24, 2011 @ 7:02AMIn search for political relevance, state Republicans mostly battle each other.
  • GLC Announces Next President and VP Thursday, March 24, 2011 @ 7:00AMBy: Adriana Mariella McCrosson and Tingley to Succeed Gasseling and Isakkson in 2011 ...
  • Report: 27.5 million uprooted by violence Thursday, March 24, 2011 @ 6:43AMThe number of people around the world uprooted by conflict or violence and displaced within their country has increased to 27.5 million, the highest figure in the last decade, according to a new report released Wednesday.
  • Egypt: Constitution changes pass in referendum Monday, March 21, 2011 @ 12:44AMCAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian voters overwhelmingly approved changes in the constitution, opening the way for parliamentary and presidential elections within months, according to final results from a landmark referendum announced Sunday.
  • Egypt approves reforms in historic referendum Monday, March 21, 2011 @ 12:44AMCAIRO, March 21 — A big majority of Egyptians approved amendments to the constitution in a referendum, results showed, opening the door to early elections seen as favouring Islamists and figures affiliated with the old ruling party. Decades of oppression under Hosni Mubarak crushed Egypt’s political life and secular activists who mobilised to oust ...
  • Big majority vote for constitutional changes in Egypt Monday, March 21, 2011 @ 12:40AMEGYPT’S constitutional amendments were adopted by 77.2 per cent of the 18.5 million who cast ballots in the first vote to follow the ousting of president Hosni Mubarak five weeks ago.
  • Egyptian Voters Approve Constitutional Changes Monday, March 21, 2011 @ 12:28AMReferendum considered Egypt’s first test on path toward democracy following last month’s ouster of President Hosni Mubarak
  • Wyclef Jean Talks About Getting Shot in Haiti Monday, March 21, 2011 @ 12:27AMTHR staff "I heard blow, blow, blow, and I just looked at my hand," the musician says. read more